Kololo language
E250950
The Kololo language is an extinct Bantu language historically spoken by the Kololo people of southern Africa, whose conquest and rule significantly shaped the development of the Lozi language and identity in present-day Zambia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kololo language canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kololo conquest of Barotseland ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse | no native speakers ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Kololo people ⓘ |
| extinctionCause | language shift to Lozi ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Barotseland region ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to Lozi identity
ⓘ
shaped development of Lozi language ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety | contributed to formation of Lozi kingdom identity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lozi grammar
ⓘ
Lozi language ⓘ Lozi phonology ⓘ Lozi vocabulary ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| region | present-day Zambia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sotho–Tswana languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotho-Tswana languages
|
| spokenBy | Kololo people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Bantu languages ⓘ |
| successorLanguage | Lozi language ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely attested native writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.