‘Kunjani!’ is cricket’s new cry as ‘Howzat!’ gets translated into isiXhosa
A booklet containing the translation of cricketing terms was presented last week, ‘a century too late’ but still an act of recognition and redress
"Kunjani!" is now recognised throughout the cricket world as an official alternative to "Howzat!" The laws of the game have been translated into isiXhosa for the first time‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday. Cricket SA board member Beresford Williams‚ president of the Western Province Cricket Association‚ was presented with a copy of the booklet containing the translation last week at Newlands. The department of cultural affairs and sport in the Western Cape‚ linguist and isiXhosa language specialist Xolisa Tshongolo, and cricket historian André Odendaal were among those who worked on the translation with Cricket SA and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Peter Bacela‚ a former selector and Xhosa commentator‚ was also consulted for the project‚ which aims to take cricket to rural areas and previously disadvantaged communities. Odendaal said the book‚ produced about 160 years after cricket was first played by Xhosa-speaking South Africans‚ came "a century too lat...
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