Barotse

/ bəˈrɒtsɪ /

noun

1. -se-ses a member of a Negroid people of central Africa living chiefly in SW Zambia
2. the language spoken by this people; Lozi

Example Sentences

"The agreement has been ignored by successive governments since independence," said Namushi Nyambe, the head of the separatist Barotse Freedom Movement.

From Wall Street Journal

Now, the Barotse Freedom Movement accuses the central government of failing to develop the Western Province.

From Wall Street Journal

Among the Barotse of South Africa, for this worship, “they have altars in their huts made of branches, on which they place human bones, but they have no images, pictures, or idols.”

From Project Gutenberg

Thus I find, as among the Barotse, that divining and prophesying, with other religious and superstitious means, are resorted to in order to secure private ends and to offer sacrifice to the one common god, the belly.

From Project Gutenberg

This killing by witchcraft is a thing most sincerely believed in; and on hearing this man’s cold-blooded confession of what was at least the intent of his heart, it made me understand why the Barotse put such demons into the fire.

From Project Gutenberg