In limpopo we find three Tribes which are BaPedi, VaTsonga and VhaVenda. Northern Sotho is a term used to refer to one of South Africa's 11 official languages. Depending on their dialect, Sotho people are broken down into three groups, namely; Southern Sotho (Sotho), Northern Sotho (Pedi) and Tswana (Batswana). Abstract Background: Bapedi traditional healers play a vital role in the primary health care of rural inhabitants in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. to describe the entire set of people speaking various dialects of the Sotho language who live in Limpopo. These were ranked in order of seniority. The position of ngaka (diviner) was formerly inherited patrilineally but is now commonly inherited by a woman from her paternal grandfather or great-grandfather. [original research?]. Christian Pedi communities who owned freehold farms were removed to the reserve without compensation, but since 1994 South Africa many have now reoccupied their land or are preparing to do so, under restitution legislation. Although traditional front (ntepa) and back (lebole) covering aprons for women are no longer worn, modernised traditional attire still haswaistcloths that resemble these. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Although traditional front (, ) covering aprons for women are no longer worn, modernised traditional attire still. There is concern that this profession is dying out, which may be detrimental to the Blouberg community and to biodiversity conservation in the area. Mmino wa Setšo in Limpopo province has a number of categories. Each consisted of a group of households, in huts built around a central area which served as meeting-place, cattle byre, graveyard and ancestral shrine. Each wife of a polygynous marriage had her own round thatched hut, joined to other huts by a series of open-air enclosures (lapa) encircled by mud walls. The Lebowa Bantustan wielded political, economic, and social power in the 1980s with the help of the apartheid government. Camera operator – Evans Marwah. (unknown) ‘South African Languages: Northern Sotho’ [online] Available at: http://www.salanguages.com [Accessed 8 September 2010], • Anon. If necessary, animal sacrifice may be done or beer presented to the shades on both the mother's and father's side. These aprons were previously made from strips of animal skin. Neck and body rings were also worn. The life of both girls and boys was differentiated by important rituals, such as initiation. Pedi men in traditional attire during a cultural dance performance. Pedi music (mmino wa setso: traditional music, lit. dikgoro, groups centred on agnatic family clusters). Northern Sotho, or Sesotho sa Leboa, is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, and consists of up to 30 different dialects, one of which is Pedi. The medicinal uses of But many Pedi had never resided here: since the polity's defeat, they had become involved in a series of labor-tenancy or sharecropping arrangements with white farmers, lived as tenants on crown land, or purchased farms communally as freeholders, or moved to live in the townships adjoining Pretoria and Johannesburg on a permanent or semi-permanent basis. Due to high levels of poverty traditional medicines are considered essential for the physical and mental welfare in the Pedi culture, with more than 60% of all healing taking place outside the formal western-styled medical system. would spend their youth herding cattle at remote outposts with their peers and others from older age-sets. Beadwork is also big for this tribe and often accompanies traditional attire. The position of diviner is said to be manifested through illness and violent spirit (, ) possession. Women hoed and weeded; did pottery and built and decorated huts with mud; made sleeping mats and baskets; ground grain, cooked, brewed, and collected water and wood. The same applies to variants of Mmino wa Setšo as practiced by Basotho ba Leboa (Northern Sotho) tribes in the Capricorn, Blouberg, Waterberg districts, as well as BaVhenda in the Vhembe district. ], Ancestors are viewed as intermediaries between humans and The Creator or God (Modimo/Mmopi)and are communicated to by calling on them using a process of burning incense, making an offering and speaking to them (go phasa). Scholars of African Musicology such as Agawu,[14] Mapaya,[15] Nketia[16] Nzewi[17] emphasize the study of indigenous African music from the perspective, and language of the practitioners (baletši). They identified themselves through symbolic allegiances to totemic animals such as tau (lion), kolobe (pig) and kwena (crocodile). However, Northern Sotho or Sesotho, Leboa, is not the same as Sepedi. (unknown) ‘The Languages of South Africa’ from South Africa Info [online]. Their traditional territory, which is known as Bopedi, is located between the Olifants and Steelpoort