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''[[Nonqause]]'' is a [[Xhosa]] play by [[Mary W. Waters]].  
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''[[Nonqause]]'' is a [[Xhosa]] play by [[Mary W. Waters]].
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''Not to be confused with the English play '''[[Nongqawuse: The Girl Who Killed to Save]]''' by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]]''.  
  
 
The play offers a version of the story of the tragic Xhosa starvation resulting from the slaughter of the cattle, in response to the visions of the prophetess [[Nonqause]] (or [[Nongqawuse]]).   
 
The play offers a version of the story of the tragic Xhosa starvation resulting from the slaughter of the cattle, in response to the visions of the prophetess [[Nonqause]] (or [[Nongqawuse]]).   

Revision as of 18:21, 18 June 2022

Nonqause is a Xhosa play by Mary W. Waters.

Not to be confused with the English play Nongqawuse: The Girl Who Killed to Save by H.I.E. Dhlomo.

The play offers a version of the story of the tragic Xhosa starvation resulting from the slaughter of the cattle, in response to the visions of the prophetess Nonqause (or Nongqawuse).


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