South African Journal of African Languages, Volume 43, Issue 3 (2023)

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South African Journal of African Languages, Volume 43, Issue 3 (2023)

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The role of narrative stories in interpreting male dominance: Ndilunge ngoku ndingumabuy’ ekwendeni! (I’m better off as a divorcée!)
Sebolelo Mokapela & Russell Kaschula
Pages: 201-207
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe role of narrative stories in interpreting male dominance: Ndilunge ngoku ndingumabuy’ ekwendeni! (I’m better off as a divorcée!) | References | PDF (276.9 KB)
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The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for decolonising education in South Africa through the development of indigenous languages
Burgert Senekal & Susan Brokensha
Pages: 208-215
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for decolonising education in South Africa through the development of indigenous languages | References | PDF (309.1 KB)
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The adoption and proliferation of clicks in Bantu languages: the role of hlonipha revisited
Hilde Gunnink
Pages: 216-225
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe adoption and proliferation of clicks in Bantu languages: the role of hlonipha revisited | References | PDF (350 KB)
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The challenges of translation in multilingual South Africa with specific reference to selected public space signage in the Western Cape province
Sebolelo Mokapela
Pages: 226-233
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe challenges of translation in multilingual South Africa with specific reference to selected public space signage in the Western Cape province | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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The use of proverbs and metaphors in isiXhosa football reporting
Enongene Mirabeau Sone, Nangamso Gubelana & Neliswa Nkosiyane
Pages: 234-244
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe use of proverbs and metaphors in isiXhosa football reporting | References | PDF (346.5 KB)
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The syntax and morphosyntax of questions in Shinyiha
Devet Goodness
Pages: 245-250
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe syntax and morphosyntax of questions in Shinyiha | References | PDF (319.7 KB)
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The effect of phonetic harmony in causative morphemes in Kiswahili
Hossam Mohamed Ramadan
Pages: 251-257
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe effect of phonetic harmony in causative morphemes in Kiswahili | References | PDF (348.9 KB)
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Language ideologies in the promotion of English in Uganda’s educational system: a historical overview from the 1890s to 2007
Medadi E Ssentanda & Ruth S Wenske
Pages: 258-267
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforLanguage ideologies in the promotion of English in Uganda’s educational system: a historical overview from the 1890s to 2007 | References | PDF (326.4 KB)
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Nyalano ya matseno le bokhutlo jwa khutshwe Magana go utlwa jaaka dithapo tsa leselo
Richard Lepheti Moloele
Pages: 268-274
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforNyalano ya matseno le bokhutlo jwa khutshwe Magana go utlwa jaaka dithapo tsa leselo | References | PDF (324.8 KB)
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Historical evolution of the -ile suffix and language genetic relationship in the Nyasa-Tanganyika Corridor
Nichodamus Robinson
Pages: 275-284
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforHistorical evolution of the -ile suffix and language genetic relationship in the Nyasa-Tanganyika Corridor | References | PDF (330.8 KB)
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A descriptive analysis of Xitsonga contemporary music
Nyikelani Davis Mabasa
Pages: 285-291
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforA descriptive analysis of Xitsonga contemporary music | References | PDF (279.2 KB)
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The impact of non-standard varieties of isiZulu language learning on students’ performance at a university of technology in Gauteng
Zempilo S Gumede, Yanga LP Majola & Nontobeko T Mbatha
Pages: 292-297
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe impact of non-standard varieties of isiZulu language learning on students’ performance at a university of technology in Gauteng | References | PDF (257.5 KB)
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Incazelo nomlando oqukethwe emagameni aqanjwe abesifazane abashade ngaphambi konyaka we-1990 esigodini sakaGcaliphiwe eMaphephetheni
Sabelo Zamani Msomi & Nobuhle Ndimande-Hlongwa
Pages: 298-305
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforIncazelo nomlando oqukethwe emagameni aqanjwe abesifazane abashade ngaphambi konyaka we-1990 esigodini sakaGcaliphiwe eMaphephetheni | References | PDF (267.9 KB)
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The names of the supreme being in Bemba: some critical morphological insights
Hambaba Jimaima, Susan Matukuto & Gabriel Simungala
Pages: 306-312
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforThe names of the supreme being in Bemba: some critical morphological insights | References | PDF (245.2 KB)
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Enhancing the vocabulary inventory of Xitsonga in the academic domain by importing from initiation schools and traditional health practice
Mafemani Joseph Baloyi
Pages: 313-319
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforEnhancing the vocabulary inventory of Xitsonga in the academic domain by importing from initiation schools and traditional health practice | References | PDF (300.6 KB)
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Proverbs based on the people domain in David Mkhize’s Ngavele ngasho
Zilibele Mtumane & Rachel Tengetile Antones-Dlamini
Pages: 320-326
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
AbstractforProverbs based on the people domain in David Mkhize’s Ngavele ngasho | References | PDF (262.9 KB)
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