The role of the nameless in isiXhosa ntsomi
This article looks into the custom of not giving names to pivotal characters in some selected Xhosa tales. Given that the word “tales” means different things to different people, it is used in this article to refer to both fables (stories which deal with animals only) and folktales (stories dealing...
Main Author: | B.B. Mkonto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2009-07-01
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Series: | Literator |
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Online Access: | https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/80 |
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