Bataung


 
 

Bataung is one of the three main Basotho tribes, or clans, who speak Sesotho, the other two being Batlokwa and Bakoena.

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"Tau" is a Sesotho word meaning "lion", and this animal is their totem.

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Basotho: The Basotho (Sotho-speaking people) have lived in southern Africa since around the 15th century. They are made up of three main tribes or clans, Bakoena, Bataung and Batlokwa. The Basotho nation (modern Lesotho) emerged from the genius diplomacy of Moshoeshoe I who gathered together disparate clans ...

Sesotho: REDIRECT Sotho language...

Batlokwa: REDIRECT Batlokoa...

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Batlokwa (2) - Bakoena (2) - Sesotho (2) - Moshoeshoe I (1) - Lesotho (1) - Migrant labourers (1) - South Africa (1) - Bataung (1) - Totem (1) - Basotho (1) - 15th century (1) - Africa (1) -
 

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