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Sesotho poetry is a form of artistic expression using the written and spoken word practiced by the Basotho people in Southern Africa. Written poetry in the Sesotho language has existed for over 150 years however, the oral poetry has been practiced throughout Basotho history.

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Sesotho poetry

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Sesotho poetry is a form of artistic expression using the written and spoken word practiced by the Basotho people in Southern Africa. Written poetry in...

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Adam Taaso

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and four grandchildren. Taaso is the author of Seponono, a book of Sesotho poetry. World Anglican Diocese of Lesotho Pheko, Lipholo (11 February 2020)...

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Diboko

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simple one direct answer. In the Southern African Sotho–Tswana languages (Sesotho, Setswana, and the Northern Sotho language) and the traditions of the clan...

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Zawe Ashton

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Monologues, adapted from over 300 original stories by Tswana, Zulu and Sesotho children in South Africa and presented by Dramatic Need in 2010. She has...

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ST

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Saint St or St., abbreviation of Street St or St., abbreviation of Strait Sesotho language (ISO 639-1 language code "st") ſt, or st, a typographic ligature...

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South African literature

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Biehl. Magona writes both in English and Xhosa. Some of the most prominent Sesotho authors are MKPD Maphala, BM Khaketla, N.S. Puleng, Thomas Mofolo, and...

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Sindiwe Magona

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both English and Xhosa; translated into isiZulu; Setswana, Afrikaans; Sesotho; Sepedi; and published in September 2014 – David Philip; Skin We In, in...

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Morena Leraba

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traditional sesotho lyrics and combines them with electro, afro house and Hip hop. His lyrics are deeply rooted in Lesotho's traditional music, poetry, and its...

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Daniel Kunene

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Ellis. He died on May 27, 2016. Dithoko, dithothokiso le dithoholetso tsa sesotho. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 1966. The works of Thomas Mofolo :...

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Moshoeshoe I

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became known as Moshoeshoe, meaning "the Shaver", after the onomatopoeic Sesotho word for the sound made by the razor shaving. As a young man Moshoeshoe...

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Motswako

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with English over a steady beat. It also incorporates languages such as Sesotho, Zulu and Afrikaans depending on the artist's background. Popularized by...

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Islamic calendar

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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Proverb

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edge." Another example of a proverb that is clearly recent is this from Sesotho: "A mistake goes with the printer." A political candidate in Kenya popularised...

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South African Literary Awards

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for children’s literature, youth literature, literary journalism, novels, poetry, creative non-fiction, debut works, and literary translation; and two named...

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Hebrew calendar

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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Xhosa people

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newspapers, novels, and plays in Xhosa appeared in the 19th century, and Xhosa poetry is also gaining renown. Several films have been shot in the Xhosa language...

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Bengali calendars

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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Heinemann African Writers Series

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This was followed by translations from Portuguese, Zulu, Swahili, Acholi, Sesotho, Afrikaans, Luganda, and Arabic. At the same time, they published new authors...

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Masopha

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ISSN 0018-229X. Retrieved 7 November 2021. Mohome, Paulus (1972). "Naming in Sesotho: Its sociocultural and linguistic basis". Names. 20 (3): 171–185. doi:10...

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Ukhozi FM

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and 18:00pm to 21:00pm for the three main languages, namely isiXhosa, seSotho and isiZulu. Music, drama and news remained the backbone of these broadcasts...

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Tabular Islamic calendar

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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Korean calendar

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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IB Group 1 subjects

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Nepali Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese (N) Romanian Russian Serbian Sesotho Sinhala Slovak Slovene Spanish (N) Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish (N) Ukrainian...

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Japanese era name

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Samvat Yele Sambat Nisg̱a'a Odia Punjabi Nanakshahi Romanian Shona Somali Sesotho Slavic Slavic Native Faith Macedonian Tamil Thai lunar solar Tibetan Tripuri...

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