siLozi
Lozi
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sotho-Tswana)
Lozi (siLozi) is interestingly classified in the Sotho-Tswana group despite being spoken in Zambia, far from other Sotho-Tswana languages. It descends from the migration of the Sotho-related Kololo people in the 19th century, who imposed their language on the Lozi kingdom.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Lozi
Sources
- Lozi Bible "Bibele ye Kenile" Catholic edition 2009 (bible.com version 825); en.wiktionary Lozi lemmas (38)
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sotho-Tswana)
| Meaning | Lozi | Sesotho | Northern Sotho | Tswana | Tsonga | Venda | Southern Ndebele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mezi /mezi/ | metsi /metsi/ | meetse /meːtse/ | metsi /metsi/ | mati /mati/ | maḓi /mad̪i/ | amanzi /amanzi/ |
| Fire | mulilo /mulilo/ | mollo /molːo/ | mollo /molːo/ | molelo /moleːlo/ | ndzilo /ndzilo/ | mulilo /mulilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ |
| Sun | lizazi /lizazi/ | letsatsi /letsatsi/ | letšatši /letʃatʃi/ | letsatsi /letsatsi/ | dyambu /dʒambu/ | ḓuvha /d̪uvʱa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ |
| Moon | kweli /kweli/ | khoeli /kʰwɛːli/ | ngwedi /ŋwedi/ | ngwedi /ŋwedi/ | nʼweti /ŋweti/ | ṅwedzi /ŋwedzi/ | inyezi /iɲezi/ |
| Star | naleli /naleli/ | naledi /naledi/ | naledi /naledi/ | naledi /naledi/ | nyeleti /ɲeleti/ | ṋaledzi /n̪aledzi/ | ikwekwezi /ikʷekʷezi/ |
| Night | busihu /busihu/ | bosiu /bosiu/ | bošego /boʃeχo/ | bosigo /bosiχo/ | vusiku /vusiku/ | vhusiku /vʱusiku/ | ubusuku /uɓusuku/ |
| Rain | pula /ˈpula/ | pula /ˈpula/ | pula /ˈpula/ | pula /ˈpula/ | mpfula /ˈmpfula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | izulu /izulu/ |
| Snow | litwa /ˈlitwa/ | lehloa /lɛˈɬwa/ | lehlwa /leˈɬwa/ | semathana /semaˈtʰana/ | gamboko /ɡamboko/ | mahaḓa /mahad̪a/ | iliqhwa /iliǃʰwa/ |
| Wind | moya /moja/ | moya /mɔja/ | phefo /pʰɛfɔ/ | phefo /pʰefɔ/ | moya /moja/ | muya /muja/ | umoya /umoja/ |
| Earth | mubu /mubu/ | mobu /mobu/ | mobu /moβu/ | mmu /m̩mu/ | misava /misava/ | mavu /mavu/ | ihlabathi /iɬaɓatʰi/ |
| Stone | licwe /liˈtʃwe/ | lejwe /leˈdʒwe/ | leswika /leˈswika/ | leje /lɛˈdʒe/ | ribye /riˈbje/ | tombo /tombo/ | ilitje /iliˈtʃe/ |
| Mountain | lilundu /lilundu/ | thaba /tʰaba/ | thaba /ˈtʰaba/ | thaba /tʰaba/ | ntshava /ntsʰava/ | thavha /tʰavʱa/ | intaba /inˈtaːɓa/ |
| Sea | liwate /liwate/ | lewatle /lewatɬe/ | lewatle /lewatɬe/ | lewatle /lewatɬe/ | lwandle /lwandɮe/ | lwanzhe /lwanʒe/ | ilwandle /ilwandɮe/ |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | mmè /mːɛ/ | mma /mːa/ | mmê /mːɛ/ | manana /manana/ | mme /mːe/ | umma /umma/ |
| Father | ndate /ndate/ | ntate /ntate/ | tate /tate/ | rrê /rːɛ/ | tatana /tatana/ | khotsi /kʰotsi/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ |
