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Setswana – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of May to celebrate Setswana as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: 6 May: Celebration event at the North-West University Mafikeng Campus, Multi-functional Boardroom, Building A1 Room 261Theme: Setswana in the 21st century Thutano ka ga Setswana jaaka puo ya semmuso ya Aforikaborwa DITLHOGO TSE DI TLAA SEKWASEKWANG: Maitlhomo a…
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isiNdebele – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of November to celebrate isiNdebele as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: SADiLaR celebrated isiNdebele as an official language of South Africa on 1 November 2019 at the University of Mpumalanga – Siyabuswa Campus Hall IHLELO LOMNYANYA Indawo: Junivesithi yangeMpumalanga, eSiyabuswa khamphasi Lusuku: 1 Sinyikhaba 2019 Umphathi Hlelo: Mawaza 08:30- 9:00 Ukuzitlolisa…
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Siswati – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of October to celebrate Siswati as an official language of South Africa. Events: 24 October 2019: Celebration event at the University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela Programme: 8:30- 9:00 Registration and Tea 09:00- 9:05 Opening and Welcome 09:05- 9:10 Introduction of SADilaR and Purpose of Event 09:10- 9:20 Scope of SADilaR 09:20- 9:40 The constitutional Obligation of all government departments and…
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English – International year of indigenous languages
EVENTS: Wed, March 25, 2020 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM SAST Dear colleague Thank you for your interest in the screening of the interview with prof. Salikoko Mufwene. Unfortunately, the event has to be postponed in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is in line with the most recent guidelines issued by the NWU and…
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Celebration of the official languages of South Africa
Celebration of South African languages As part of UNESCO’s 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019), SADiLaR celebrated the 11 official languages of South Africa by assigning each language to a month of the 2019. SADiLaR hosted collaborative events at various universities in South Africa. Each celebration event was unique and offered mother tongue speakers of…
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Announcement: SADiLaR’s project manager elected to serve The Carpentries
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is proud to announce that our project manager, Mr Juan Steyn, was elected as one of the Executive Council members of The Carpentries project for 2019. The Carpentries project plays a fundamental role in providing worldwide training with the mission of teaching foundational computational and data…
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Text-to-speech technology offers youngster a suitable voice
Text-to-speech technology offers youngster a suitable voice In May this year, Carte Blanche aired a programme on text-to-speech (TTS) technology and voice banking which featured an insert on Alexander Avenant, a learner at New Hope School in Pretoria. Alexander, at that stage, used the CSIR’s Qfrency adult male Afrikaans TTS voice with augmentative and alternative communication software,…
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SADiLaR visits with European CLARIN centres
SADiLaR visits with European CLARIN centres Over the course of September and October, SADiLaR’s technical manager, Dr Roald Eiselen, visited with various European centres that form part of the Common Language Resource Infrastructure (CLARIN). The aim of the visits was to establish connections that will lead to future cooperation and collaboration with entities performing activities…
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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Celebration of South African languages Language forms the heart and soul of communication, traditions, social integration, and education. Language also plays a vital role in representing various cultures and traditions, as well as capturing the history of a community. There are more than 6000 languages spoken in the world, but, at this very moment, many…
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University of South Africa (UNISA): Language Resource Development Node
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) and the University of South Africa (UNISA) are working in close collaboration with regard to the creation, management and distribution of digital language resources, which are made freely available. The UNISA node of SADiLaR, linked to the Department of African Languages, specialises in language…
