Makalaka is a general designation used by the
Bechuana,
Matabele and kindred peoples, for conquered or
slave
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tribe
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s. Thus, many of the tribes subjugated by the
Makololo chief,
Sebetwane (or Sebituane, or Setitwane) in about 1830 were called Makalaka. The name is more frequently used to designate the
Makalanga, one of the tribes mistakenly classed as
Mashonas, who were brought into subjection by the Matabele.
Notable people
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Uwini, a Makalaka leader
References
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David Livingstone
David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of ...
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, London, 1857
*{{EB1911, wstitle=Makalaka, volume=17, page=451
Slavery in Africa
History of Africa