Episode 7: Language and lessons

[1]The Shades Within

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July 27, 2006

summary:

In this episode, Anna wrestles with the Xhosa language and learns how a language law ignited one woman’s struggle against apartheid.<br /> <br />

Length: 16:11 minutes (14.82 MB)
Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

00:00 to 01:33 Introduction
01:34 to 05:11 Anna’s daily dose of angst
05:12 to 09:43 XCQ? A Xhosa language lesson
09:44 to 16:11 Soweto: June 16, 1976

Note: unfortunately, you might not be able to hear in this recording the differences between some of the clicking sounds in the Xhosa language. This is partly because of my own hopelessness when it comes to making them accurately, and partly because my microphone and sound editing software didn’t come factory calibrated for Xhosa. Shame, that.

Episode 7: Language and lessons

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