Z. D. Mangoaela
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Zakea Dolphin Mangoaela (born February 1883 in Hohobeng, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died October 25, 1963) was an African folklorist and writer.
Mangoaela grew up in Lesotho (called Basutoland at the time) and went to the Basutoland Training College.
He is considered important as one of the first authors of South African literature.
Works
- Lithoko tsa Marena a Basotho, published 1921
- Ar'a libatana le lenyamatsane
- Co-authored Grammar of the Sesuto language. Bantu studies Vol. III. (Johannesburg: University of Witwatersrand press, 1927).
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