Makholokoe Tribes

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rdf:langString The Kholokoe Tribe refers to the Bakgatla Tribe of Morena Khetsi/Kgetsi son for Morena Tabane. The kholokoe tribe is found in the Eastern Free State (Harrismith, Wetsieshoek, Vrede, Kestel, etc.), Kwazulu/Natal(Nqutu), Mpumalanga (Daggakraal, Amersfoort), Heidelberg as their historical residence. The kholokoe tribe are the descendants of the originally Bantu-Speaking tribes from the central Congo region who migrated Southwards around 600 AD. They are the offspring of Bakgatla Chief Tabane and Mathulare daughter of the Bafokeng Chief. Tabane fathered five sons, Diale, Kgetsi, Kgwadi (Motlôkwa), Matsibolo/Matsiboho, and Mosia (in order of their birth). Each broke away to form Bapedi, the kholokwe, Batlôkwa, Maphuthing and Basia respectively. The kholokoe tribe demonstrated linguistic and cultural characteristics that distinguished them from other Bantu-speakers of southern Africa, with their language showing a merger of South Sotho and Nguni languages. Other practices included totemism the kholokoe tribe totem is Phuthi - Duiker, some still hold on to the fowl, while others the porcupine), the preferential marriage of paternal cousins, and an architectural style characterized by a round hut with a conical thatch roof. The senior house of the Kholokoe tribe is the house of Moduli/Molupi son of Mokete, they are the Makholokoe a Letseba "letseba le letsebiloe ke mang, le Mokholoane a shoele a sa le tsebe". Tabane first son from his senior wife Matlaisane remained with the Bakgatla ba Motšha group, after Tabane concurred the Vha-Venda ation he married a Vha-Venda wife and fathered a son called Vele.