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 261
Theme: Setswana in the 21st century 

 

Thutano ka ga Setswana jaaka puo ya semmuso ya Aforikaborwa

DITLHOGO TSE DI TLAA SEKWASEKWANG:

  1. Maitlhomo a SADILaR – Mme Valencia Wagner 
  2. Tlhabololo ya Setswana kwa Diyunibesithing – Prof Shole Shole
  3. Tlhotlheletso ya Kitsotlhago ya Seaforika (IKS) mo tlhabololong ya Setswana – Mr Motheo 
  4. Lemorago la Hisitori ya Setswana – Dr Ditsele 
  5. Tlhabololo ya Dithanodi tsa Setswana – Mr Mareme
  6. Tlhabololo ya Setswana go fitlha mo se leng teng gompieno, go ya ka kgopolo ya Ditlhangwa – Prof Matjila 
  7. Maikarabelo a Molaotheo a Mafapha otlhe a Puso le Diyuniti tsa Bosetšhaba tsa Lekesikokerafi tsa Dipuo tsa Tlholego tsa rona– Mr Terence Ball 

 

Celebrating Setswana as an official language of South Africa

TOPICS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED:

  1. The development of Setswana in Universities – Prof Shole Shole 
  2. The impact of IKS in the development of Setswana – Dr Motheo 
  3. The historical background of Setswana – Dr Ditsele 
  4. The development of Setswana dictionaries – Mr Marema 
  5. The Development of Setswana to where it is today, from a Literature point of view – Prof Matjila 
  6. Scope of SADiLaR – Mrs Valencia Wagner 
  7. The Constitutional Obligations of all Government Departments and the National Lexicography Units to our Indigenous Languages – Mr Terence Ball 

 

 

NEWS:

Celebrating Setswana as an official language of South Africa

As part of its participation in the UNESCO Year of Indigenous Language Project, the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) has dedicated the month of May to the celebration of Setswana as an official language of South Africa. The main celebration event was held at the North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus on 6 May 2019. SADiLaR joined hands with the South African National Lexicography Units (SANLU) to create a platform for language specialists, academics, researchers, students and the public to be part of an initiative to celebrate language, culture and heritage.