Kololo
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Kololo refers to the Sotho-speaking people whose 19th-century migration and conquest in south-central Africa significantly influenced the formation and language of the Lozi kingdom in present-day Zambia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kololo canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sotho-Tswana people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedModernCountry |
Botswana
ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ Zambia ⓘ |
| associatedWithTerritory |
Barotseland region
ⓘ
surface form:
Barotseland
|
| capitalDuringRule |
Linyanti Swamp
ⓘ
surface form:
Linyanti
|
| conflictWith |
Ndebele people
ⓘ
surface form:
Ndebele
Tswana groups ⓘ |
| conquered |
Barotseland Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Barotse kingdom
Lozi people ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | bilingualism in Sotho-Tswana and Lozi among elites ⓘ |
| economy | cattle-based economy ⓘ |
| encountered | David Livingstone ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguageFamily |
Sotho–Tswana languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotho-Tswana languages
|
| ethnogenesisImpact | formation of modern Lozi identity ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | conquering minority over Lozi majority ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lozi language
ⓘ
formation of the Lozi kingdom in present-day Zambia ⓘ political structure of Barotseland ⓘ |
| introducedLanguageElements | Sotho-Tswana elements into Lozi ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Mfecane ⓘ |
| language | Kololo dialect of Sotho-Tswana ⓘ |
| leader |
Mbololo
ⓘ
Sebetwane ⓘ Sekeletu ⓘ |
| legacy |
Sotho-based component of modern Lozi language
ⓘ
hybrid Lozi-Kololo aristocratic culture ⓘ |
| migratedFrom |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| migratedTo |
Barotseland Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Barotseland
present-day western Zambia ⓘ |
| migrationCause | regional upheavals of the Mfecane ⓘ |
| militaryOrganization | regiment-based army ⓘ |
| notableMigration | 19th-century northward migration during the Mfecane ⓘ |
| overthrowLeader | Lewanika I (Lozi) ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Lozi aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | centralized chieftaincy ⓘ |
| region | south-central Africa ⓘ |
| religion | traditional African religions ⓘ |
| ruleBegan | circa 1840s ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Lozi kingdom ⓘ |
| ruleEnded | circa 1864 ⓘ |
| socialStructure | age-based regiments ⓘ |
| subsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.