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In the dialect of the Kololo or the Lozi, it means "the smoke that thunders". Mosi-oa-tunya is the native name for Victoria Falls in Africa. The name is also applied to the national park in Zambia, which is across the Zambezi River from Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe.

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What nickname was given to Victoria falls?

Mosi oa Tunya meaning the smoke that thunders


The famous waterfall in Zimbabwe?

Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya.


What are the Victoria falls know locally as?

The smoke that thunders - Mosi oa Tunya


What did the local natives call the Victoria falls?

Mosi oa Tunya - The smoke that thunders


Why do the native people call Victoria Falls Mosi-oa-Tunya or The Smoke That Thunders?

because heat comes from the water


What is the African name for Victoria falls?

Mosi-oa-Tunya, it means the smoke that thunders.


What national parks are near Victoria falls?

There are two Parks, the Mosi oa Tunya, just over 16,000 acres and the Victoria Falls National Park at 5683 acres


What is Africa's biggest waterfall?

The Victoria Falls (also known as Mosi oa Tunya i.e. the Smoke that Thunders) is located on the Zambezi River in northwest Zimbabwe. Its coordinates are 17.9284S 25.8567E.


Mosioatunya was named after who?

Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River. It is also called Victoria Falls, in honor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.


What is the Swahili name for Victoria falls?

I don't believe there is a Swahili name for the Falls. The local name , Mosi-oa-Tunya is from Shona or Bemba. Swahili is from the area about 1,000 miles north east of the Victoria Falls area.


What is another name for the Smoke that Thunders?

Another name for "the Smoke that Thunders" is Victoria Falls, a waterfall at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Native Africans call this natural wonder of the world "mosi oa Tunya" (the smoke that thunders) in the Kololo language.


How did Victoria Falls get its name?

David Livingstone gave Mosi Oa Tunya its English name Victoria Falls in honor of Queen Victoria.David Livingstone discovered the Falls and named them after Queen VictoriaNamed by David Livingstone in 1855 in honour of Queen Victoria