Browsing Research Outputs (African Languages) by Author "Mafela, Munzhedzi James"

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African WordNet: a viable tool for sense discrimination in the indigenous African languages of South Africa

Mojapelo, Mampaka L.; Madonsela, Stanley; Mafela, Munzhedzi James; Masubelele, Rose (2016)

In promoting a multilingual South Africa, the government is encouraging people to speak more than one language. In order to comply with this initiative, people choose to learn the languages which they do not speak as ...
The poetry of Sigwavhulimu: On creation and death

Mafela, Munzhedzi James (African Language Association of Southern Africa, 2008)

W.M.R. Sigwavhulimu is a leading poet in Tshivenḓa. His poetry is concerned with creation and appeals to supernatural beings, religious matters, death and pain. This article investigates the extent to which Christianity ...
Proverbs as illustrative examples in a Tshivenda bilingual dictionary: A reflection of meaning and culture.

Mafela, Munzhedzi James (African Language Association of Southern Africa, 2008)

Illustrative examples are defining devices that illustrate the use of a word. They serve to illustrate the grammatical behaviour and semantic usage of the lexical item. In a bilingual dictionary, illustrative examples ...

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