| Daughter | mwana wa musizana /mwana wa musizana/ | morali /moɾali/ | morwedi /morwedi/ | morwadi /morwadi/ | nʼwana wa xisati /ŋʷana wa ʃisati/ | ṅwananyana /ŋʷanaɲana/ | indodakazi /indodakazi/ |
| I | na /na/ | nna /nːa/ | nna /nna/ | nna /nːa/ | mina /mina/ | nṋe /n̪ːe/ | mina /mina/ |
| You | wena /wena/ | wena /wena/ | wena /wena/ | wena /wena/ | wena /wena/ | iwe /iwe/ | wena /wena/ |
| We | luna /luna/ | rona /rona/ | rena /rena/ | rona /rona/ | hina /hina/ | riṋe /rin̪e/ | thina /tʰina/ |
| Name | libizo /libizo/ | lebitso /lebitso/ | leina /leina/ | leina /leina/ | vito /vito/ | dzina /dzina/ | ibizo /iɓizo/ |
| Person | mutu /mutu/ | motho /motʰo/ | motho /mʊtʰʊ/ | motho /motʰo/ | munhu /munʱu/ | muthu /mutʰu/ | umuntu /umuntu/ |
| Head | toho /toho/ | hlooho /ɬoːho/ | hlogo /ɬoχo/ | tlhogo /tɬʰoχo/ | nhloko /nɬoko/ | ṱhoho /t̪ʰoho/ | ihloko /iɬoko/ |
| Eye | liito /liːto/ | leihlo /leiɬo/ | leihlo /leiɬo/ | leitlho /leitɬʰo/ | tihlo /tiɬo/ | iṱo /it̪o/ | ilihlo /iliɬo/ |
| Ear | zebe /zebe/ | tsebe /tsebe/ | tsebe /tsebe/ | tsebe /tsebe/ | ndleve /ndɮeve/ | nḓevhe /n̪d̪evʱe/ | indlebe /indɮɛɓe/ |
| Nose | ngo /ŋo/ | nko /ŋ̩ˈko/ | nko /ŋˈko/ | nko /ŋ̩ˈko/ | nhompfu /nʱompfu/ | ningo /niŋo/ | ipumulo /ipuˈmulo/ |
| Mouth | mulomo /mulomo/ | molomo /molomo/ | molomo /molomo/ | molomo /molomo/ | nomu /nomu/ | mulomo /mulomo/ | umlomo /umˈlomo/ |
| Tooth | liino /liːno/ | leino /leino/ | leino /leino/ | leino /leino/ | tino /tino/ | iṋo /in̪o/ | izinyo /iziɲo/ |
| Tongue | lulimi /lulimi/ | leleme /leleme/ | leleme /leleme/ | leleme /leleme/ | ririmi /ririmi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ | ilimu /ilimu/ |
| Hand | lizoho /lizoho/ | letsoho /letsoho/ | seatla /seatɬa/ | seatla /seatɬa/ | voko /voko/ | tshanḓa /tʃʰan̪d̪a/ | isandla /isandɮa/ |
| Foot | lihutu /liˈhutu/ | leoto /leoto/ | leoto /leoto/ | lonao /lonao/ | nenge /neŋɡe/ | mulenzhe /mulenʒe/ | inyawo /iɲawo/ |
| Heart | pilu /pilu/ | pelo /pelo/ | pelo /pelo/ | pelo /peːlo/ | mbilu /mbilu/ | mbilu /mbilu/ | ihliziyo /iɬizijo/ |
| Bone | sapo /sapo/ | lesapo /lesapo/ | lerapo /lerapo/ | lerapo /lerapo/ | rhambu /rambu/ | ḽirambo /l̪irambo/ | ithambo /itʰambo/ |
| Blood | mali /mali/ | mali /mali/ | madi /madi/ | madi /madi/ | ngati /ŋɡati/ | malofha /maloɸa/ | iingazi /iːŋɡazi/ |
| Poop | ñanda /ɲanda/ | masepa /masepa/ | masepa /masepa/ | masepa /masepa/ | — | malaṱwa /malat̪wa/ | amasimba /amasimba/ |
| Love | lilato /lilato/ | lerato /leɾato/ | lerato /lerato/ | lerato /leɾato/ | rirhandzu /riɾandzu/ | lufuno /lufuno/ | ithando /itʰando/ |
| Tree | kota /kota/ | sefate /sefate/ | sehlare /seɬare/ | setlhare /setɬʰaɾe/ | nsinya /nsiɲa/ | muri /muri/ | umuthi /umutʰi/ |
