are an ethnic group found in the central district of Botswana and south-western parts of Zimbabwe.
[citation needed] BaTalaote (sometimes spelt "Talaunda") meaning glance back while trudging on, are a large tribe even though they are divided and live in various parts of Botswana and Western Zimbabwe.
[citation needed] The Gululu are a smaller family within the Talaunda; their origin dates back to the aftermath of a genocide attempt by King Mzilikazi after Kedikilwe, brother of Musemwe, misled the King on the whereabouts of herds of cattle that belonged to the Talaunda and the Bangwato in Botswana.
Bakalanga-Banyai, just like any other African tribe has dialects; their dialects are Dhalaunda was the leader of one of these Kalanga sub-tribes, and the clan was named after him, originally Badhalaunda, but then Bangwato changed it to Batalaote, as they changed Bakalanga to Bakalaka, maybe because of difficulty pronouncing the Kalanga words.
Most Talaote tribe who witnessed the conflicts between their rulers fled Botswana for South Africa.