The Ikuhane people, also known as the Subiya or Subia, are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native to Southern Africa.

They are part of the larger Lozi ethnic group and have significant populations in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.

Baikuhane simply means the followers of King Ikuhane or the people from the Chobe River and their language is called Chikuhane, also known as Chisubia.

Under the leadership of Lilundu Lituu (1640 – 1665) who succeeded his father Ikuhane, the Subia migrated from the Chobe River southwards and settled in Botswana.

In 1876, Mwanamwale and a section of Subia men crossed the Zambezi River and established his leadership at Sesheke in Zambia.

He migrated from the Chobe River southwards and settled at Mababe (Mavava) south of Savuti (Savuta) in present-day Botswana.

She succeeded her brother Lilundu - Lituu and settled at Goha Hills north of Savuti in present Botswana and the place came to be known as Ngulwa-Mwaale.

5.Cheete (1700s) He ruled over a section of the Subiya who fled Lozi attacks and lived in Tokaland near Livingstone, Zambia.

6.Sikute (1700s) Sikute led a section of the Subiya from the western tips of Iteenge today known as Linyanti swamps to the Chungwe-namutitima (Victoria Falls).

Due to Sikute’s migration the Subiya became one of the tribes of the Victoria Falls together with the Leya and the Toka.

He succeeded Queen Mwaale at Goha Hills (Ngulwa-Mwaale) in Chobe District, Botswana.

Saanjo had three children with his wife Chaaze, two boys called Mafwira I and Nsundano I and their sister Mwaale.

He migrated northwards from Kavimba and established his headquarters at Luchindo in the present Caprivi Strip, Namibia, opposite Ngoma border post.

Ikume begot Mafwira II, the chief of the Subiya of Gumare in north-west Botswana and his brother Nsundano.

He and a section of Subiya men were following his fleeing uncle Nkonkwena, who was heading for Boteti.

In Sesheke the Subiya chief’s title is Mwanamwale as opposed to Muniteenge or Moraliswani used in Caprivi Strip and Chobe District.

He returned from Boteti in the 1900 and succeeded Queen Ntoolwa at Isuswa as the Subiya Chief in Caprivi Strip, Namibia.

By now Subiya chieftainship was divided along colonial lines of Northern Rhodesia, South West Africa, Namibia and Bechuanaland Protectorate.

He established his royal headquarters at Kasika Village in the modern Caprivi Strip, Namibia opposite Chiduudu (Sedudu Island).

He succeeded his aged father and set his headquarters at Kavimba Village, Chobe District, Botswana.

He has also maintained the headquarters placed at Vwikalo (Buikalo), Caprivi Strip, Namibia by his late brother At the head of the family is the eldest male, usually the grandfather.

Marriage is of utmost importance among the Subia as it is a means of cementing and extending family relations.

A man of age is expected to have work, have his own homestead called Ilapa and then find a wife to marry.

Ileza or Ireza is the Subia term for God, regarded as the Creator of the world and characterised by eternal, omnipotent, and omniscient qualities.

Ileza is considered both transcendent, existing beyond the physical world, and immanent, present in all things and aware of all actions performed by His creations.

He is seen as the ultimate judge of humanity, possessing the power to grant eternal reward or punishment based on an individual's faith and actions.

[5] Astronomy is a natural science that the Subia use to study and interpret celestial objects and phenomena.

The Masubia are well known for their vibrant cultural dances known as Chipelu and Chizo and their traditional attire, Musisi.

It is usually made from satin and often complemented by a matching shawl called a "cali," another Silozi term.

[7] The Subia are fine potters due to their free access to clay soils and wood for the ovens.