rivers. Had allegedly refused to ascend to the throne without his mother's blessing. Leboa, is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, and consists of up to 30 different dialects, one of which is Pedi. The height of Pedi musical expression is said to be the kiba genre, which has surpassed its rural roots and has become a migrant style. Sekwati was the youngest son of Thulare I repelled Mzilikazi and the Mthwakazi attacks by holding ground in the forests north of Magoebaskloof. Circumcision and initiation at koma (initiation school), held about once every five years, socialized youths into groups of cohorts or regiments (mephato) bearing the leader's name, whose members then maintained lifelong loyalty to each other, and often traveled together to find work on the farms or on the mines. Blue yellow and a dash of pink. [P.h.D Thesis]", "Calls for calm over fractious BaPedi kingship", "Profile: South Africa's Kgalema Motlanthe", Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science, The Loreto Mission, Glen Cowie, Sekukuniland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pedi_people&oldid=1019897288, Articles that may contain original research from September 2007, All articles that may contain original research, "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation, Articles using infobox ethnic group with image parameters, Articles containing Northern Sotho-language text, Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2020, Articles that may contain original research from October 2019, Articles needing additional references from February 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, After the death of Thulare I, his eldest son Molekutu I ascended to the throne only to be killed two years later with the arrival of, Molekutu I was succeeded by his brother. The confusion between Northern Sotho and Pedi probably arises from the fact that the missionaries who developed the orthography for Northern Sotho mainly had contact with the Pedi people. Such presence is evident in ethnomusicology journals that can be traced back to the 1950s. waistcloths that resemble these. Available at: http://www.info.gov.za [Accessed 8 September 2010], • Delius, P. (1983) The Land Belongs to Us: the Pedi polity, the Boers and the British in the Nineteenth Century Transvaal, Johannesburg, Ravan Press, Chapter 1, 2 and 3 from Google Books [online] Available at: books.google.co.za [Accessed 7 October 2010]. After this, volunteers nevertheless continued to devastate Sekhukhune's land and provoke unrest, to the point where peace terms were met in 1877. A period of dislocation followed, after which the polity was re-stabilized under Thulare's son Sekwati.[10]. In the year 2020, Judge Ephraim Makgoba made a ruling on the rivalry between members of BaPedi traditional council. Mampuru himself ruled in exile for about a year before being executed by the ZAR government for the murder of his brother. These aprons were previously made from strips of animal skin. A total of 35 exotics species belonging to 21 families and 34 genera were reported as used byBapedi traditional healersto treat different ailments. Kgoro, or subdivisions of villages and chiefdoms, were made up of a collection of kinsmen with related males at the centre. This is often manifested through illness and through violent possession by spirits (malopo)of the body, the only cure for which is to train as a diviner. Much confusion surrounds this term, as Sepedi, the language spoken by the Pedi people, which has been often referred to as Northern Sotho, which is incorrect. Produced by Bornfire at Side By Side Studios. [11] Ethnomusicologists who study indigenous African music have been criticized for studying the subject from a subjective Western point of view, especially given the dominance of Western musical canon in South Africa. Royal or chiefly dikgoro were often faced with subdivision, as sons competed for authority. [original research? A key figure in the family ritual was the kgadi (who was usually the father's elder sister). [12] In South Africa, authors such as Mapaya[13] indicate that for many years, African Musicology has been studied from a multi-cultural perspective without music success. Rhyane however did not renounce his claim to the rulership. Sekwati succeeded Thulare as paramount chief of the Pedi in the northern Transvaal (Limpopo) and was frequently in conflict with the Matabele under Mzilikazi, and plundered by the Zulu and the Swazi. Female wage employment began more recently and is rarer and more sporadic. Categories of Mmino wa Setšo are distinguished according to the function they serve in the community. Rhyane Thulare died in 2007. Some women work for short periods on farms, others have begun, since the 1960s, to work in domestic service in the towns of the Witwatersrand. Processes of forced and