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Ulwaluko, traditional circumcision and initiation from childhood to adulthood, is an ancient initiation rite practised (though not exclusively) by the Xhosa people, and is commonly practised throughout South Africa. The ritual is traditionally intended as a teaching institution, to prepare young males for the responsibilities of manhood. [1]
The Wound (Xhosa: Inxeba [5] Xhosa pronunciation: [íŋǁeːɓa]) is a 2017 South African drama film directed by John Trengove. [6] It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival [7] and the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. [8]
Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.
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Kenneth Locke Hale (August 15, 1934 – October 8, 2001), also known as Ken Hale, was an American linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studied a huge variety of previously unstudied and often endangered languages—especially indigenous languages of North America and Australia.
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - César Award for Best Film: March 3, 1993: Olivier, Olivier: North America: April 16, 1993: The Story of Qiu Ju: Golden Lion Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film: May 28, 1993: The Long Day Closes: U.S. June 9, 1993: Orlando: North America