Barotseland, Lesotho’s cousin. Learn about it to learn about Lesotho, Basotho and Sesotho.
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Welcome to the homepage of Barotseland.com! This website is dedicated to the land and peoples of the Upper Zambezi Valley in central southern Africa. Since 1965 the heart of this land land has been known first as Barotse Province and more recently as Western Province, Zambia. Before 1965, Western Province was known as Barotseland, home of the Lozi nation, consisting of over 25 different peoples. This site aims to provide the widest range of access to knowledge and information about the lands and peoples of the Upper Zambezi Valley anywhere on the Internet. There is no absolutely no profit or political agenda to this initiative which is commited to the development and upliftment of the lives of all those who call Western Province their home. Visitors are welcome. We hope that you enjoy your stay and find what you need.
The region in which Lozi influence historically extended is nowadays largely part of the modern state of Zambia but also includes parts of Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Most of the peoples who live in the region are or have at some time in their history come under the umbrella of the ‘Lozi’ family of peoples and have used Silozi, formerly known as Sikololo, as their lingua franca. Lozi, meanwhile, was just a name given to the Luyi peoples by the Makololo who invaded the Upper Zambezi Valley in the first half of the nineteenth century. 4:20 AM
Comment by Rethabile Masilo — 3 May 2006 @ 7:57 am
I couldn’t get the Barotseland web page, and also left a comment in your other blog.
I’m interested in African Independent Churches in Barotseland and other places, and also some of the history and legends, such as Lobengula’s treasure.
Comment by Steve Hayes — 19 November 2006 @ 6:01 pm
Is there a site that looks at the common languages of silozi, sesotho, etc. It could be useful for communcation as we forge regional links.
Comment by M. Simui — 26 November 2008 @ 12:22 pm
M. Simui,
Not that I know of.
Best
Comment by Rethabile Masilo — 26 November 2008 @ 12:41 pm