semi-voluntary relocation, and an apartheid government planning scheme implemented in the name of "betterment", have meant that many newer settlements, and the outskirts of many older ones, consist of houses built in grid-formation, occupied by individual families unrelated to their neighbors. With the decline of cattle-keeping and the sharp increase in land-shortage, this has switched to a system of last-born inheritance, primarily of land. Rhyane reasserted his claim for the throne in 1989. considered essential for the physical and, ) which involves animal sacrifice and the offering of beer to the ‘shades’ on both the mother’s and father’s side. The study therefore focuses on language contacts, language varieties, interference, and code switching and borrowing in Sepedi the language and dialects spoken and written in the Limpopo Unrest continued, and this became a justification for the British annexing the Transvaal in April 1877, under Sir Theophilus Shepstone. Arts Another important ritual figure was the. Venda culture has an interesting mix of other cultures – it appears to have incorporated a variety of East African, Central African, Nguni, and Sotho characteristics. Mathibela MK (1), Egan BA (2), Du Plessis HJ (3), Potgieter MJ (4). The chief also played the role of rain-maker for his subjects. These kgoro were also jural and kinship units and acceptance into a particular kgoro was up to the kgoro-head’s authority, and was not only determined by relations. Sekhukune I succeeded his father in 1861 and repelled an attack against the Swazi. The chief also played the role. Women hoed and weeded; did pottery and built and decorated huts with mud; made sleeping mats and baskets; ground grain, cooked, brewed, and collected water and wood. Medicinal plants used by the Bapedi traditional healers to treat diarrhoea in the Limpopo Province, South Africa This study reveals that local communities in the Limpopo Province, South Africa still depend on traditional medicines for basic healthcare; and the use of traditional medicines is still an integral part of their socio-cultural life. In its men's version, it features an ensemble of players, each playing an aluminum end-blown pipe of a different pitch (naka, pl. Bapedi people observe their culture by exercising their spirituality,3religious beliefs and taboo systems almost on a daily basis. Girls attended their own koma and were divided into their own regiments, a process that usually took place two years after the boy’s school. (unknown) ‘Sesotho sa Leboa or Sepedi’ [online] Available at: http://www.translate.org.za [Accessed 14 September 2010], • Anon. Sekhukhune was then imprisoned in Pretoria, but later released after the first South African War, when the Transvaal regained independence. The Pedi paramountcy's power was also cemented by the fact that chiefs of subordinate villages, or kgoro, take their principal wives from the ruling house. Limpopo is a hub of cultural and economic knowledge that is part of the national building plans and programmes in South Africa. The kingdom, which boasted numerous victories over the Boers and the British armies, was one of the strongest and largest in Southern Africa in the mid to late 1800s under the warrior king Sekhukhune I, whose kingdom stretched from the Vaal River in the south to the Limpopo River in the north. Common designs found on Pedi clothing include; pleats, embroidery or ribbon trimmings. These groups or regiments would often travel together to work on farms or on the mines. One reason for separation might be related to the power battle that has been raging for many years between the varying factions in the BaPedi Kingdom. which would bear the leader’s name, and whose members would then be loyal to each other for their lifetimes. However, Northern Sotho or Sesotho saLeboa, is not the same as Sepedi. This language consists of up to 30 different dialects, one of which is Pedi. The Pedi polity under King Thulare (c. 1780-1820) was made up of land that stretched from present-day Rustenburg to the lowveld in the west and as far south as the Vaal river. 575- 77; vol. Marriage to a cousin was preferred in the ruling dynasty, as this ensured a degree of political integration and control. 334-5, • SA Yearbook (2008/9) ‘The Land and its People’ from the Department of Government Communications and Information Systems [online] Available at: http://www.gcis.gov.za [Accessed 8 September 2010]. In traditional Pedi society, marriage was patrilocal, and polygyny was practised by those with a higher social status, including chiefs. Sekwati has also engaged in numerous negotiations and struggles for control over land and labor with the Afrikaans-speaking farmers (Boers) who had since settled in the region. The height of Pedi musical expression is said to be the, genre, which has surpassed its rural roots and has become a migrant style. The Bapedi, like any other tribe, had their kings and royalty, their succession struggles and a powerful culture and tradition. (unknown) ‘South African Languages: Northern Sotho’ [online] Available at: • Anon. