en.unionpedia.org

Lobedu people, the Glossary

The Lobedu or Balobedu (also known as the BaLozwi or Bathobolo) are a southern African ethnic group that speak a Northern Sotho dialect.^[1]

58 relations: Alexandra, South Africa, Andrew Rabutla, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Bantu languages, Candy Tsa Mandebele, Cape Town City F.C. (2016), Christianity, English language, Gauteng, Greater Giyani Local Municipality, Greater Letaba Local Municipality, Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, H. Rider Haggard, Jerusalema, Jomo Cosmos F.C., Kalanga language, Kalanga people, Khetoane Modjadji, King Monada, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Lebogang Manyama, Lemba people, Limpopo, Lozi people, Makobo Modjadji, Makoma Modjadji, Masalanabo Modjadji, Maselekwane Modjadji, Master KG, Matabeleland, Mathole Motshekga, Mokope Modjadji, Moroka Swallows F.C., Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C., Njelele Shrine, Northern Sotho, Pedi people, Peta Teanet, Platinum Stars F.C., Rain Queen, She: A History of Adventure, Solly Mapaila, Sotho people, Sotho–Tswana languages, South Africa, South Africa national soccer team, Southern Africa, Stanley Kgatla, Tebogo Monyai, Thembisa, ... Expand index (8 more) »
Northern Sotho
Sotho-Tswana peoples in South Africa

Alexandra, South Africa

Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex, is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Alexandra, South Africa

Andrew Rabutla

Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

See Lobedu people and Andrew Rabutla

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality

Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality (Mmasepala wa Ba-Phalaborwa; Masipala wa Ba-Phalaborwa) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality

Bantu languages

The Bantu languages (English:, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a language family of about 600 languages that are spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, Eastern and Southeast Africa.

See Lobedu people and Bantu languages

Candy Tsa Mandebele

Candy Tsa Mandebele Mokwena (born June 19, 1970) is a South African singer, songwriter, actress.

See Lobedu people and Candy Tsa Mandebele

Cape Town City F.C. (2016)

Cape Town City Football Club (Kaapstad Sokkerklub) is a South African professional football club based in Cape Town, South Africa, that plays in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).

See Lobedu people and Cape Town City F.C. (2016)

Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

See Lobedu people and Christianity

English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

See Lobedu people and English language

Gauteng

Gauteng (Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; eGoli or iGoli) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Gauteng

Greater Giyani Local Municipality

Greater Giyani Municipality (Masipala wa Greater Giyani) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Greater Giyani Local Municipality

Greater Letaba Local Municipality

Greater Letaba Municipality (Mmasepala wa Greater Letaba; Masipala wa Greater Letaba) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Greater Letaba Local Municipality

Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

Greater Tzaneen Municipality (Mmasepala wa Greater Tzaneen; Masipala wa Greater Tzaneen) is a local municipality within the Mopani District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

H. Rider Haggard

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre.

See Lobedu people and H. Rider Haggard

Jerusalema

"Jerusalema" is a song by South African DJ and record producer, Master KG featuring South African vocalist Nomcebo.

See Lobedu people and Jerusalema

Jomo Cosmos F.C.

Jomo Cosmos are a South African professional association football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League.

See Lobedu people and Jomo Cosmos F.C.

Kalanga language

Kalanga, or TjiKalanga (in Zimbabwe), is a Bantu language spoken by the Kalanga people in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

See Lobedu people and Kalanga language

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 Lobedu people and Kalanga people

Khetoane Modjadji

Khesetoane Modjadji III (18691959) became the third Rain Queen from the South African Balobedu nation of the South African Limpopo Province.

See Lobedu people and Khetoane Modjadji

King Monada

Khutso Steven Kgatla, better known by his stage name King Monada, is a South African singer, songwriter, and record producer.

See Lobedu people and King Monada

Kingdom of Mapungubwe

The Kingdom of Mapungubwe (Maphungubgwe, pronounced "mah-POON-goob-weh") was a medieval state in South Africa located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, south of Great Zimbabwe.

See Lobedu people and Kingdom of Mapungubwe

Lebogang Manyama

Lebogang Manyama (born 13 September 1990), nicknamed “Kaka” is a retired South African professional soccer player who is the assistant coach of Cape Town City F.C.

See Lobedu people and Lebogang Manyama

Lemba people

The Lemba, Remba, or Mwenye are an ethnic group which is native to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe of mixed Bantu and Yemeni heritage.

See Lobedu people and Lemba people

Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Limpopo

Lozi people

Lozi people, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi and Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language| Khelobedu.

See Lobedu people and Lozi people

Makobo Modjadji

Makobo Modjadji VI (Makobo Caroline Modjadji; 22 July 1978 – 12 June 2005) was the sixth in a line of the Balobedu tribe's Rain Queens.

See Lobedu people and Makobo Modjadji

Makoma Modjadji IV (19051980) was the fourth Rain Queen of the Balobedu tribe of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, succeeding her mother, Queen Khesetoane Modjadji III, in 1959 and reigning until her death.

