Editing Zulu language (section)

===Tales===

In 1868, [[Henry Callaway]] published a collection of traditional Zulu tales told by storytellers in the [[Colony of Natal]]; the book includes the Zulu text accompanied by an English translation.<ref>Callaway, Henry (1868). ''[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/ Nursery Tales, Traditions, and Histories of the Zulus]''.</ref> The stories include the Tale of Uhlakanyana, a long cycle narrating the adventures of the famous [[Uhlakanyana|Zulu trickster figure]];<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 3-40.</ref> the story of the Zulu hero Usikulumi and his family;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n64/mode/2up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 41-72.</ref> the story of Usitungusohenthle who was carried away by pigeons;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n101/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 78-85.</ref> and the legend of the mythical bird that gave milk,<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n122/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 99-104.</ref> along with an account of the very real [[honeyguide]] bird, called ''inhlamvu'' in Zulu.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n158/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 135-140.</ref>
There are many cannibal stories, including ''Itshe Likantunjambili'', "The Cannibal's Cave;" ''Intombi Namazimu'', "The Girl and the Cannibals;" "Umbadhlanyana and the Cannibal;" and ''Amazimu,'' "Cannibals," along with an appendix on cannibalism.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n181/mode/1up?view=theater&q=cannibal Callaway 1868], pp. 140-141, 142-152, 154-155, 155-158, and 158-164.</ref> Women are the main characters in many of the stories, such as ''Ugungqu-Kubantwana,'' the popular folktale of the old woman who must seek a pond of clear water;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n187/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 164-176.</ref> the tale of Princess Umkxakaza-Wakogingqwayo;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n204/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 181-217.</ref> the tale of Princess Umdhlubu;<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n260/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 237-253.</ref> and the tale of Princess Untombi-Yapansi,<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n319/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 296-317.</ref> along with the story of ''Ununana-Bosele'', the woman who defeated a swallowing monster in the form of an elephant.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n354/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 331-335.</ref> Some stories, like ''Ubongopa-Kamagadhlela'',<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924026950968/page/n244/mode/1up?view=theater Callaway 1868], pp. 221-237.</ref>
feature numerous songs in Zulu, for which Callaway provides the lyrics but not the music.

In 1870, Callaway published ''[https://archive.org/details/relamazulu00calluoft/ The Religious System of the Amazulu]''<ref>Callaway, Henry (1870). ''[https://archive.org/details/relamazulu00calluoft/ The Religious System of the Amazulu]''.</ref> which also contains Zulu texts and English translations, including ''Unkulunkulu'', "The Tradition of Creation,"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/relamazulu00calluoft/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater Callaway 1870], pp. 1-104.</ref> along with lengthy Zulu testimony regarding ancestor worship, dream interpretation, divination, and medicine.