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. are part of the 7 million Sotho people found in South Africa. Famous BaPedi people: Julius Malema, MamphelaRamphele and Caster Semenya. Bapedi traditional healers play a vital role in the primary health care of rural inhabitants in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. At the time, there were also border disputes with the Transvaal, which lead to the formation of Burgersfort, which was manned by volunteers from Lydenburg. Pedi tribe, also called Transvaal Sotho, Northern Sotho, or Bapedi, a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Limpopo province, South Africa, and constituting the major group of the Northern Sotho ethnolinguistic cluster of peoples, who numbered about 3,700,000 in the late 20th century. Thulare II the son of Sekhukhune II died without issue. Other art forms made by the Pedi include beadwork, pottery, house-building and painting, as well as woodwork and the making of drums. According to research by Peter Delius, members of a kgoro were not always strictly agnatic, and according to circumstances other non-relatives were known to be accepted into a kgoro. The life-cycle for both sexes was differentiated by important rituals. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Pedi music (mmino wa setso: traditional music, lit. Sekhukhune, like Moshoeshoe King of the Basotho people, was an illegitimate ruler who came to power using military force. The ngaka or diviner also holds a significant place in society; the position is generally inherited by women from their grandfather or great-grandfather. Initiation would also include circumcision at koma(initiation school) which would be held about once every five years. The Pedi were the first of Sotho-Tswana peoples to be called Basotho, the name is derived from Swazi word uku shunta which referred to their clothing style, the Pedi took the name with pride and other similar groups began to refer to themselves as Sothos[8]. Polokwane but some may also be found in Zimbabwe and Botswana. (eds) (1973) Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, NASOU Press, vol. Over the next hundred years or so, these reserves were then variously combined and separated by a succession of government planners. 9 pp. wore their hair worked into a circular matted cap. Many youths, better-educated than their parents and hoping for jobs as civil servants or teachers, stand little chance of getting employment of any kind. (diviner) was traditionally inherited via patrilineal lines, but this position is now inherited by a woman from her paternal grandfather or great-grandfather. and (2) what is the relationship between culture, music and identity in veneration in Sepedi traditional healing context? Both girls and boys underwent initiation. ( Log Out /  Sepedi is the language of the Pedi people, also known as the BaPedi. Most major tasks were done communally by matsema (work-parties). Sekhukhune II was the grandson of Sekhukhune I and the son of Morwamoche II and succeeded his uncle Kgoloko as soon as he was deemed old enough.Sekhukhune II took advantage of wartime conditions during the Anglo - Boer War to reshape the pattern of colonial relations imposed on them by the ZAR, to attempt to re-establish the dominance of the Marota in the eastern Transvaal and to negotiate favourable terms with the occupying British military forces once the ZAR was defeated. Materials and methods: To investigate medicinal plants found in Bapedi healer's home-gardens, 51 traditional health practitioners were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire in 17 municipalities of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, during the first half of 2013. Long after the defeat of Mzilikazi at Silkaatsnek, Sekwati I returned to the lands of the Marota and ascended to the throne as Kgošigolo. Cousin marriage is still practiced, but less frequently. Examples of tribes with variations of Northern Sotho are found in Seshego, Lebowakgomo, Ga Mamabolo, Ga Mothiba, Ga Dikgale, and Ga Mothapo to mention a few. Depending on their dialect, Sotho people are broken down into three groups, namely; Southern Sotho (Sotho), Northern Sotho (Pedi) and Tswana (Batswana). Nelson Makamo -South African Artist. Important elements of Pedi arts include metal-. In the Limpopo province, King Sekhukhune of the baPedi defended his people against the Boers who took large parts of his land evicting the baPedi out of the ancestral lands. Apparently, there has been an increase in the number diviners recently, many of whom are believed to be driven only by a desire for material gain. "His