The Pedi / p ɛ d i / or Bapedi / b æ ˈ p ɛ d i / - also known as the Northern Sotho, [2] Basotho ba Lebowa, bakgatla ba dithebe, [3] Transvaal Sotho, [4] Marota, or Dikgoshi [5] - are a Sotho …

Feb 25, 2023 · Koma is the initiation school of the Pedi people which is usually held once every five years. It is an integral part of the initiation process for boys. As the next Koma builds open, …

An elder in the Pedi tribe blows a horn as part of the initiation ritual. A few days before the bodika, a master 'rabadia' and a deputy-master 'moditiana' were nominated by the chief's inner council …

Initiation, known either as koma (from go koma, to circumcise) or lebollo (from go bolla, to hurt), was one of the most sacred institutions and important cornerstones of traditional Pedi culture. …

Jun 27, 2013 · Initiation, known either as koma (from go koma, to circumcise) or lebollo (from go bolla, to hurt), was one of the most sacred institutions and important cornerstones of traditional …

Jul 20, 2014 · Pedi initiation ceremony(Koma)

Dec 21, 2021 · For Pedi boys, initiation and circumcision take place every five years at an initiation school known as Koma. This initiation was a means of stratifying the boys into …

Girls attended their own koma and were initiated into their own regiments, usually two years after the boys' koma.

"Pedi," in the narrowest sense, refers more to a political unit than to a cultural or linguistic one: the Pedi polity included the people living within the area over which the Maroteng dynasty …

The Pedi /pɛdi/ or Bapedi /bæˈpɛdi/ (also known as the Northern Sotho or Basotho ba Leboa and the Marota or Bamaroteng) – are a southern African ethnic group that speak Pedi or Sepedi, a …