The Soli people are one of the 72 official tribes of Zambia and speak the

Soli language Soli is a Bantu language of Zambia. It is part of the Botatwe languages, Botatwe group, who live mainly in Lusaka Province, Lusaka province and Central Province together with the Tonga and Lenje people See also *Soli people References

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. They were the original inhabitants of the

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

area. and still constitute the majority in

Lusaka Province Lusaka Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. Its capital is Lusaka, which is also the national capital. It is the smallest province in Zambia, with an area of 21,896 km2. Lusaka is also Zambia's most populated and most densely po ...

. Many Soli engage in subsistence farming. Traditional Soli ceremonies are held for purposes such as asking spirits of the ancestors for rain, and to thank them for a good harvest.Zambia The Land and Its People By Godfrey Mwakikagile · 2010, page 89 Prominent Soli people include

Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II (Elizabeth Mulenje) is the chieftainship of the Soli people of Chongwe District in Lusaka Province. She has been a chieftainess in the area since 1976. She is the second female Nkomeshya since 19th centur ...

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