Publications of the Mukani Action Campaign
From FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL: Mother Tongue Education For Southern African Minorities (Report from a Regional Conference on Multilingualism in Southern African Education, 2005 Gaborone, Botswana)
Appendix 3.7: KALANGA
There is a substantial body of literature in the Kalanga language, much of it produced through the efforts of the Mukani Action Campaign, registered with the government of Botswana in 1999. Mukani is a society of writers with the purpose of promoting and preserving Ikalanga, and other minority languages spoken in Botswana, through the production of literature and the promotion of communication in those languages. Below is a list of materials published by the Mukani Action Campaign. In addition, Mukani also publishes books in partnership with authors, in which case Mukani helps with typing, formatting and printing but costs are underwritten by authors. A list of these materials also appears below.
Mukani accomplishes these activities in partnership with other organisations who have similar goals, including the Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (SPIL), the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA), the Bible Society of Botswana, the Kalanga Bible Translation Project, and Lutheran Bible Translators. Mukani itself is a largely volunteer organisation with two part time staff governed by an executive committee consisting of nine members. Currently Mukani receives financial support from Lutheran Bible Translators, through the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Kalanga Literacy project. All other funds (about 60%) are either raised through local fundraising and the sale of books. For more information about the materials listed below and how to obtain them, please see the contact information at the bottom of the section.
In addition to the materials listed below, the Bible Society of Botswana (in partnership with Lutheran Bible Translators, the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa and United Bible Societies) has published the New Testament in Ikalanga (currently under revision); the Old Testament is also being drafted. The Ministry of Health has also begun to produce informational materials in Ikalanga, representing a very important step on the part of this ministry towards reaching Botswana’s minority groups in their own languages.
Books published by Mukani Action Campaign
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BookName |
AuthorName |
Language |
Description |
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Atshene Ndakaziba |
S. Marumo |
Kalanga |
Kalanga novellette |
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Butjenjedwu gwe bantolo |
Various (compiled by Prof E. Kezilahabi) |
Kalanga |
a compilation of Kalanga traditional stories told by the story tellers of Northeast Botswana |
|
Butjilo Igogu |
Monty Moswela |
Kalanga |
Kalanga novellette |
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Denje Buya |
A. G.T. K. Ma- likongwa |
Kalanga |
Book of Kalanga Poems |
|
Matama anopesa |
A.G.T.Malikongwa |
Kalanga |
Kalanga proverbs and their meanings |
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Mazina e Bakalanga |
S.D.Kwena |
Kalanga/English |
Book on the meaning of Kalanga names |
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Mongo we Ndebo |
Various |
Kalanga/English |
Kalanga proverbs and riddles |
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Mukani Mix |
Mukani Ikalanga Choir |
Kalanga |
cassetes & booklets Bible verses set to Kalanga traditional music |
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Mwali:Thawu, ndebo & ngano |
Rev. M. Mothibi |
Kalanga |
Book on the history of the Kalanga in regards to Mwali (God) |
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Ngalabe and other stories of Northeast Botswana |
A. W. Chebani |
English |
Kalanga stories (Illustrated) |
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Ngatibaleni Ikalanga |
Education Committee |
Kalanga,Tswana/ Eng |
Transitional Primer from the national language of Setswana to Ikalanga |
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Ngatikudzeni Ndzimu |
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Kalanga |
Kalanga hymns in the Lilima dialect of Kalanga |
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Ngatizwidiyeni Ikalanga |
N. Macheke |
Kalanga /English |
Kalanga/English Phrasebook |
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Nlidzo we Ikalanga |
Monty Moswela |
Kalanga |
Book of Kalanga Poems (Illustrated) |
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Nswazwi History Book |
A.G.T.K.Malikongwa |
English |
Struggle againstTshekedi 1932 to 1945 |
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Oral Histories from the 2000 Domboshaba Festival of History |
various |
Kalanga |
Proceedings of the Domboshaba His- tory Fest, 6-7 Oct 2000 |
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Phondanyama |
Phondanyama A. G. T. K. Malikongwa |
Kalanga |
Book of Kalanga Poems |
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Sedze Imbuya Pashwa |
T. Chilambampani & others |
Kalanga |
Adult literacy primer |
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Tendemana |
T. Chilambampani & others |
Kalanga |
Beginning book teaching how to read in Kalanga (Illustrated) |
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Tengwana ye Ngano |
T. M. Mbulawa |
Kalanga |
Kalanga stories |
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Thawu dze Ikalanga |
various |
Kalanga |
Kalanga stories |
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The Man who Never prayed to God |
various |
English |
Book ofAfrican Moral Stories |
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Tjilenje Series: Booklets 1-4 |
Rev. P. Mothetho |
Kalanga |
4 booklets on Kalanga culture |
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Zwidiyo Zwili 14 zwa Jesu |
Rev. M. Mothibi & P. Mothetho |
Kalanga |
14 Parable of Jesus translated into Kalanga (Illustrated) |
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Zwizwalo zwe Mbipo |
S. Marumo |
Kalanga |
Kalanga Novel (Illustrated) |
Books published in partnership with Mukani Action Campaign
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BookName |
AuthorName |
Language |
Description |
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Akuna paino nikwa ika- woma |
Smile Ncube |
Tjikalanga |
book in Zimbabwe Kalanga |
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Bible lessons in Ikalanga |
Baptist Mission |
Kalanga |
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Guta Ra Mwari – Nzi we Ndzimu |
Guta Ra Mwari |
Kalanga |
history translated from Ndebele to Ikalanga |
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Guta Ra Mwari Hymnbook |
Guta Ra Mwari |
Kalanga |
hymnbook translated from Ndebele to Ikalanga |
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Kalanga Work book |
T.Tshuma |
Tjikalanga and English |
language lessons |
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Lerato Sera |
E. Nkhori |
Setswana |
Novelette |
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Tjizibiso |
Smile Ncube |
Tjikalanga |
book in Zimbabwe Kalanga |
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Zwidiyo zweTjikalanga |
Smile Ncube |
Tjikalanga |
primer in Zimbabwe Kalanga |
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Zwilenje |
Rev. P. Mothehto |
English |
translation of 4 booklets on Kalanga culture (pending) |
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Proverbs from theAges |
A.G.T. K. Malikongwa |
English/Ikalanga/ Setswana |
Ikalanga proverbs with English and Setswana equivalents |
For more information about these materials please contact:
Michael Rodewald
Society of Writers
PO Box 1901
Francistown, Botswana
TEL: (+267) 240 4066
FAX: (+267) 241 6397
E-mail: [email protected]
Mukani Action Campaign
Lutheran Bible Translators
PO Box 1901
Francistown, Botswana
TEL: (+267) 240 4504
FAX: (+267) 241 4321
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