Post 5 Chapter 32-36
I was confused about the Zulu language so I Googled it to find out more information. The Zulu language played a large role in the novel because not only did the characters speak Zulu but some native Zulu words were included in the book. These Zulu words were both confusing and difficult to understand and pronounce. Through research I learned Zulu refers to the native people. These people usually study Christianity similar to Stephen Kumalo and Mismangu. Also I learned that after the apartheid, the Zulu people became a powerful force in Africa.
If I may add to what you unearthed about the Zulu people . . .
ReplyDeleteThe word ZULU is a noun that refers to people who are members of the Zulu Tribe and/or Zulu Nation.
EXAMPLE: UmZulu (Singular) AmaZulu (Plural)
ZULU also means the language that Zulu people speak.
EXAMPLE: I can read, speak and write Zulu.
(Ngiyakwazi ukufunda, ukukhuluma nokubhala isiZulu.)
ZULU can mean, "the weather" or "heaven"
EXAMPLES: Linjani izulu namhlanje? (How is the weather today?)
Baba wethu osezulwini. (Our Father Who art in heaven.)
OON THE LIGHTER SIDE: We, Zulu people, regard ourselves as, "the children of/from heaven"