Vol. 45 No. 1 (2025) | South African Journal of African Languages

The adverse effects of monolingual home-language teachers in bilingual Sesotho and isiXhosa foundation phase classrooms

Jeremia Lepheana

1 - 7

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Ukuhlaziywa kobuthakathaka namandla abalingiswa besilisa enovelini kaJC Buthelezi ethi Impi Yabomdabu Isethunjini
The portrayal of the weaknesses and strengths of the male characters in JC Buthelezi’s novel Impi Yabomdabu Isethunjini

Celani Lucky Zwane

8 - 19

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Locatives in isiZulu: A grammatico-linguistic analysis of usage trends

Nthabiseng Tsotetsi, Linda Van Huyssteen, Martha Lungi Kabinde Machate

20 - 26

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A semiotic reading of Thomas Mofolo’s Chaka: a structuralist approach

Refiloe Felicia Makibi, Mantoa Molete, Sephiri Hlohlolo

27 - 35

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Ukusetshenziswa kwezimo zokukhuluma: kubhekwa kabanzi ingosi yesiminyaminya emgwaqeni no- Ayanda Msweli woKhozi FM
The use of figures of speech on the road traffic update with Ayanda Msweli of uKhozi FM

Melusi Ernest Msomi, Mpho Siphosenkosi Mhlungu, Dumisani Khumalo

36 - 44

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Umphumela wokufundiswa koLimi lokuQala loKwengeza kubafundi abasincele ebeleni isiZulu
The impact of First Language Additional pedagogy on isiZulu mother tongue learners

Xolani Khohliso, Siphelele Mbatha

45 - 56

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The hurdle of translating idioms: Translating Mthembu’s UMamazane into English

Erick N. Nzimande

57 - 63

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The translation of non-lexicalised terms in Swahili health care texts

Douglas Ondara Orang’i

64 - 69

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Insights into language management in the health sector: Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Hloniphani Ndebele, Nogwaja S. Zulu

70 - 76

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Exploring the role of digital media in the intergenerational transmission of the Igbo language

Ikechukwu Williams Eke, Abiodun Salawu

77 - 87

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Ubulili besifazane ekuthukeni inhlamba: kubhekwa isilwane esiyinja nomuntu wesifazane
The female gender in swearing: Investigating the dog and the woman

Zinhle P Nkosi, Sicelo Z Ntshangase, Alexandra O’Neil

88 - 100

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Abafazi njengeentsika zesizwe: Ukutyhilwa kwabalinganiswa abangabafazi kwiidrama ezimbini ezibhalwe ngababhali bezini ezahlukileyo
Women as the anchors of nations: Analysis of the portrayal of women in two dramas authored by writers of different genders

Nobathembu Dilayi, Yolisa Madolo

101 - 109

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Ukuphuhliswa kolwazi lwesigama kubafundi bebanga lesi-3 kusetyenziswa izaci zesiXhosa
Developing Grade 3 learners’ vocabulary knowledge using isiXhosa idioms

Nomfundo Nondalana-Vuzane

110 - 121

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Ukuphicothwa kweziphumo zesiXhosa zebanga le-12 ukusuka kunyaka wama 2014 ukuya kowama 2018
An exploration of isiXhosa Grade 12 examinations from 2014 to 2018 using Bloom and Barrett’s assessment theories

Zoliswa Made, Stephen Vuyani Naile

122 - 132

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A critical examination of the socio-onomastic controversy of Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa/Northern Sotho language names and the role and effectiveness of the Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities

Tebogo J Rakgogo

133 - 141

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Rephonologisation of English loanwords in Kinshasa Lingala through the epenthesis process: An optimality theoretic approach

Joshua Maina Macharia, Edward Kembo-Sure, Pamela Anyango Oloo, Erick Omondi Odero

142 - 148

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Articles

The adverse effects of monolingual home-language teachers in bilingual Sesotho and isiXhosa foundation phase classrooms

Ukuhlaziywa kobuthakathaka namandla abalingiswa besilisa enovelini kaJC Buthelezi ethi Impi Yabomdabu Isethunjini
The portrayal of the weaknesses and strengths of the male characters in JC Buthelezi’s novel Impi Yabomdabu Isethunjini

Locatives in isiZulu: A grammatico-linguistic analysis of usage trends

A semiotic reading of Thomas Mofolo’s Chaka: a structuralist approach

Ukusetshenziswa kwezimo zokukhuluma: kubhekwa kabanzi ingosi yesiminyaminya emgwaqeni no- Ayanda Msweli woKhozi FM
The use of figures of speech on the road traffic update with Ayanda Msweli of uKhozi FM

Umphumela wokufundiswa koLimi lokuQala loKwengeza kubafundi abasincele ebeleni isiZulu
The impact of First Language Additional pedagogy on isiZulu mother tongue learners

The hurdle of translating idioms: Translating Mthembu’s UMamazane into English

The translation of non-lexicalised terms in Swahili health care texts

Insights into language management in the health sector: Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Exploring the role of digital media in the intergenerational transmission of the Igbo language

Ubulili besifazane ekuthukeni inhlamba: kubhekwa isilwane esiyinja nomuntu wesifazane
The female gender in swearing: Investigating the dog and the woman

Abafazi njengeentsika zesizwe: Ukutyhilwa kwabalinganiswa abangabafazi kwiidrama ezimbini ezibhalwe ngababhali bezini ezahlukileyo
Women as the anchors of nations: Analysis of the portrayal of women in two dramas authored by writers of different genders

Ukuphuhliswa kolwazi lwesigama kubafundi bebanga lesi-3 kusetyenziswa izaci zesiXhosa
Developing Grade 3 learners’ vocabulary knowledge using isiXhosa idioms

Ukuphicothwa kweziphumo zesiXhosa zebanga le-12 ukusuka kunyaka wama 2014 ukuya kowama 2018
An exploration of isiXhosa Grade 12 examinations from 2014 to 2018 using Bloom and Barrett’s assessment theories

A critical examination of the socio-onomastic controversy of Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa/Northern Sotho language names and the role and effectiveness of the Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities

Rephonologisation of English loanwords in Kinshasa Lingala through the epenthesis process: An optimality theoretic approach

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