| Dog | nja /ndʒa/ | ntja /ntʃa/ | mpša /mpʃa/ | ntša /ntʃa/ | mbyana /mbjana/ | mmbwa /mːbwa/ | inja /indʒa/ |
| Cat | kaze /kaze/ | katse /katse/ | katse /katse/ | katse /katse/ | mangoyi /maŋɡoji/ | katse /katse/ | ikati /ikati/ |
| Fish | tapi /tapi/ | tlhapi /tɬʰapi/ | hlapi /ɬapi/ | tlhapi /tɬʰapi/ | nhlampfi /nɬampfi/ | khovhe /kʰovʱe/ | ihlambi /iɬambi/ |
| Bird | nyunywani /ɲuɲwani/ | nonyana /nʊˈɲana/ | nonyana /nʊɲana/ | nonyane /nɔˈɲanɛ/ | xinyenyana /ʃiɲeˈɲana/ | tshiṋoni /tʃiˈn̪oni/ | inyoni /iɲoni/ |
| Butterfly | sipulumuki /sipulumuki/ | serurubele /seruruˈbele/ | serurubele /seruruˈbele/ | serurubele /seruruˈbele/ | phapharhati /pʰapʰaˈrati/ | tshisusu /tʃʰisusu/ | iviyaviyani /ivijavijani/ |
| Egg | lii /liː/ | lehe /lehe/ | lee /leː/ | lee /lɛɛ/ | tandza /tandza/ | gumba /ɡumba/ | iqanda /iǃanda/ |
| Bear | bele /bele/ | bere /bɛrɛ/ | bêrê /bɛrɛ/ | bera /bɛra/ | bere /bere/ | biara /biara/ | ibhere /ibʱere/ |
| Horse | pizi /pizi/ | pere /pere/ | pere /pere/ | pitse /pitse/ | hanci /hantʃi/ | bere /bere/ | injomani /indʒoˈmani/ |
| House | ndu /ndu/ | ntlo /ntɬo/ | ntlo /ntɬo/ | ntlo /ntɬo/ | yindlu /jindɮu/ | nnḓu /n̪d̪u/ | indlu /indɮu/ |
| Milk | mabisi /mabisi/ | lebese /lebese/ | maswi /maswi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | masi /masi/ | mafhi /maɸi/ | ibisi /iˈɓisi/ |
| Honey | linosi /linosi/ | mahe a dinotshi /mahe a dinotsʰi/ | todi /todi/ | tswina /tswina/ | vulombe /vulombe/ | mutoli /mutoli/ | iliju /ilidʒu/ |
| Salt | lizwai /lizwai/ | letswai /letswai/ | letswai /letswai/ | letswai /letswai/ | munyu /muɲu/ | muṋo /mun̪o/ | itswayi /itswaji/ |
| Wine | waine /waine/ | veine /veine/ | beine /beine/ | beine /beine/ | vhinyo /viɲo/ | waini /waini/ | iwayini /iwaˈjini/ |
| Rice | laisi /laisi/ | raese /raese/ | reisi /reisi/ | raese /raese/ | rhayisi /rajisi/ | raisi /raisi/ | ireyisi /irejisi/ |
| Iron | sipi /sipi/ | tshepe /ˈtsʰepe/ | tshipi /ˈtsʰipi/ | tshipi /ˈtsʰipi/ | nsimbi /nsimbi/ | tsimbi /tsimbi/ | isimbi /iˈsimbi/ |
| Wheel | liwili /liwili/ | lebili /lebili/ | leotwana /leoˈtwana/ | leotwana /leotwana/ | vhilwa /vilwa/ | mulinga /muliŋa/ | ivili /iˈvili/ |
| Silk | siliki /siliki/ | silika /silika/ | silika /silika/ | silika /silika/ | silika /silika/ | siliga /siliɡa/ | isilika /isiˈlika/ |
| Book | buka /buka/ | buka /buka/ | puku /puku/ | buka /buka/ | buku /buku/ | bugu /buɡu/ | incwadi /iŋǀʷadi/ |
| Eat | kuca /kutʃa/ | ho ja /ho dʒa/ | go ja /χo dʒa/ | go ja /χo dʒa/ | ku dya /ku dʒa/ | u ḽa /u l̪a/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ |
| Drink | kunwa /kunwa/ | ho noa /ho noa/ | go nwa /χo nwa/ | go nwa /χo nwa/ | ku nwa /ku nwa/ | u nwa /u nwa/ | ukusela /ukusela/ |
