Did you know that:
-The Litunga does not address people.
-That the Lozi people never ate Nshima.
-That Nshima was introduced by the Sotho of south Africa.
-That the staple food of the Lozi was meat/fish with pumpkins.
-That Mungu (Mongu) means pumpkin.
-That Potatoes grow unirrigitated in Makoma area north of Kalabo.
-That grapes grow well in Mambolomoka area in Senanga.
-That crops grow well without fertilizer in Shangombo-Sijembela area.
-That Sir Mwanawina was knighted together with Sir Seretse Khama for commanding a legion of Africans against the Germans.
-Lewanika is a mbunda Qword for giver of land.
-Litunga means Earth or vast land.
-That Barotseland is a home to 35 ethnic tribes.
-That the Lozi language is alien to Barotseland.
-That luyana is the language of the Lozi people.
-That Lundas and Lozis (Aluyi)come from the same ancestors.
-That a Lozi chief is responsible for a district while a region is for an Induna
-The the NRC of a Lozi has wrong details in the column of chief.
-That Rotse is a nickname for the people of the plain in Suthu.
-That that the Lozi Bible is written and printed in Lesotho.
-That all towns in Barotseland apart from Kaoma are on the banks of rivers.
-That Nkoyas are more close to Kaondes than Lozis.
-That Lozis have the largest number of tribal cousins.
– That chief Momba in Southern Province was a Nkoya and Litunga’s official Hunter.
-That Kasempa-Kaoma-Sesheke-Walvis bay -UK is the shortest route for export of metals. (So is lobito in Angola )
-That Angolans come to shop from Mongu Shoprite every weekend.
-That only Zambians (apart from Shoprite ) are allowed to trade in Barotseland.
-That Litunga’s drums were a gift from the Nkoya Chief together with drummers still in existence to date.
-That every part of the rivers in Barotseland are apportioned to village headmen for levy if used.
-That there is no specific staple for Lozis, though rice now enjoys prominence.
God bless mukiti wa Silozi.
Shangwe! shangwe!shangwe!