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Mokone Clan — History & Meaning
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Totem Porcupine / Noko among Pedi-incorporated Bakone; note that the wider Bakone groups carried varied totems
History & origin
Mokone (plural Bakone) denotes 'people of the north', an old and widely dispersed Northern Sotho grouping of the present Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces whose traditions emphasise a northern or north-eastern origin. The Bakone are historically associated with the Bokoni stone-walled settlements of the Mpumalanga escarpment. Many Bakone groups were incorporated into the Bapedi kingdom while keeping their own clan names. Because the Bakone label covers some fifty distinct groups, recorded totems vary widely (porcupine among Pedi-aligned Bakone, but also others such as buffalo, crocodile, leopard, lion and baboon among different Koni groups).
Associated surnames
Surnames that share this clan: Bakone, Matlala, Bakoni.
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.