Lobedu language - Citizendia

Lobedu (also Lovedu or Selobedu) is a Bantu language regarded as a dialect of Northern Sotho. Bantu may refer to Bantu expansion, a series of migrations of Bantu speakers Bantu languages Bantu people Northern Sotho ( Sesotho sa Leboa in the language itself is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by nearly five million—4208980 people It exists only in an unwritten form and the standard Northern Sotho language and orthography is usually used for teaching and writing by this language community. The monarch associated with this language community is Queen Modjadji (also known as the Rain Queen). The Modjadji or Rain Queen is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, the people of the Limpopo Province of The Modjadji or Rain Queen is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, the people of the Limpopo Province of Lobedu is mainly spoken in the area of Duiwelskloof (now called Modjadjiskloof) in the Limpopo Province (former Northern Province). Duiwelskloof (Devil's Gorge is a small town situated at the foot of the escarpment in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Limpopo (lɪmˈpoʊpoʊ is the northernmost province of South Africa. Its speakers are known as the Balobedu. Balobedu (ba Lobedu ba gaModjadji is an African tribe of the Northern Sotho group

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