Blogs

  • Naa part-of-speech tagger ke eng?

    Author: Dimakatso Mathe (SADiLaR Sesotho sa Leboa Researcher) Part-of-speech tagger, yeo e tla  bitšwago sehlathahlophantšu go tloga mo, ke sedirišwa sa theknolotši seo se dirišwago go fetleka mantšu ao a ngwadilwego a polelo ye e itšego gomme sa laetša gore mantšu ao a wela dihlopheng dife tša mantšu ka go phara setlankana se se hlalošago…

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  • Ons moet oor dinge begin praat om daaroor te kán praat

    Deur: Benito Trollip & Risha Lötter Onlangs moes een van ons voorberei vir ʼn aanbieding oor Afrikaans en of die taal voorsiening daarvoor maak om oor genderdiversiteit te praat. Die kort en die lank daarvan is dat dit wel in Afrikaans moontlik is om oor gender te praat; die vestiging of bewustheid van die woordeskat…

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  • Women in Literature: Webinar by PanSALB

    Author: Andiswa Bukula (SADiLaR isiXhosa researcher) On the 20th of August I had the privilege of attending a virtual seminar that was hosted by Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). As a language researcher specializing in one of South Africa’s indigenous languages, isiXhosa, I knew and understood the benefits of such a webinar. The webinar…

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  • MATIMUNDZHAKU MA VUTSARI BYA TIDIKIXINARI EKA XITSONGA (HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF XITSONGA LEXICOGRAPHY)

    Author: Respect Mlambo (SADiLaR Xitsonga Researcher) This blog is about the historical background of Xitsonga lexicography. It displays the various writers who contributed to Xitsonga’s lexicography. It also highlights the gaps that still remain in the lexicography of Xitsonga. Vutshila bya vutsari bya dikixinari byi sungurile malembendzhaku ku fana na vutsari byin’wana. Ku vile na…

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  • isiNdebele and Sesotho, Could They Be Sisters?

    Authors: Nomsa Skosana (isiNdebele researcher) & Mmasibidi Setaka (Sesotho researcher)  IsiNdebele and Sesotho are two of the eleven South African official languages. They are distinct and belong to different language clusters within the Niger Congo consortium of languages. IsiNdebele is one of the four Nguni languages: Siswati, isiZulu and isiXhosa. While, Sesotho forms part of…

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  • Language and Gender Sensitivity in reference to Zulu culture

    Author: Rooweither Mabuya (SADiLaR isiZulu Researcher) Language is a vehicle through which gender sensitivity is expressed. According to (Wodak, 1997) gender concerns the psychological, social and cultural differences between males and females. Gender refers to the fact of being male or female while gender sensitivity is the state of being aware of what society thinks…

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