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The Lozi of Botswana

The Lozi of Botswana, numbering approximately 24,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a southern African ethnic group indigenous to the Western Province of Zambia and adjacent border areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Lozi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lozi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Botswana
People Cluster: Bantu, Sotho-Tswana
Primary Language(s): Lozi (loz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 24,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015242
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Pray for the Lozi of Botswana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lozi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lozi Speakers

Media Resources in Lozi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lozi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1951 Bible Society of Zambia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lozi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lozi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Lozi:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Lozi of Botswana

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Lozi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105890) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LoziPG015593LoziZambia1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziProtestantism
LoziPG015662LoziZimbabwe187,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015449LoziNamibia39,500No Longer UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015242LoziBotswana24,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015178LoziAngola12,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion

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