| Sleep | kulobala /kulobala/ | ho robala /ho rʊˈbala/ | go robala /χo rʊˈbala/ | go robala /χo rʊˈbala/ | ku etlela /ku eˈtɬela/ | u eḓela /u eˈd̪ela/ | ukulala /ukulala/ |
| One | nyinwi /ɲiŋʷi/ | nngwe /ŋːwe/ | tee /teː/ | nngwe /ŋːwe/ | rinʼwe /riŋwe/ | nthihi /ntʰihi/ | nye /ɲe/ |
| Two | peli /peli/ | pedi /pedi/ | pedi /pedi/ | pedi /pedi/ | mbirhi /mbiri/ | mbili /mbili/ | kubili /kuɓili/ |
| Three | talu /talu/ | tharo /tʰaʀo/ | tharo /tʰaro/ | tharo /tʰaro/ | nharhu /ɳaɾu/ | tharu /tʰaru/ | kuthathu /kutʰatʰu/ |
| Four | ne /ne/ | nne /nːe/ | nne /nːɛ/ | nne /nːe/ | mune /mune/ | ṋa /n̪a/ | kune /kunɛ/ |
| Five | ketalizoho /ketalizoho/ | hlano /ɬano/ | hlano /ɬano/ | tlhano /tɬʰano/ | ntlhanu /ntɬʰanu/ | ṱhanu /t̪ʰanu/ | ihlanu /iɬanu/ |
| Hundred | mwanda /mwanda/ | lekgolo /leχolo/ | lekgolo /leχolo/ | lekgolo /leχolo/ | dzana /dzana/ | ḓana /d̪ana/ | ikhulu /iˈkʰulu/ |
| Hello | lumela /lumela/ | dumela /dumɛla/ | dumela /dumɛla/ | dumela /dumeːla/ | avuxeni /avuʃeni/ | ndaa /ndaː/ | lotjhani /lotʃʰani/ |
| Thank you | nitumezi /nitumezi/ | kea leboha /kea leboha/ | ke a leboga /ke a leboɣa/ | ke a leboga /ke a leboɣa/ | inkomu /iŋkomu/ | ndo livhuwa /ndo livʱuwa/ | ngiyathokoza /ŋijatʰokoza/ |
| Good | nde /nde/ | monate /monate/ | botse /botse/ | siame /siaːme/ | kahle /kaɬe/ | zwavhuḓi /zwavʱud̪i/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ |
| New | nca /ntʃa/ | ntjha /ntʃʰa/ | mpsha /mpsʰa/ | ntshwa /ntsʰwa/ | ntshwa /ntsʰwa/ | ntswa /ntswa/ | tjha /tʃʰa/ |
| Red | fubelu /fubelu/ | khubelu /kʰubelu/ | hubedu /hubedu/ | khibidu /kʰibidu/ | tshwuka /tsʰwuka/ | tswuku /tswuku/ | bomvu /ɓoːmvu/ |
| White | sweu /sweu/ | tšhweu /tsʰweu/ | tšhweu /tʃʰwɛu/ | tshweu /tsʰwɛu/ | basa /ˈbasa/ | tshena /tsʰena/ | mhlophe /mɬɔpʰe/ |
| Black | nsu /nsu/ | ntšo /ntsʰɔ/ | ntsho /ntsʰɔ/ | ntsho /ntsʰɔ/ | ntima /ntima/ | ntswu /ntswu/ | nzima /nzima/ |
| Green | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | rihlaza /riɬaza/ | dala /dala/ | hlaza /ɬaːza/ |
| Blue | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | tala /tala/ | rihlaza /riɬaza/ | lutombo /lutombo/ | hlaza /ɬaːza/ |
| Computer | kompyuta /kompjuta/ | khomputa /kʰomputa/ | khomphutha /kʰompʰutʰa/ | khomphuta /kʰompʰuta/ | khompyuta /kʰompjuta/ | khomphyutha /kʰompʰjutʰa/ | ikhomphyutha /ikʰompʰjutʰa/ |
| Tea | tii /tiː/ | tee /teː/ | teye /teje/ | tee /teː/ | tiya /tija/ | tie /tie/ | itiye /iˈtije/ |
| Coffee | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | ikofi /ikofi/ |
| Sugar | shuga /ʃuɡa/ | tswekere /tswekere/ | swikiri /swikiri/ | sukiri /sukiri/ | chukela /tʃukela/ | swigiri /swiɡiri/ | itjhukela /itʃʰukela/ |
| Orange | olenji /olendʒi/ | lamunu /lamunu/ | namune /namune/ | namune /namune/ | lamula /lamula/ | — | orentji /orentʃi/ |
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