{"id":5998,"date":"2018-12-10T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/researcher-xitsonga\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:35:26","slug":"researcher-xitsonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/researcher-xitsonga\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Humanities Researcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"googlefontscall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebuilderckparams\" data-colorpalettefromtemplate=\"\" data-colorpalettefromsettings=\",,,,\" data-styles=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"row_ID1544444092598\" class=\"rowck ckstack3 ckstack2 ckstack1 uick-sortable\" style=\"position: relative;\" data-gutter=\"2%\" data-nb=\"2\">\n<style class=\"ckcolumnwidth\">[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"]:not(.ckadvancedlayout) [data-width=\"30\"] {width:29%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"].ckadvancedlayout [data-width=\"30\"] {width:30%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"]:not(.ckadvancedlayout) .blockck:not(:first-child) {margin-left:2%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"]:not(.ckadvancedlayout) [data-width=\"70\"] {width:69%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"].ckadvancedlayout [data-width=\"70\"] {width:70%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"2\"]:not(.ckadvancedlayout) .blockck:not(:first-child) {margin-left:2%;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"inner animate clearfix\">\n<div id=\"block_ID1544444092598\" class=\"blockck\" style=\"position: relative;\" data-real-width=\"29%\" data-width=\"30\">\n<div class=\"ckstyle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"inner animate resizable\">\n<div class=\"innercontent uick-sortable\">\n<div id=\"ID1544444104077\" class=\"cktype\" style=\"position: relative;\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ckstyle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"imageck\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2023-05-31-rm.png\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2023-05-31-rm.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block_ID1544444095498\" class=\"blockck\" style=\"position: relative;\" data-real-width=\"69%\" data-width=\"70\">\n<div class=\"ckstyle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"inner animate resizable\">\n<div class=\"innercontent uick-sortable\">\n<div id=\"ID1544444106450\" class=\"cktype\" style=\"position: relative;\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"tab_blocstyles ckprops\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab_edition ckprops\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ckstyle\">\n<style><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cktext inner\" style=\"position: relative;\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><br \/>\nDr Respect Mlambo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Biography:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Respect Mlambo holds a PhD in African Linguistics from the University of Venda and currently serves as a Senior Lecturer at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR). His research expertise lies in the intersection of African language preservation, general linguistics, and digital humanities, with a particular focus on the creation, development, and sustainability of digital language resources. 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