10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NGUNI»
Discover the use of
Nguni in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Nguni and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A Nguni calf wishes he were cooler, like Longhorn cattle who ride in rodeos, shaggy Highland cattle, or sacred Brahman cattle, until his mother shows him how the individual patterns of Nguni cattle make them "designer."
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Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s
1 83 1 , they had a military confrontation with the Nguni of Zwagendaba whom
they defeated. This victory enabled them to expand their frontiers. They further
moved into Central Africa where they defeated several Shona kingdoms. The
areas ...
3
Language and Social History: Studies in South African ...
The second millennium is generally regarded as the period of the Later Iron Age
in which the technological, cultural and linguistic characteristics of modern Nguni
societies emerged. Bailey (1990) has demonstrated that evidence is ...
4
Crafting Identity in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
The influence of the Gaza Nguni on the Ndau was significant in several ways,
and perhaps most symbolically in the naming of this widespread group as Ndau.
Most likely the phrase Ndau-we, Ndau-we, used by Ndau speakers in their act of
...
Elizabeth MacGonagle, 2007
5
The Roots of Rural Poverty in Central and Southern Africa
The Nguni incursions of the 1820s mark a major watershed in Tsonga and Chopi
economic history. Prior to this the evidence for the early nineteenth century
suggests the continuing prosperity of external trade and of cattle-keeping. After
Nguni ...
Robin H. Palmer, Neil Parsons, 1977
6
Talking Drums: Reading and Writing with African American ...
One day Dabanyika and his beloved son went hunting in the forbidden forest with
Nguni, their dog. Following the scent of a wildebeest, Nguni raced ahead of his
masters into a cave. The third born, Thohoyandau, ran to the mouth of the cave.
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San Spirituality: Roots, Expression, and Social Consequences
Even potsherds believed to have been made by San are ground into a powder
and used as medicine; Nguni people believe that the San potters included
powerful substances in the clay before the pots were fired.50 Similarly black
farmers ...
J. David Lewis-Williams, David G. Pearce, 2004
8
Language History and Linguistic Description in Africa
Classification of the Nguni and Sotho Languages on pure linguistic and
sociopolitical grounds In any linguistic classification of languages the socio-
political context, both from a diachronic and synchronic perspective, plays a vital
role, and ...
Ian Maddieson, Thomas J. Hinnebusch, 1998
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Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader
Thus, by means of the conspicuous click consonants, seen as icons of ''
foreignness'' in the early years of the process, the contrast between Nguni and
Khoi consonant repertoires was mobilized to express social distance and
deference within ...
10
Aspects of Tone and Voice in Phuthi
(32) Table 1: Phuthi cognacy with Nguni, Sotho: This table indicates that 57% of
the sample is native Nguni material: 48% is genetically inherited (32a), and 9% (
32b) are Nguni stems modified with Sotho superclose vowels. Of the remaining ...
Simon Scurr Donnelly, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NGUNI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Nguni is used in the context of the following news items.
Zimbabweans Speak Out on Mugabe Foreign Trips
But political analyst Goodson Nguni, who has links with Zanu PF, says the president does not use local resources when he is travelling on AU ... «VOA Zimbabwe, Jul 15»
The dark riders are coming
Riders from MTN Qhubeka (Qhubeka means "to carry on" in Nguni) have finished in the top 10 for the past seven stages and the team is ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
HA! Man is back
The Nguni stands out as a symbol of the virtues of locally evolved fauna and flora, which we need to strengthen and develop more and more, ... «Grocott's Mail Online, Jul 15»
18 Inspiring Nelson Mandela Quotes For Entrepreneurs
Mandela encouraged business to embrace ubuntu, the Nguni word that translates roughly to human kindness, and to see business as part of a ... «AFKInsider, Jul 15»
Fan yelling 'Doper!' hurls urine at Tour de France leader Chris Froome
''Qhubeka'' means ''to progress'' or ''move forward'' in the language of the Nguni people of southern Africa, and the 34-year-old British rider did ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
Fan yelling "Doper!" hurls urine at Chris Froome as Tour leader …
"Qhubeka" means "to progress" or "move forward" in the language of the Nguni people of southern Africa, and the 34-year-old British rider did ... «The Republic, Jul 15»
Inside the true story of the Nefilim (Part 1)
No wonder in Sumerian they were the I-gigi (n'gingi in Nguni languages: a giant). In Setswana, “giant” is dimo (literally: “He of above”, i.e. the ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
They're The First Black Africans To Ride In The Tour De France
Qhubeka — which means "to carry on" in the Nguni language — hopes it will not only usher in a wave of talented new African riders in the ... «WVXU, Jul 15»
First intake of 2015 students graduate from Phakama Women's …
Speaking about the genesis of Phakama - which means to 'to rise up or uplift' in the Zulu, Xhosa and Nguni languages - Govender says: "I have ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jul 15»
Linking universities and marginalised communities
Another case involved a rural university and the re-introduction of indigenous Nguni cattle breeds to improve rural livelihoods. Cattle were bred ... «University World News, Jul 15»
