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Bakubung Clan — History & Meaning
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Totem kubu (hippopotamus)
History & origin
Bakubung ("people of the hippopotamus") are a Sotho-Tswana clan venerating the hippo (kubu). They are an offshoot connected to the broader Fokeng/Kwena migrations and settled in the highveld (North West and Free State) and in parts of Lesotho. A Bakubung community is well known in the North West Province (Ledig/Pilanesberg area).
Associated surnames
Surnames that share this clan: Mokubung, Kubung, Sebola (in some lines).
We publish the full diboko (clan praises) only once we can verify them against documented tradition — for this clan they are still being confirmed. If you can share an authoritative version, corrections are warmly welcomed.