Ancestors

Collective ancestral spirit-class (badimo / balimo). Treated as a deity-class entry (spirit-class -> deity), not an individual; sex/parentage left unrecorded. English plain word 'Ancestors' leads; native term in term-fields.

Domains

• ancestors
• fertility and protection

Powers

• intercede between the living and Modimo
• bless, protect and punish the living kin

Epithets

• Badimo

Sources

• Setiloane, G. M. (1976). The Image of God among the Sotho-Tswana. Balkema.
• Encyclopedia.com, 'Tswana Religion' (Encyclopedia of Religion).