Lozi
ISO 639-3: loz
National language of Zambia; Sotho-origin language in western Zambia
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Benue-Congo › Bantoid › Southern Bantoid › Bantu › Lozi |
| Countries | Zambia, Namibia |
| Approximate Speakers | ~725,000 |
| Notes | Also known as Silozi; related to Sotho languages via historical migration |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulimu | God, Supreme being | אֱלֹהִים | Elohim | plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. |
| Mezi | Water | הַ/מָּֽיִם | mayim | dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). |
| Nyambe | The actual name of | יְהוָ֤ה | Yᵉhôvâh | from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. |