Makers and Shapers Profile

Details

Name

William Ngidi

Type

Commissioned Contributor

Dates of Existence

c. 1830 -

History

[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2022, using the Duma Ndlovu Actor's Academy & Performing Arts School material: William Ngidi is the man who (together with Bishop John Colenso), translated the bible into isiZulu. He also was responsible (again together with Bishop John Colenso) for the first ever Zulu - English Dictionary which was published in 1905. Miraculously, his name was not mentioned in the dictionary and only Bishop Colenso was credited.]

Activity

Type ↑↓	Date ↑↓	Item ↑↓
Writing	before 1859	Izindatyana Zabantu Kanye Nezindaba Zas'eNatal
Writing	September-October 1859	Three Native Accounts of the Visit of the Bishop of Natal in September and October, 1859, to Umpande, King of the Zulus