Majesty, the King succumbed to Covid-19 on Wednesday, 6th January 2021, at the Netcare Moot Hospital in Pretoria North. ], Children occupy a special place in the broader category of Mmino wa Setšo. Plants havebeen given more than one Pedi vernacular name; as a sign that they are widely used and incorporated into the cultureof the Pedi communities. I saw my friend getting married this past weekend and I was elated. Thulare III was the son of Rhyane Thulare and had disputed the kingship with the acting king, his uncle, Sekhukhune III. Men did some work in fields at peak times; hunted and herded; did woodwork, prepared hides, and were metal workers and smiths. But new forms of domestic co-operation have come into being, often between brothers and sisters, or matrilineally linked relatives. On the other hand, another explanation is that after the decline of one of the BaPedi Kingdom, some tribes separated from the kingship, hence the use of the term Northern Sotho. But at the height of its power the Pedi polity under Thulare (about 1780–1820) included an area stretching from the site of present-day Rustenburg in the west to the Lowveld in the east, and ranging as far south as the Vaal River. 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The introduction of the animal-drawn plow, and of maize, later transformed the labor division significantly, especially when combined with the effects of labor migration. ], In the early 1960s, about 48% of the male population was absent as wage-earners at any given time. Sepedi is mainly spoken in the northern parts of South Africa, including the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and the North West province. Cousin marriage meant that the two sets of prospective in-laws were closely connected even before the event of a marriage, and went along with an ideology of sibling-linkage, through which the bogadi (bridewealth) procured for a daughter's marriage would, in turn, be used to get a bride for her brother, and he would repay his sister by offering a daughter to her son in marriage. They provide primary health care to a large number of people in the Blouberg area of South Africa. Sepedi is closely related to the official language of Setswana or Tswana, and the dialect of Setlokwa and the similar Sotho language, Sesotho sa Borwa, or Southern Sotho. In today’s Sotho society, Christianity in various forms is accepted, as many Sotho-speaking groups were converted by Christian missionaries. Thulare III was confirmed as king in July 2020 after the court ruled Sekwati II's rule unlawful and ordered him to vacate the throne. Kgoshi – a loose collection of kinsmen with related males at its core – was as much a jural unit as a kinship one, since membership was defined by acceptance of the kgoro-head's authority rather than primarily by descent. In today’s Sotho society, Christianity in various forms is accepted, as many Sotho-speaking groups were converted by Christian missionaries. The results demonstrated that ancestors are vital to Bapedi society, and the most effective ways of reaching them are through music and dance – malopo rituals, as well as divination bones. Sepedi is the language of the Pedi people, also known as the, Sepedi is closely related to the official language of Setswana or Tswana, and the dialect of. These were ranked in order of seniority. It is from this group that the Pedi/Maroteng originated from the Tswana speaking Kgatla offshoot. Women were left to manage and carry out all other agricultural tasks. Upon the death of Sekwati, Sekhukhune challenged his brother. Research shows that mmino wa bana can be examined for its musicological elements, educational validity, and the general social functions[19]. Beadwork is also big for this tribe and often accompanies traditional attire. Socio-cultural profile of Bapedi traditional healers as indigenous knowledge custodians and conservation partners in the Blouberg area, Limpopo Province, South Africa. [original research? Pedi (also known as Bapedi, Bamaroteng, Marota, Northern Sotho – in its broadest sense), has been a cultural/linguistic term – previously used to describe the entire set of people speaking various dialects of the Sotho language who live in Limpopo. Neck and body rings were also worn. Early Pedi settlements were subsistence farmers, and grew sorghum, pumpkins and legumes, which were cultivated by women on fields allocated to them when they married. Sekhukhune also protested against the missionaries abolition of polygamy which was the basic cultural right of the baPedi. ( Log Out /  ], The pre-conquest economy combined cattle-keeping with hoe cultivation. The only cure for these ailments is to train as a diviner. Upon the death of his older brother, Morwamoche III held the throne until his death. were often faced with subdivision, as sons competed for authority. (unknown) ‘Northern