Tlokwa
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Tlokwa is a Sotho–Tswana-speaking ethnic group in Southern Africa, historically organized into chiefdoms and known for its distinct cultural and linguistic identity within the broader Sotho–Tswana peoples.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BaTlokwa | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sotho–Tswana people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
colonial boundary-making in Southern Africa
ⓘ
mfecane period dynamics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup | Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToLinguisticGroup | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnographicCategory | Southern African Bantu-speaking group ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | distinct within Sotho–Tswana peoples ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
age-grade systems
ⓘ
bridewealth (lobola) practices ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| hasEthnicIdentity | Tlokwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym | Tlokwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
beadwork
ⓘ
cattle-based wealth symbols ⓘ traditional dress ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
genealogies
ⓘ
historical narratives ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| hasSubgroups | various Tlokwa chiefdoms ⓘ |
| historicalOrganization | independent chiefdoms ⓘ |
| historicalRelationsWith |
colonial administrations in Southern Africa
ⓘ
other Sotho–Tswana chiefdoms ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sotho–Tswana languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sotho–Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| region |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalFeaturesWith | Sotho–Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesLinguisticFeaturesWith |
Sotho people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks | Sotho–Tswana languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agropastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ crop cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chief ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalStructure | chiefdom ⓘ |
| uses | clan totems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BaTlokwa