See Lobedu people and Makoma Modjadji

Masalanabo Modjadji

Masalanabo Modjadji II (died 1894) was the second Rain Queen of the South African Balobedu people.

See Lobedu people and Masalanabo Modjadji

Maselekwane Modjadji

Maselekwane Modjadji I (died 1854) was the first Rain Queen of the South African Balobedu nation.

See Lobedu people and Maselekwane Modjadji

Master KG

Kgaogelo Moagi (born 31 January 1996), known professionally as Master KG, is a South African musician and record producer.

See Lobedu people and Master KG

Matabeleland

Matabeleland is a region located in southwestern Zimbabwe that is divided into three provinces: Matabeleland North, Bulawayo, and Matabeleland South.

See Lobedu people and Matabeleland

Mathole Motshekga

Mathole Serofo Motshekga (born 2 April 1949) is a retired South African politician and lawyer.

See Lobedu people and Mathole Motshekga

Mokope Modjadji

Mokope Modjadji V (27 April 193728 June 2001) was the fifth Rain Queen of the Balobedu tribe in the Limpopo Province of South Africa from 1981 until her death in 2001.

See Lobedu people and Mokope Modjadji

Moroka Swallows F.C.

Moroka Swallows Football Club (often referred to as Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional football club based in Soweto, Johannesburg, in the Gauteng province.

See Lobedu people and Moroka Swallows F.C.

Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

Black Aces was a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League.

See Lobedu people and Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

Njelele Shrine

The Njelele Shrine is a cave which is of significant spiritual importance in Zimbabwe; pilgrims visit it annually for ritual purposes prior to the beginning of the rain season.

See Lobedu people and Njelele Shrine

Northern Sotho

Sesotho sa Lebowa is a Sotho-Tswana language group spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, most commonly in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the Limpopo provinces. Lobedu people and Northern Sotho are Sotho-Tswana peoples in South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Northern Sotho

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. Lobedu people and Pedi people are Monarchies of South Africa, northern Sotho and Sotho-Tswana peoples in South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Pedi people

Peta Teanet

Peta Teanet (June 1966 - 13, July 1996) was a South African disco musician of Tsonga descent.

See Lobedu people and Peta Teanet

Platinum Stars F.C.

Platinum Stars was a South African football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that played in the Premier Soccer League.

See Lobedu people and Platinum Stars F.C.

Rain Queen

Queen Modjadji, or the Rain Queen, is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, a people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Lobedu people and Rain Queen are Monarchies of South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Rain Queen

She: A History of Adventure

She, subtitled A History of Adventure, is a novel by the English writer H. Rider Haggard, published in book form in 1887 following serialisation in The Graphic magazine between October 1886 and January 1887.

See Lobedu people and She: A History of Adventure

Solly Mapaila

Solly Afrika Mapaila is a South African politician who is the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party.

See Lobedu people and Solly Mapaila

Sotho people

The Sotho, also known as the Basotho, are a prominent Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to Southern Africa.

See Lobedu people and Sotho people

Sotho–Tswana languages

The Sotho-Tswana languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Southern Africa.

See Lobedu people and Sotho–Tswana languages

South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

See Lobedu people and South Africa

South Africa national soccer team

The South Africa men's national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa.

See Lobedu people and South Africa national soccer team

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa.

See Lobedu people and Southern Africa

Stanley Kgatla

Stanley Kgatla (born 13 September 1982 in Tzaneen) is a South African association football midfielder for Premier Soccer League clubs and South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Stanley Kgatla

Tebogo Monyai

Tebogo Monyai (born 22 September 1979 in Tzaneen) is a former South African association football defender.

See Lobedu people and Tebogo Monyai

Thembisa

Thembisa, formerly Tembisa, is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Thembisa

Tongai Moyo

Tongai Moyo (12 March 1968 – 15 October 2011) was a contemporary Zimbabwean musician, often referred to as Dhewa.

See Lobedu people and Tongai Moyo

Traditional African religions

The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, including various ethnic religions.

See Lobedu people and Traditional African religions

Tswana people

The Tswana (Batswana, singular Motswana) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa.

See Lobedu people and Tswana people

Tzaneen

Tzaneen is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo province in South Africa.

See Lobedu people and Tzaneen

Venda language

Venḓa or Tshivenḓa is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

See Lobedu people and Venda language

Venda people

The Venḓa (VhaVenḓa or Vhangona) are a Bantu people native to Southern Africa living mostly near the South African-Zimbabwean border.

See Lobedu people and Venda people

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

See Lobedu people and Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.

See Lobedu people and Zimbabwe

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobedu_people

Also known as Balobedu, Balobedu Kingdom, Khelobedu language, KhiLovedu language, List of Lobedu people, Lobedu language, Lovedu language, Lovedu people.

, Tongai Moyo, Traditional African religions, Tswana people, Tzaneen, Venda language, Venda people, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Lobedu people, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

Northern Sotho

Sotho-Tswana peoples in South Africa

References