lozTechnical information about ISO 639 language code loz
The table below provides technical details for the Lozi language, designated by the loz code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Lozi |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Lozi (Silozi proper)LuyanaKwandiMboweMakoma |
| Related languages | Southern Sotho (Sesotho)TswanaNorthern Sotho (Sepedi)KgalagadiSubia |
| Key facts | Emerged from the 19th-century contact between Sotho-speaking Kololo and the Luyana kingdomNoun-class prefixes govern agreement across verbs, adjectives and pronounsWritten in a Latin-based alphabet first regularised by Paris Evangelical missionariesHas two primary level tones that create lexical and grammatical contrastsSpeakers call the language Silozi, while Lozi refers to the people. |
| Sample phrase | Lumela, u phela joang? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Lozi language, identified by the code loz, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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