Baka-Nswazwi, the Glossary
The Ba-ka-Nswazwi people are originally Bapedi of Mujaji (Rain Queen).[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: Bechuanaland Protectorate, Botswana, Cultural assimilation, John Nswazwi, Kalanga people, Khama III, Kingdom of Mutapa, Limpopo, Lobengula, Mafikeng, Marapong, Masunga, Mzilikazi, Ngwato tribe, Nkange, Northern Ndebele people, Nswazwi, Pedi people, Polokwane, Rain Queen, Seretse Khama, Tshekedi Khama, Tutume.
- Ethnic groups in Botswana
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Bechuanaland Protectorate
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assimilates the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Cultural assimilation
John Nswazwi
John Madawo Nswazwi (1868-1960) was a chief of the BaKalanga Baka-Nswazwi.
See Baka-Nswazwi and John Nswazwi
Kalanga people
The Kalanga or BaKalanga are a southern Bantu ethnic group mainly inhabiting Matebeleland in Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, and parts of the Limpopo Province in South Africa.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Kalanga people
Khama III
Khama III (c. 1837 – 21 February, 1923), referred to by missionaries as Khama the Good also called Khama the Great, was the Kgosi (meaning king) of the Bangwato people.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Khama III
Kingdom of Mutapa
The Kingdom of Mutapa – sometimes referred to as the Mutapa Empire, Mwenemutapa, (Mwene (or Munhu) we Mutapa, Monomotapa) – was an African kingdom in Zimbabwe, which expanded to what is now modern-day Mozambique.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Kingdom of Mutapa
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa.
Lobengula
Lobengula Khumalo (c. 1835 – c. 1894) was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people (historically called Matabele in English).
See Baka-Nswazwi and Lobengula
Mafikeng
Mahikeng (Tswana for "Place of Rocks"), formerly known as Mafikeng and alternatively known as Mafeking, is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa.
Marapong
Marapong is a village in Central District of Botswana.
Masunga
Masunga /ˈmɑːsuŋɡʌ/ is a Bakalanga settlement in the North-East District of Botswana.
Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi Moselekatse, Khumalo (1790 – 9 September 1868) was a Southern African king who founded the Ndebele Kingdom now called Matebeleland which is now part of Zimbabwe.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Mzilikazi
Ngwato tribe
The Bamangwato (more correctly BagammaNgwato, and also referred to as the BaNgwato or Ngwato) is one of the eight "principal" Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana. Baka-Nswazwi and Ngwato tribe are ethnic groups in Botswana.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Ngwato tribe
Nkange
Nkange is a village located in the Central District of Botswana.
Northern Ndebele people
The Northern Ndebele people are a Nguni ethnic group native to Southern Africa.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Northern Ndebele people
Nswazwi
Nswazwi is a small village in the Central District of Botswana.
Pedi people
The Pedi or Bapedi - also known as the Northern Sotho, Basotho ba Lebowa, bakgatla ba dithebe, Transvaal Sotho, Marota, or Dikgoshi - are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho that speak Pedi or Sepedi, which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Pedi people
Polokwane
Polokwane (meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho City of Polokwane official website. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.), also known as Pietersburg, is the capital city of the Limpopo Province in South Africa.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Polokwane
Rain Queen
Queen Modjadji, or the Rain Queen, is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, a people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Rain Queen
Seretse Khama
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was a Botswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Seretse Khama
Tshekedi Khama
Tshekedi Khama (17 September 1905 – 10 June 1959) was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II.
See Baka-Nswazwi and Tshekedi Khama
Tutume
Tutume is a large Bakalanga village located in the Tutume District of Botswana, about 50 km from the Zimbabwe border gate at Maitengwe.
See also
Ethnic groups in Botswana
- Ancestral land conflict in Botswana
- Baka-Nswazwi
- Bangwaketse
- Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa
- Batalaunda
- Chinese people in Botswana
- Ethnic groups in Botswana
- Herero people
- Indians in Botswana
- Kalanga
- Kgalagadi people
- Kololo people
- Lozi people
- Mbanderu people
- Mbukushu
- Nama people
- Ngwato tribe
- San people
- Sotho
- Subia people
- Subiya
- Talaote tribe
- Tlôkwa people
- Tswana
- Twa
- White people in Botswana
- Yeyi
- Yeyi people
- Zimbabweans in Botswana
- ǃKung people