Bangwaketse
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The Bangwaketse are a major Tswana ethnic group of southern Botswana, historically centered around Kanye and known for their influential chieftaincy and role in the country’s precolonial and colonial-era politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bangwaketse canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
Tswana ethnic group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| chiefTitle | Kgosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationCenter | Kanye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialEraStatus | Bechuanaland Protectorate reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
bogwera initiation
ⓘ
bojale initiation ⓘ kgotla assemblies ⓘ |
| demographicRole | one of the major Tswana groups in Botswana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Sotho-Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStructure |
chief-in-council
ⓘ
kgotla-based deliberation ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Kanye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInteraction |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
neighboring Tswana polities ⓘ |
| language |
Sekwena dialect of Setswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Setswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTown | Kanye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Batswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
influential in Bechuanaland Protectorate politics
ⓘ
influential in early Botswana national politics ⓘ influential in precolonial Tswana politics ⓘ |
| precolonialPolity | Bangwaketse merafe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bakgatla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakwena NERFINISHED ⓘ Balete NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangwaketse NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangwato NERFINISHED ⓘ Batawana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | ward-based settlement pattern ⓘ |
| subregion | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | Bangwaketse chieftaincy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCapital | Kanye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
arable agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Southern District of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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