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Basotho Clans
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According to history, Basotho originate from two major clans: Bafokeng and Barolong; to be precise, Bahurutše who are descendants of the Barolong. Below is a high-level hierarchy capturing some of the Basotho clans (elaborated from this piece of history).
<a href="http://www.mathevk.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clans.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3162" alt="clans" src="http://www.mathevk.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clans.png" width="766" height="439" /></a>
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The main goal of the pages under <em>Sub Wikis</em> section is to provide (over time) a compilation of praise poems (odes) of the Basotho clans, "lithoko tsa liboko tsa Basotho". The basis of this compilation is derived from the work done by Prof. F.Z.A Matšela and Prof. R.I.M Moletsane in a book titled: ‘Mantilatilane.
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13 thoughts on “Basotho Clans”
kgaitsedi I lack the right words to commend you
Ruri kea itebohela 🙂
I am deeply greatful for the work you do. I have been looking forever for this kind of info. I am a sotho woman who needed to know my history, where I come from. Thank you
Le nna kea leboha 😉
I am deeply grateful for this wonderful fulfilling knowledge. Ke mofokeng Oa ma-Maotoana Finyela and ntse ke sa tsebe Seboko sa rona.
Thank you
likhomo!
ke kopa thuso. hana ke seboko se feng seo batho ba sona ba anang ka sekho?
Ntsoarele ka ho se khutlele ho uena ka pele. Karabo ke: Baphuthi! Bona ba re ba ne ba theohe ka tepo ea sekho ho tsoa Leholimong.
Thoko ea bona e supang sena ke ena:
Lebolane!
Motho oa Tlou.
Motho ea sa tsoaloang ke mosali,
Motho ea theohileng ka khole ea tepo,
A theoha Leholimong.
Motho oa ba Sekhoali,
Oa ha Makhema.
Nice info would love to here more about chiefs that migrated from Lesotho to Bloemfontein
Thanks! At this stage I am currently unable to do any research in this regard. Time is simply not on my side these days 🙁
Hi there
Can you please clarify the relation of Bahlakoana with Bataung and Bakwena. There seems to be some confusion / conflicting messages on your pages. On the Bahlakoana page you say they are Bakwena, but on the origin of Basotho diagram you indicate they are from Bataung.
I am a Mohlakoana, however did not grow up with BaSotho so I would like to know more about this heritage.
Hi,
My apologies the graphic is incorrect. The text however is correct. Bahlakoana stem from Bakuena. There is much contenstation around how they came to be.My sense is both dominate narratives around Bahloakoa are valid. There are Bahlakoana whose identity was forged through the polygamous family dynamics, where children from a younger family felt alienated—this speaks to the tlhakoana narrative. Bahlakoana rooted in the hlaha-koana narrative still felt alienated from the major families; their alienation however stemmed largely from nomadic existence.
All in all, my advise is to seek the position of the elders in your family to make sense of your roots. I took a conscious decision, because of time and other things, to not do indepth explorations of Bahlakoana and many other clans. So I really cannot help beyond the little I have provided.
2018 – doing assignment with my cousin for her high school project.
Ke ea leboha ka mosebetsi o makhethe
Good day
I am very much pleased with the clan names and their roots you showing us, where most of the Basotho surnames emanated from.
Can you please help me know the clan name of Selepe, the reason is that I am Mosotho, grew in KwaZulu Natal where I was taught Isizulu, and was given Zulu name,.
kgaitsedi I lack the right words to commend you
Ruri kea itebohela 🙂
I am deeply greatful for the work you do. I have been looking forever for this kind of info. I am a sotho woman who needed to know my history, where I come from. Thank you
Le nna kea leboha 😉
I am deeply grateful for this wonderful fulfilling knowledge. Ke mofokeng Oa ma-Maotoana Finyela and ntse ke sa tsebe Seboko sa rona.
Thank you
likhomo!
ke kopa thuso. hana ke seboko se feng seo batho ba sona ba anang ka sekho?
Ntsoarele ka ho se khutlele ho uena ka pele. Karabo ke: Baphuthi! Bona ba re ba ne ba theohe ka tepo ea sekho ho tsoa Leholimong.
Thoko ea bona e supang sena ke ena:
Nice info would love to here more about chiefs that migrated from Lesotho to Bloemfontein
Thanks! At this stage I am currently unable to do any research in this regard. Time is simply not on my side these days 🙁
Hi there
Can you please clarify the relation of Bahlakoana with Bataung and Bakwena. There seems to be some confusion / conflicting messages on your pages. On the Bahlakoana page you say they are Bakwena, but on the origin of Basotho diagram you indicate they are from Bataung.
I am a Mohlakoana, however did not grow up with BaSotho so I would like to know more about this heritage.
Hi,
My apologies the graphic is incorrect. The text however is correct. Bahlakoana stem from Bakuena. There is much contenstation around how they came to be.My sense is both dominate narratives around Bahloakoa are valid. There are Bahlakoana whose identity was forged through the polygamous family dynamics, where children from a younger family felt alienated—this speaks to the tlhakoana narrative. Bahlakoana rooted in the hlaha-koana narrative still felt alienated from the major families; their alienation however stemmed largely from nomadic existence.
All in all, my advise is to seek the position of the elders in your family to make sense of your roots. I took a conscious decision, because of time and other things, to not do indepth explorations of Bahlakoana and many other clans. So I really cannot help beyond the little I have provided.
2018 – doing assignment with my cousin for her high school project.
Ke ea leboha ka mosebetsi o makhethe
Good day
I am very much pleased with the clan names and their roots you showing us, where most of the Basotho surnames emanated from.
Can you please help me know the clan name of Selepe, the reason is that I am Mosotho, grew in KwaZulu Natal where I was taught Isizulu, and was given Zulu name,.