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The ancestors of the Sotho people are believed to have originated from Northeast Africa, and migrated south in the fifth century CE. The Sotho people have split into different clans over time as a result of the Mfecane (a series of wars and migrations that took place in the 19th century) [1] and colonialism.
The Sotho-Tswana ethnic group derives its name from the people who belong to the various Sotho and Tswana clans that live in southern Africa. Historically, all members of the group were referred to as Sothos; the name is now exclusively applied to speakers of Southern Sotho who live mainly in Lesotho and the Free State province in South Africa, while Northern Sotho is reserved for Sotho ...
Telle River and Matatiele, Butha-buthe, Makhoakhoeng and sporadic parts of Lesotho; R.S.A: Vaal, Tshwane, Qwaqwa and the greater Free State and parts of North West Province. Mandoro/Makololo Sesotho/- Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe,Zambia Kwena Crocodile Bafokeng Mapulana Sesotho ba Leboa/ Pulana South Africa Limpopo/ Mpumalanga Tau Lion
Mogale people from Kgwaname are Kolobe clan members who fell under Tsolobolo rulership.The government of South African Republic moved the clan to Ga-Kgapane. There is no Chieftaincy in Ga-Kgapane. Balobedu ba ga Makgoba are Batlou Clan, located in Makgobaskloof. Molepo people from Ga-Molepo are Batlou Clan, they are related with Balobedu ba ga ...
Badimo (Sotho-Tswana literally meaning "ancestors") is the name for the traditional African practice of ancestor veneration for the Sotho-Tswana people of Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa. Although most Sotho-Tswana people are Christians, [ 1 ] in reality a great majority of them follow at least some of the traditions deemed Badimo even if ...
Sotho may refer to: Sotho people (or Basotho ), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana Sotho language ( Sesotho or Southern Sotho ), a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa, an official language of both South Africa and Lesotho
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The Taung tribe or Bataung is a tribe of Bantu origin which speaks the Sotho-Tswana group of languages, namely, Setswana, Sepedi, Sesotho and Lozi. [citation needed] "Tau" is a Sotho-Tswana word meaning "Lion", and this animal is their totem. [citation needed] "Bataung" is a plurality of a lion meaning "people of a place of Lions or Lion's den".