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Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora

… given that the same sound occurs in some of the Nguni languages, where it may similarly have a lateral character. [50] (In Zulu it is typically spelled ‘kl’, and is described as an ‘ejective velar affricate consonant, or ejective velar lateral … popping sound. The palato-alveolar click ? is is the only one of the four Khoekhoe clicks that does not occur in Xhosa and Zulu. [60] It is made by squeezing the blade of the tongue firmly against the alveolar ridge and then pulling it sharply … of ‘short-lag’ onset of voicing that similarly characterises the voiced clicks as they are produced by many speakers of Zulu and Xhosa. [69] (In this case, the accompaniment could perhaps be legitimately represented by the symbol for the voiced …

Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991

… SA Communist Party holds its first public rally in Soweto, with some 40 000 people attending. A pamphlet is distributed in Zulu hostels in the PWV region warning Zulus that the ANC planned to drive them out of the province. After this, clashes …

David Goldblatt photographie les zones grises sud-africaines by Le Monde, 15 June 2017

… de Randfontein, la bourgeoisie blanche de Johannesburg et les habitants du ghetto de Soweto. Mais sans parler le zulu, sans avoir leur couleur de peau, il n’a pu pénétrer l’intimité de la communauté noire. Le prix sans doute de sa …

January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1982

… also came to or were represented at Bloemfontein to forge a new weapon of struggle, among them: Solomon ka Dinizulu of the Zulu, Montsioa of the Barolong, Lewanika of the Lozi, Letsie II of the Sotho, Labotsibeni of the Swazi, Dalindyebo of the …

Mafika Gwala speaks to Andrea Meeson about not living in the shadows

… than reflection. “Well, they [Poetry Africa] say they are interested in translation – particularly the translation of Zulu poetry, so I will consider what I can say about that. And I will read the voices and the noises around me and then …

Mission Stations - N-S

… then in the diocese. "On Easter Eve we baptized our first little batch of converts, four in number: three Basutos and a Zulu. The chapel was already too small for the congregations of inquirers and heathen who frequented more or less regularly …

Keynote address on the launch of Mafika Gwala’s Collected Poems Howard College, UKZN, 6 October 2016 by Mandla Langa

… of poetry. He wrote two books of poems Jo’Liinkomo (1977) and No More Lullabies (1982) and also co-edited the book Musho! Zulu Popular Praises(1991), a literary commentary on Zulu poetry with English studies Professor Liz Gunner. His interest in politics extended beyond poetry; his qualifications … University of Natal and he was a researcher at Manchester University.’ In the words of the imbongi, praising one of the Zulu monarchs, Dingane ka Senzangakhona: ‘Vezi, kof’abantu, kuzosal’izibongo.’ Figure it out. …

History Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview

… enrolled as special constables in Hershel to discourage incursions into the area by Free State commandos. In Natal, the Zulu Native Police were armed with rifles and a number of them were mounted. However, after the war, Blacks who had served as …

Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography

… Selected Writings. Westport, Ct.: Green- wood Press, 1974. Gerard, Albert. Four African Literatures: Xhosa, Sotho, Zulu, Amharic. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971. Gerhart, Gail. Black Power in South Africa. Berkeley: …

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949

… Queen, Grey, Pine Streets and the Berea Road station complex, in a van with a loudspeaker. They address the workers in Zulu and English calling upon them to return home. They do not see a single policeman. Altogether 142 people died (87 …