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Litunga

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The Litunga of Barotseland (in Zambia) is the King of the Barotse people.[1] The Litunga resides near the Zambezi River and the town of Mongu, at Lealui on the floodplain in the dry season, and on higher ground at Limulunga on the edge of the floodplain in the wet season. The Litunga moves between these locations in what is known as the Kuomboka ceremony.[2]

The current Litunga is Lubosi II.

List of Litungas

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Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)

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Makololo chiefs (title Morêna)

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Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)

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References

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  1. ^ "Litungas of Barotseland". www.barotseland.net. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ "Kuomboka Ceremony of the Lozi People: Mongu, Zambia". DevelopmentEducation.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall (2001). Who's who in non-classical mythology. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780415260404. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ^ Holub, Emil. Seven Years in South Africa, volume 2.