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Dikgale Clan — History & Meaning
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History & origin
Dikgale is a Northern Sotho (Bapedi-related) chiefdom situated east of Polokwane in the Capricorn District of Limpopo. They are listed among the highveld Northern Sotho groups. Oral-historical accounts place the Dikgale within the migrations of the Botlokwa/Bakone area, where they at times fell under and later broke away from neighbouring Bakone/Bakgaga authority before establishing their own settlement. (Documented sources do not give a single consistent totem for this clan, so none is asserted here.)
Associated surnames
Surnames that share this clan: Bakone, Batlokwa.
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.