# Daniel Cornel Marivate

> Daniel Cornel Marivate was a South African writer, composer, educator, and reverend. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of Xitsonga literature and authored the first Xitsonga novel, Sasavona, published by the Swiss Mission Press in 1938. Educated at Valdezia and the Lemana Institute, Marivate made immense contributions to the preservation and development of the Xitsonga language through literature, hymn translations, and choral music.

*Writer of first Xitsonga Novel (1897-1989)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1897-02-18
- **Died:** 1989-10-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Daniel Cornel Marivate was a South African writer, composer, educator, and reverend. He is widely recognized as a pioneer of Xitsonga literature and authored the first Xitsonga novel, Sasavona, published by the Swiss Mission Press in 1938. Educated at Valdezia and the Lemana Institute, Marivate made immense contributions to the preservation and development of the Xitsonga language through literature, hymn translations, and choral music.

## Fame
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