Early and pre-documentary litaba communicative praxis and influences in the creation of the written culture of Lesotho, circa 1820s-1888

This thesis focusses on the emergence of Sesotho written culture from its earliest origins to the publication of the first Sesotho language newspaper, Leselinyana in 1863. It demonstrates that Sesotho written culture has deep roots in the period before colonialism through indigenous litaba (dialogic