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Tshivenda – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of August to celebrate Tshivenda as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: NEWS SADiLaR takes language pride to the next level The month of July saw a huge turnout at SADiLaR’s celebration of three South African languages, held at the University of Limpopo. This forms part of the local support of…
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Xitsonga – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of June to celebrate Xitsonga as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: NEWS SADiLaR takes language pride to the next level The month of July saw a huge turnout at SADiLaR’s celebration of three South African languages, held at the University of Limpopo. This forms part of the local support of UNESCO’s…
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isiZulu – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of February to celebrate isiZulu as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: 1 March: Celebration event at the University of Kwazulu-Natal: Celebrating isiZulu as an official language of South Africa Sigubha ulimi lesiZulu njengolimi olusemthethweni eNingizimu Afrika ISIMO SALO MHLANGANO Ukuvula Nokwamukelwa Ukwethulwa Kwe-SADiLaR Nenhloso Yomcimbi Ukusina Kwesintu/Umculo Wesintu Isikhulumi Sosuku…
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isiXhosa – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of September to celebrate isiXhosa as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: 20 September 2019: Celebration event at the Amazwi South African Museum of Literature in Grahamstown UMSITHO WOKUGCOLODELA INKQCUBEKO Umgomo: Uluncwadi bubudlelwane, ubudlelwane luncwadi! (Social Cohesion through literature) Umphathi-nkqubo: Mnu. Mafa Bavuma ISIGABA SOKUQALA 08:30- 09:00: Ubhaliso nesidlo sakusasa 09:00-09:30: Impungo! Impungo!…
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Sesotho – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of March to celebrate Sesotho as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: 14 March: Celebration event at the University of the Free State: Celebrating Sesotho as an official language of South Africa Re keteka Sesotho jwalo ka puo ya semmuso Afrika Borwa LENANETSAMAISO Pulo: Motsamaisi wa Mosebetsi Tsebiso ya SADiLaR le sepheo sa…
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Afrikaans – International year of indigenous languages
SADiLaR dedicated the month of April to celebrate Afrikaans as an official language of South Africa. EVENTS: 10 April: WEBINAAR – Afrikaanse ewewêrelde in die digitale humaniora 13 April: Die ewewêrelde in een-tot-eenteater17 April: Celebration event at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) Sports Village: Celebrating Afrikaans as an official language of South Africa The multiple universes of Afrikaans…
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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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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,…
