Bakwena
E901472
The Bakwena are a major Tswana-speaking ethnic group of Southern Africa, historically known for their influential chieftaincies in present-day Botswana and South Africa.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tswana-speaking people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| clanTotem | crocodile ⓘ |
| colonialExperience |
British colonial rule in Bechuanaland
ⓘ
South African colonial and apartheid rule ⓘ |
| contemporaryReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Botswana
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Sotho-Tswana cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age regiments
ⓘ
initiation schools ⓘ |
| customaryLawSystem | kgotla system ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Bakwena ba Manyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakwena ba Mmanaana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bakwena ba Mogodumo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bakwena ba Mogopa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
regional politics in Botswana
ⓘ
regional politics in South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bechuanaland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| knownFor | influential chieftaincies ⓘ |
| language | Tswana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | lobola ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | people of the crocodile ⓘ |
| oralTradition | praise poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | Sotho-Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | centralized chiefdoms ⓘ |
| region |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith |
Bakwena ba Manyana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakwena ba Mmanaana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bakwena ba Mogodumo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bakwena ba Mogopa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
clan-based society ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totemicSystem | animal totemism ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipSystem | hereditary chieftaincy ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipTitle | kgosi ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| usesInstitution | kgotla ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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