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by [[Louw Odendaal]] and [[Carl van Heerden]]. An [[Afrikaans]] play about a girl's conflict between love and respect for her father who betroths her to an unattractive crippled man to pay off debt, and her love for Debula. Before she can elope she drowns accidentally.  
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''[[Nyoni]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] play by [[Louw Odendaal]] and [[Carl van Heerden]].  
  
Full-length. Cast: mixed. Published by [[Voortrekkerpers]], 1967.   
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It tells of a girl's conflict between her love for Debula and her respect for her father, who has betrothed her to an unattractive crippled man to pay off debt. Before she can elope she drowns accidentally.
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Published by [[Voortrekkerpers]], 1967.   
  
Translated into Zulu as ''[[uNyoni]]'' by [[M.B. Khumalo]] (1986).  
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Translated into Zulu as ''[[uNyoni]]'' by [[M.B. Khumalo]] in 1986.  
  
  

Revision as of 15:48, 20 September 2021

Nyoni is an Afrikaans play by Louw Odendaal and Carl van Heerden.

It tells of a girl's conflict between her love for Debula and her respect for her father, who has betrothed her to an unattractive crippled man to pay off debt. Before she can elope she drowns accidentally.

Published by Voortrekkerpers, 1967.

Translated into Zulu as uNyoni by M.B. Khumalo in 1986.



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