List of Sotho-Tswana clans

The Sotho-Tswana peoples are a meta-ethnicity of southern Africa and live predominantly in Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho.

List of clans and kingdoms ClanLanguageCountryTotem Totem in EnglishRegionBakgalagadi-BatlhapingSetswanaBotswanaThlapiFishBatlhaping Kurumane South Africa Babirwa Setswana Botswana Nare Buffalo Batabe Setswana Botswana Tshipi Iron Bafokeng Sesotho, Setswana Lesotho, South Africa Mutla, Koena, Phoka Hare, Crocodile, Dew North West, Free State Bafula Sesotho Lesotho, South Africa Kolobe Wild Hog Free State Bagananwa/Bahananwa Sesotho sa Leboa South Africa Tshwene Baboon Bahurutshe, Limpopo Bahlakoana Sesotho Lesotho, South Africa Free State, Koena, families descending from Disema and Molapo, second and third born sons of Napo a Koena. Crocodile Bakoena Bahurutshe Setswana Botswana, South Africa Tshwene Baboon North West Bakgaga/ Bakone Sesotho sa Lebowa South Africa Kwena, Phuti, Kgaga Crocodile, Duiker Limpopo Bakgalagadi Setswana Botswana Bakgalagadi – Baboalongwe Setswana Botswana Nare Buffalo Bakgalagadi – Bangologa Setswana Botswana, Namibia Bakgalagadi – Baphaleng Setswana Botswana Bakgalagadi – Bashaga Setswana Botswana Bakgalagadi – Batlhaping Setswana Botswana South Africa Taung Tlhapi Bakhatla/ Bakgatla Sesotho, Setswana Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa Kgabo, Eagle Monkey Bahurutshe Bakhurutshe Setswana Botswana Tshwene/Phofu Baboon/Elands Bahurutshe Bakone Sesotho sa Leboa South Africa Limpopo Hlagahlagane (Tlhantlhagane), Phuti Guineafowl, Scaly feathered finch Bakubung Setswana Kubu Hippopotamus Barolong Bakoena Sesotho, Setswana Koena Crocodile Bamalete Setswana Botswana Nare Buffalo Banareng Sesotho, Setswana Botswana Nare Buffalo Bahurutse, Bangwaketse Setswana Botswana Kwena Crocodile Bakwena Bangwato Setswana Botswana Phuti DuikerBakwena Bapai Sesotho ba Leboa/ Sepulane South Africa Limpopo/ Mpumalanga Tswhene Baboon Sepulane, Swazi Bapedi Sepedi South Africa/Botswana Noko, tlou, tau, phuti, kwena, chuene, phiri Porcupine, elegant, lion, duiker, crocodile, baboon, wolf limpopo, mpumalanga, Gauteng Baphalane Sesotho Kwena Crocodile Bakwena Baphiri Setswana Phiri Hyenna Baphuthing Sesotho Phuthi Duiker Bapo Setswana/Matebele a Mmusi Tlou Elephant Northwest Barokologadi Setswana Noko Porcupine Batlharo Setswana Tshwene Baboon Batswapong Setswana Botswana Hare or Kgope Bapedi Makgolokwe/Makholokoe Sesotho/Sekholokoe Phuthi Small buck Makhoakhoa Sesotho South Africa, Lesotho Koena, descendants of Napo via third born Molapo. Grandchildren of Molapo named Kherehloa and Mahlatsi began this tribe. Crocodile, Lephutse Telle River and Matatiele, Butha-buthe, Makhoakhoeng and sporadic parts of Lesotho; R.S.A: Vaal, Tshwane, Qwaqwa and the greater Free State and parts of North West Province. Mandoro/Makololo Sesotho/- Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia Kwena Crocodile Bafokeng Mapulane Sesotho ba Leboa/ Sepulane South Africa Limpopo/ Mpumalanga Tau LionBammangwato, Barolong Barolong Setswana North West Tholo Kudu Mahikeng Basia Sesotho Katse Wild Cat Bakgatla Batau Sesotho ba Leboa South Africa Limpopo Tau Lion Bataung Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Lebowa South Africa Tau Lion Bahurutshe Batawana Batswana Botswana Phuti Duiker Bangwato Batlhako Setswana South Africa Tlou Elephant Rustenburg, Mabeskraal Batlhaping Setswana South Africa, Namibia Tholo ba nina Tlhapi Kudu/Fish Barolong Batlhware Setswana Tshwene Baboon Batlokoa Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Leboa Noko, Nkoe, Thakadu Wild Cat Bakgatla Batloung Setswana, Sesotho Tlou Elephant Batsatsing Letsatsi Sun Batšoeneng Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Leboa Tšoene Baboon Bahurutshe Bakopa Sesotho ba Leboa South Africa Limpopo Kwena Crocodile BaKwena Bakutswe Sesotho ba Leboa/Sepulane South Africa Limpopo/Mpumalanga Kwena Crocodile Barolong Bahwaduba Setswana South Africa, Kgwadibeng-Mathibestad Nare (Kgomo ya naga) Buffalo Bakgatla/Matebele Baroka ba Lebole/Bakone Sesotho sa Leboa South Africa, Limpopo Phuthi Duiker Baroka Sesotho sa Lebowa South Africa, Limpopo Tlou Elephant Bakwena Ba Ma-Thebe (also known as Bantwane or Bantoane) Setswana South Africa Kwena, Tholo, Kgabo Crocodile Bammangwato, Barolong, Bakgatla, Musane-Dikwena, Mmusane KotuBanogengSetswanaSouth AfricaNogaSnakeNorth West, Mahikeng, Matile

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