The first bohali transfer, of six cattle or their cash equivalent, is an acknowledgement by the groom that he has had sexual relations with his wife, but does not mark his right to claim her children as members of his kin group; for this at least 10 cattle, or their cash equivalent, need to be transferred and acknowledged publicly.
La ntlha phuduso ya bohali. ba dikgomo di le thataro kgotsa madi a lekanang le tsona, ke tumelo ya monyadi ya gore o na le dikamano tsa thobalano le mosadi wa gagwe, fela ga e tshwaye tshwanelo ya go kopa bana ba gagwe jaaka ditokololo tsa setlhopha sa gagwe sa losika; mo go se bonnye ba dikgomo di le 10 (kgotsa madi a a lekanang le tsona) o tshwanetse go fudusiwa le go amogelwa mo phatlhalatseng.