Bangwaketse

Bangwaketse

Bangwaketse

Place in Botswana

The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in Botswana, and are ethnic Tswana.[1][2][3] (The "Ba" or "Bo" prefix in African tribal names in southern Africa means "people of" or "people who speak". "Ma" means "person of".) Kanye is the original Bangwaketse village located in the Southern District settled in 1853, originally called Ntsweng Hill.[4] The king of the tribe is King Malope II, son of Seepapitso IV.[5] The Bangwaketse people live in the arid mountainous region of Southern Botswana mentioned in the book Cherub: Guardian Angel. It is bordered by Moshupa, Lobatse, and Jwaneng, and it is a 45-minute drive from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. The village is served by Kanye Airport.

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A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard".[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Schapera, Isaac (1942). Botswana Traditional States. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. [2]
    Schapera, Isaac (2007). A Short History of the Bangwaketse. p. 26.
  3. [3]
    Schapera, I. (1942). "A Short History of the Bangwaketse". African Studies. 1 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/00020184208706566.
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    Scotch, Kangangwani Knight (2008). The Settlement Nexus of the Southern Tswana on Hilltops and Valleys in Present Day South East Botswana in the 19th Century. University of Pretoria.
  5. [5]
    Otlogetswe, Thapelo (2011). "History of the Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. [6]
    Heldmann, Eva (2005). The Queen's Courtyard. Eva Heldmann Filmproduktion.
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    Statistics Botswana (2022). Population and Housing Census 2022: Population of Cities, Towns and Villages v. 2. Statistics Botswana. ISBN 978-99968-959-3-7.
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    "The baNgwaketse (Tribe)". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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    "Setswana Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. [10]
    Ngcongco, Leonard (1976). "Aspects of the History of the Bangwaketse to 1910". dissertation. Yale Library: Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.


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