Sotho language’ from. The confusion between Northern Sotho and Pedi probably arises from the fact that the missionaries who developed the orthography for Northern Sotho mainly had contact with the Pedi people. Done art works for people like Alicia Keys, Oprah Winfrey, Annie Lennox etc.. Sepedi is the language of the Pedi people, also known as the BaPedi. • James, D. (unknown) ‘Countries and their cultures: Pedi’ [online] Available at: ) (1973) Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, NASOU Press, vol. Each wife of a polygynous marriage had her own round thatched hut, which was joined to other huts by a series of open-air enclosures called. Phetedi but Phetedi ruled for less than a year before befalling the same fate as his older brother Molekutu under the spear of. In traditional Pedi society, marriage was patrilocal, and polygyny was practised by those with a higher social status, including chiefs. These dances are still very common among Tswana, Sotho and Nguni women. Boys called bashemane and later mashoboro) would spend their youth herding cattle at remote outposts with their peers and others from older age-sets. In about 1650 they settled in the area to the south of the Steelpoort River where over several generations, linguistic and cultural homogeneity developed to a certain degree. Bapedi traditional healers of Blouberg are custodians of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants of this region. Ethnomusicology has a strong footprint in academe spanning several decades. ( Log Out /  [4] The separation of powers between Northern Sotho tribes, and the once powerful BaPedi Kingdom became more vivid during the fragmentation of Northern Transvaal. Pedi traditional wear is synonymous with colour and vibrancy. Between the 1930s and the 1960s, most Pedi men would spend a short period working on nearby white farms followed by a move to employment on the mines or domestic service and later – especially in more recent times – to factories or industry. [citation needed]. Reliable historians and sources also credit the Pedi kingdom as the first and dominant monarchy established in the region. In the interest of promoting the culture of Bapedi nation, His Majesty endorsed the establishment of Royal Bopedi TV, a platform for profiling the third largest nation in the country with a population of about five million people inhabiting the provinces of Limpopo (predominantly), Mpumalanga, North West and Gauteng. Initiation is still practised today, and provides a substantial income to the chiefs who licence it for a fee or. Boys (bašemane, later mašoboro) spent their youth looking after cattle at remote outposts, in the company of peers and older youths. • Hermann, G. and Mbenga, B. By the 1870s, the Pedi were one of three alternative sources of regional authority, alongside the Swazi and the ZAR (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek). Pedi (also known as Bapedi, Bamaroteng, Marota, Northern Sotho – in its broadest sense), has been a cultural/linguistic term – previously used to describe the entire set of people speaking various dialects of the Sotho language who live in Limpopo. This system of cousin marriage resulted in the perpetuation of marriage links between the ruling house and the subordinate groups, and involved the payment of inflated bogadi or bridewealth, mostly in the form of cattle, to the Maroteng house. Together this ensemble produces a descending melody with harmonies. This page was last edited on 26 April 2021, at 01:36. [original research? This lady also looks very nice with her blue, yellow and a bit of pink … Limpopo Province Medicinal use abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance: Most exotic plants are usually labelled as alien invasives and targeted for eradication. (unknown) ‘The Languages of South Africa’ from South Africa Info [online]. In later decades, some families have continued to practice cultivation and to keep stock. Northern Sotho or Sesotho sa Leboa consist of 30 dialects, of which Pedi is one of them[3] .The BaPedi people are almost exclusively found in South Africa's northeastern provinces which are Limpopo, and parts of northern Mpumalanga. Later, according to apartheid segregation policy, the Pedi would be assigned the homeland of Lebowa. 334-5. Saint Mokoena- Arts & Culture; In 1987 he won an award at the Festival of African Art organised by the University of Zululand. BAPEDI PEOPLE The Bapedi tribe (also known as Pedi and Basotho) arose from small chiefdoms that … The Pedi are of Tswana origin and are descendants of the Kgatla (Bakgatla) a Tswana speaking clan that migrated to 'Bopedi', present-day Limpopo around the 1700s. Traditional outfits for women vary and can range from calf length skirts, pleated blouses and long voluminous dresses. 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