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In postcolonial environments in Africa, ubuntu has been negatively affected by various social factors which emphasise a lifestyle of individualism. Consequently, Africa has been influenced to change its traditional values which used to hold communities together. The aim of this article is to explore the expressions of ubuntu in Mahanke’s Sesotho novel, Tutudu ha e patwe (2010), which focuses on collectivism, empathy, sharing, togetherness, forgiveness and respect as some of the core values of ubuntu. The novel foregrounds social problems that arise where the positive elements of ubuntu have been eroded in postcolonial communities in Africa. The novel then offers a solution to these social problems: the restoration of the values of ubuntu.
在非洲后殖民环境中，乌班图受到强调个人主义生活方式的各种社会因素的负面影响。因此，非洲受到影响，改变了其过去将社区团结在一起的传统价值观。本文旨在探讨Mahanke的Sesotho小说《Tutudu ha e patwe》(2010)中ubuntu的表达方式，该小说将ubuntu的核心价值观集中在集体主义、同理心、分享、团结、宽恕和尊重上。小说展望了在非洲后殖民社区中乌班图的积极因素被侵蚀的地方出现的社会问题。然后，小说为这些社会问题提供了一个解决方案:恢复乌班图的价值观。
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The South African Journal of African Languages is a peer-reviewed research journal devoted to the advancement of African (Bantu) and Khoi-San languages and literatures. Papers, book reviews and polemic contributions of a scientific nature in any of the core areas of linguistics, both theoretical (e.g. syntax, phonology, semantics) and applied (e.g. sociolinguistic topics, language teaching, language policy), and literature, based on original research in the context of the African languages, are welcome. The journal is the official mouthpiece of the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA), established in 1979.
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