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Dzimani
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a doctor (nanga) of repute with a crippled leg. (This role is usually played by the woman in charge of initiation) |
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Maluwe-wa-mmphwa-mashango
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his wife who is mentally sick |
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Madavhula Sananga
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a diviner (mungome) who has all but two of his fingers missing, because they were eaten by a leopard when he was hunting |
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Nyamuofhe
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Madavhula's wife, who falls in love with Dzimani |
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Vho-maine Mashashule
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a specialist (maine) in unravelling cases of divorce: a specialist in the medical, rather than the legal, sense |
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Chief Thovhela
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who should carry a knobkerry |
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Thovhela's young wife (mu ) |
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Chief Tshishonge
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who should carry a bow and arrow |
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his young wife |
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Mutshena (or Mukudanyi )
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Thovhela's dog |
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Mashango (or Zwimbiluni )
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Tshishonge's dog |
