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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
| Clan
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Language
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Country
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Totem
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Totem in English
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Region
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| Bakgalagadi-Batlhaping
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Thlapi
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Fish
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Batlhaping Kurumane South Africa
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| Babirwa
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Nare
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Buffalo
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| Batabe
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Tshipi
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Iron
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| Bafokeng
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Sesotho, Setswana
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Lesotho, South Africa
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Mutla, Koena, Phoka
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Hare, Crocodile, Dew
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North West, Free State
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| Bafula
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Sesotho
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Lesotho, South Africa
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Kolobe
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Wild Hog
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Free State
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| Bagananwa/Bahananwa
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Sesotho sa Leboa
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South Africa
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Tshwene
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Baboon
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Bahurutshe, Limpopo
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| Bahlakoana
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Sesotho
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Lesotho, South Africa
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Free State, Koena, families descending from Disema and Molapo, second and third born sons of Napo a Koena.
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Crocodile
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Bakoena
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| Bahurutshe
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Setswana
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Botswana, South Africa
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Tshwene
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Baboon
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North West
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| Bakgaga/ Bakone
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Sesotho sa Lebowa
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South Africa
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Kwena, Phuti, Kgaga
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Crocodile, Duiker
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Limpopo
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| Bakgalagadi
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Setswana
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Botswana
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| Bakgalagadi – Baboalongwe
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Nare
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Buffalo
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| Bakgalagadi – Bangologa
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Setswana
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Botswana, Namibia
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| Bakgalagadi – Baphaleng
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Setswana
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Botswana
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| Bakgalagadi – Bashaga
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Bakgalagadi – Batlhaping
Setswana
Botswana
South Africa Taung
Tlhapi
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| Bakhatla/ Bakgatla
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Sesotho, Setswana
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Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa
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Kgabo, Eagle
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Monkey
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Bahurutshe
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| Bakhurutshe
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Tshwene/Phofu
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Baboon/Elands
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Bahurutshe
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| Bakone
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Sesotho sa Leboa
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South Africa Limpopo
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Hlagahlagane (Tlhantlhagane), Phuti
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Guineafowl, Scaly feathered finch
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| Bakubung
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Setswana
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Kubu
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Hippopotamus
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Barolong
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| Bakoena
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Sesotho, Setswana
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Koena
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Crocodile
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| Bamalete
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Nare
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Buffalo
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| Banareng
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Sesotho, Setswana
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Botswana
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Nare
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Buffalo
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Bahurutse,
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| Bangwaketse
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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Bakwena
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| Bangwato
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Phuti
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Duiker
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Bakwena
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| Bapai
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Sesotho ba Leboa/ Pulana
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South Africa Limpopo/ Mpumalanga
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Tswhene
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Baboon
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Pulana, Swazi
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| Bapedi
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Sesotho sa Leboa
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Noko
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Porcupine
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Bakgatla
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| Baphalane
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Sesotho
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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Bakwena
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| Baphiri
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Setswana
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Phiri
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Hyenna
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| Baphuthing
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Sesotho
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Phuthi
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Duiker
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| Bapo
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Setswana
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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Bakwena
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| Barokologadi
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Setswana
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Noko
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Porcupine
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| Batlharo
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Setswana
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Tshwene
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Baboon
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| Batswapong
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Setswana
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Botswana
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Hare or Kgope
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Bapedi
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| Makgolokwe/Makholokoe
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Sesotho/Sekholokoe
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Phuthi
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Small buck
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| Makhoakhoa
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Sesotho
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South Africa, Lesotho
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Koena, descendants of Napo via third born Molapo. Grandchildren of Molapo named Kherehloa and Mahlatsi began this tribe.
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Crocodile, Lephutse
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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.
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| Mandoro/Makololo
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Sesotho/-
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Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe,Zambia
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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Bafokeng
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| Mapulana
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Sesotho ba Leboa/ Pulana
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South Africa Limpopo/ Mpumalanga
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Tau
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Lion
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Bammangwato, Barolong
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| Barolong
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Setswana
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North West
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Tholo
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Kudu
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Mahikeng
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| Basia
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Sesotho
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Katse
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Wild Cat
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Bakgatla
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| Batau
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Sesotho ba Leboa
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South Africa Limpopo
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Tau
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Lion
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| Bataung
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Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Lebowa
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South Africa
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Tau
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Lion
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Bahurutshe
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| Batawana
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Batswana
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Botswana
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Phuti
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Duiker
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Bangwato
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| Batlhako
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Setswana
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South Africa
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Tlou
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Elephant
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Rustenburg, Mabeskraal
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| Batlhaping
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Setswana
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South Africa, Namibia
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Tholo ba nina Tlhapi
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Kudu/Fish
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Barolong
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| Batlhware
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Setswana
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Tshwene
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Baboon
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| Batlokoa
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Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Leboa
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Noko, Nkoe, Thakadu
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Wild Cat
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Bakgatla
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| Batloung
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Setswana, Sesotho
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Tlou
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Elephant
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| Batsatsing
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Letsatsi
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Sun
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| Batšoeneng
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Sesotho, Setswana, Sesotho sa Leboa
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Tšoene
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Baboon
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Bahurutshe
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| Bakopa
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Sesotho ba Leboa
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South Africa Limpopo
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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BaKwena
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| Bakutswe
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Sesotho ba Leboa/Pulana
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South Africa Limpopo/Mpumalanga
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Kwena
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Crocodile
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Barolong
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| Bahwaduba
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Setswana
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South Africa,Kgwadibeng-Mathibestad
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Nare (Kgomo ya naga) Buffalo
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Bakgatla/Matebele
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| Baroka ba Lebole/Bakone
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Sesotho sa Leboa
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South Africa,Limpopo
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Phuthi
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Duiker
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| Baroka
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Sesotho sa Lebowa
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South Africa, Limpopo
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Tlou
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Elephant
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| Bakwena Ba Ma-Thebe (also known as Bantwane or Bantoane)
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Setswana
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South Africa
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Kwena, Tholo, Kgabo
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Crocodile
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Bammangwato, Barolong, Bakgatla, Musane-Dikwena, Mmusane Kotu
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| Banogeng
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Setswana
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South Africa
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Noga
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Snake
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North West, Mahikeng, Matile
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