wˌɛn ðə bˈoʊɚz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ænd dɹˈoʊv ɐwˈeɪ ðə mˈeɪtbɛl ænd klˈeɪmd ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə lˈænd ʌv ðæt kˈɪŋdəm, ðeɪ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ˌɪntʊ fˈɑːɹmz ænd dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd ðə lˈænd ɐmˌʌŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈænd ʌv mˈɛni bækwˈiːnətˈiːswˈɑːnə vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ðæt stˈɪl ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ðˈɛɹ.
When the Boers defeated and drove away the Matebele and claimed ownership of the land of that kingdom, they divided the area into farms and distributed the land among themselves, including the land of many Bakwena-Tswana villages that still existed there.