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Theses and Dissertations (African Languages): Recent submissions

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A comparative study of medical and health terms with special reference to seSotho sa Leboa and Western teminology

Tembane, Seleka Maria (2019)

This study focuses on the comparison of medical and health terms with special reference to Sesotho sa Leboa and Western languages. The study was conducted in the communities of Zebediela, Groblersdal and Marble Hall. ...
An investigation into nation building through the national anthem in Zimbabwe : a sociolinguistic approach

Dlodlo, Sindile (2019-11)

The study is an investigation into nation building through the national anthem in Zimbabwe. It takes a sociolinguistic dimension where the languages used to sing the national anthem in Zimbabwe are interrogated. The ...
The role played by siSwati folktales in building the character of boys : a socio-functionalist approach

Lubambo, Remah Joyce

This study explored the role played by Siswati folktales in building the character of boys. It included how boys are depicted in folktales and how this depiction influences boys in real life. The study further investigated ...
The place and role of women as depicted in proverbs among the Karanga culture of Zaka district in Zimbabwe.

Sapiencia, Chisadza (2019-11)

This study investigates the place of the Shona-Karanga women as reflected in Shona proverbs concerning women. Reviewed literature covers the world, African and Zimbabwean perspectives on women. It discusses and examines ...
Imithelela emihle nengemihle ngesithembu njengoba ikhonjiswa ngokombhalo wobuciko besiZulu

Mtambo, Bongiwe Florence (2019-07)

This study is on the positive and negative effects of polygamy as depicted in isiZulu literature. This research focuses on the effect of polygamy in Zulu culture. The aim is to review the effect of being in a polygamous ...
A critical analysis of the translation strategies used by SM Serudu in his translation of Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom into seSotho sa Leboa

Kanyane, Francinah Mokgobo (2018-11)

This study examines and discovers the translation strategies as employed in the Sesotho sa Leboa translation of Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom. Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom was published in 1995 and was translated into ...
Investigating the effectiveness of available tools for translating into tshiVenda

Nemutamvuni, Mulalo Edward (2018-11)

This study has investigated the effectiveness of available tools used for translating from English into Tshivenḓa and vice versa with the aim to investigate and determine the effectiveness of these tools. This study dealt ...
The distribution and interpretation of the qualificative in seSotho

Thetso, 'Madira Leoniah (2018-06)

This study explores the syntax of the substantive phrase, more especially substantive phrase composed of more than one qualificative, in Sesotho. Adopting interviews, questionnaires and documents, the study seeks to ...
Indigenous knowledge and communicative strategies for peace and conflict management among Zimbabwean Ndebeles: a case of Silobela district

Sibanda, Faith (2018-11)

Indigenous knowledge systems are ―a body or bodies of knowledge‖ which Africans have survived on for a very long time (Mapara, 2010). This study intends to examine the various communicative and indigenous strategies that ...
Pictography embedded in traditional African decorated walls and floors as an early cultural language : the case of three languages in Limpopo province

Nhlangwini, Andrew Dandheni (2018-07)

The colonial era brought about Western civilisation, industrialisation, urbanisation and technology that led to the negation of the validity of the traditional wall decorations and the meaning behind what is understood as ...
Functions of children's games and game songs with special reference to isiNdebele : the young adult's reflections

Malobola-Ndlovu, Johanna Nurse (2018-06)

Children’s games and game songs are part of the traditional literature that was handed down from generation to generation by a word of mouth. The study focuses on the functions of children’s games and game songs as reflected ...
African materialist aesthetics in African literature with special reference to isiZulu texts

Ncongwane, Sipho (2018-02)

This six-chapter study is a qualitative research work conducted within the Afrocentricity framework covering the application and testing of three newly found Afrocentric theories in African literature with special emphasis ...
XiTsonga and school language policy formulation and implementation: the case of senior secondary schools in Ivory Park informal settlement

Bilankulu, Khensani Getrude (2018-02)

South Africa has a long history of linguistic imbalances in senior secondary schools. In the past, learners in township schools were made to use English for teaching and learning, instead of their indigenous home languages. ...
Gender and land ownership in Zimbabwean literature : a critical appraisal in selected Shona fiction

Gudhlanga, Enna Sukutai (2016-12)

The study has been prompted by the gap that exists regarding gender and land in Zimbabwean fiction. The study therefore seeks to interrogate the gender and land ownership discourse in Shona fiction in relation to the current ...
Investigating politeness among IsiZulu mother tongue and non-mother tongue speakers in higher education open distance learning environment

Nene, Jabulani Owen (2017-11)

This study aims to explore politeness shown by lecturers during tuition and student support conversations with the objective of promoting polite interactions between IsiZulu mother tongue and non-mother tongue speakers in ...
Aspects of verbal morphophonology of Cilenge with special reference to negation and tense markers

Bahule, Orlando Albino (2017)

Negation and tense markers in the verb structure have been the subject of diverse linguistic descriptions, especially in Bantu languages. In Mozambique, however, many Bantu languages, including Cilenge, have not been ...
The promotion of unhu in Zimbabwean secondary schools through the teaching of Shona literature : Masvingo urban district, a case study

Viriri, Eunitah (2017-11)

This study examines the extent to which the teaching of Shona novels can be used to promote unhu (humanness) in Zimbabwean secondary schools where there has been a call for the teaching of cultural values. The school ...
A comparative study of the verb structure in northern, central and southern Khoesan: the case of Ju/’hoansi, Naro and !Xóõ

Motse-Mogara, Budzani Gabana (2011-02)

This dissertation, deals with the verb structure found in Ju/̕hoansi, Naro and !Xóõ, which form part of the Northern, Central and Southern Khoesan respectively. Although previous studies have been conducted on these ...
The detective story in Venda : an analysis with special reference to Bono la mboni and Nwana wa mme anga

Maungedzo, Avhurengwi Edward (1999-06)

The purpose of this research is to make a literary appreciation of the detective story in Tshivenda. Chapter 1 is the introductory chapter which discusses the aim of study, the definition of detective story, methodology, ...
Translation and interpretation of cultural concepts from Xitsonga into English

Makamu, Thembheka Abraham (2017-02)

The study focused on the translation and interpretation of cultural concepts from Xitsonga into English. The main aim of the study was to formulate strategies and methods as well as techniques of translating cultural ...

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