Nkanelo wa matimba na tipolitiki swa mathyelo ya mavito hi ku kongomisa eka tinovhele ta Xitsonga (The analysis of power and politics of naming with special reference to Xitsonga novels)

Abstract

Ndzavisiso lowu wu xopaxopile ntlhanu wa tinovhele leti tsariweke hi vatsari vo hambana. Tsalwa rin’wana na rin’wana ri xopaxopiwile hi ku tirhisa maendlelo ya matsalwa na nhlamuselo swa swona hi xikongomelo xo thumbha swihlawulekisinene na nkalaswihlawulekisinene swa hilaha mathyelo ya nga xiswona. Mavito ya ni xiave xa nkoka eka xivumbeko xa ririmi ra tsalwa. Ndzavisiso lowu wu xopaxopile mavito hi xikongomelo xo kombisa timhaka ta ndhavuko leti kucetelaka ku hlawuriwa ka mavito na switandzhaku leswi mavito ya swimunhuhatwa leswi swi nga na wona eka mitirho leyi swi yi tirhaka. Ndzavisiso lowu i ndzavisiso wa mavito ya vanhu ya swimunhuhatwa eka tinovhele leti hlawuriweke ta ntlhanu ta Xitsonga. Mavito eka matsalwa i vuyimeri na swikombeto swa vumunhu. Hileswaku mavito ya pfuneta nhlawutelo wa tsalwa. Loko ku ri hava mavito ya swimunhuhatwa a swi olovi ku twisisa xikongomelonkulu ku katsa na swikongomelotsongo swa tsalwa. Xikongomelokulu xa ndzavisiso lowu i ku xopaxopa xiave lexi matimba na tipolitiki swi vaka na swona eka mathyelo swimunhuhatwa eka ntlhanu wa tinovhele leti hlawuriweke ta Xitsonga. Matsalwa lama nga xopaxopiwa hi lama landzelaka: Mibya ya nyekanyeka (1965) hi Mthombeni BKM, I Vutomi (1982) hi Lubisi CM, Ntsendzeleki (1990) hi Khosa GS, Ximitantsengele (2016) hi Shabangu IS and Swi tlula magandzelo (2019) hi Shabangu IS.

This study focuses on five novels written by different authors and employs a qualitative research method. Each text will be examined using both textual and thematic approaches to identify the strengths and weaknesses related to character naming. Names play a crucial role in the linguistic structure of literary texts, and this study seeks to explore how sociocultural factors influence the choice of names and the impact these names have on the characters' roles. The research specifically analyses the personal names of characters in the selected Xitsonga novels from a literary anthropomastic perspective. Names within literary texts are symbolic and serve as indicators of character, contributing to the interpretation of the work. Without the names of characters, it becomes nearly impossible to grasp the main theme and its subtheme. The primary aim of this study is to examine the role that power and politics play in the naming of characters in the five selected Xitsonga novels. The literary works analysed include "Mibya ya Nyekanyeka" (1965) by Mthombeni BKM, "I Vutomi" (1982) by Lubisi CM, "Ntsendzeleki" (1990) by Khosa GS, "Ximitantsengele" (2016), and "Swi Tlua Magandzelo" (2019) by Shabangu IS.