SA National Lexicography Units

The Official Publishers of State for all Indigenous South African Language Dictionaries
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[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

On Friday this week (the 11th of November), we're hosting South Africa's International Dictionary Day event - and the main focus is on using Dictionaries in the classroom.

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@PanSALB @DBE_SA @SportArtsCultur Tell us please: which of our Editors were part of this event? Which of the people responsible for making dictionaries? or are you not interested in what we have to say?

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@PanSALB @DBE_SA @SportArtsCultur those are not PanSALB’s dictionaries. they are the products of the National Lexicography Units, who were not invited to today’s event. For Shame.

[Ituĩka @Ituika_]

A language that lives is a language that is transmitted, from generation to generation. Let's strive to pass down our #AfricanLanguages and the richness embedded in them. #Ituika

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@SALexiUnits Please pick one of the writings in the screenshots and we will share a selection from it for you.

The Ancestors Speak: We are Listening.

#Bapedi #Bahwaduba #Matlala #Sekhukhune #Moletji #moletjie #Tshwene #Mapulana #Babididi #Balobedu #Baphalaborwa #Bakone

[Ntokozo Ndlovu @Ntokozo_Books]

The mother of all book drives. @Brooklyn_Mall @SiyafundaSA in celebrating "World Book Day" 📚😍

To us, everyday its a world book day.

#NeverStopReading
#BrooklynMallBookDrive
#NoRuralChildLeftBehind
#BooksWorthReading

[Sabata-mpho Mokae @mokaewriter]

The new editions of Sol T. Plaatje's "Dintstšhontšho tsa bo-Juluise Kesara" and LD Raditladi's "Motswasele II" with introductions by Sabata-mpho Mokae are now available nationwide.
#WitsUniversirtyPress
#AfricanTreasurySeries

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@PanSALB @SportArtsCultur @edu_limp @SAHeritagePubs was also there! they are the ones in red

[Pan South African Language Board @PanSALB]

[Pictures] One way of preserving indigenous languages is by documenting them. We are having a few book exhibitors at our commemoration of #InternationalMotherLanguageDay #SpeakItLiveIt @SALexiUnits @SportArtsCultur @edu_limp

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Hot off the press! Recently translated piece in Tshivenda, translated by the author's daughter-in-law!

"Mudzhadzhi o bebiwa na Maḽigudu musi khosi ya Vhulovhedzi Mugondo o no dzama. Maḽigudu na Maḽifhiso vha thoma u vhangisana vhuhosi.

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Mother Language Month reminds us to stand up for our languages. Noel Johannes Mabale, whom we have profiled before, is an example of someone who spent his entire life in service of Xitsonga and Tshivenda. Here is a full life history that he wrote in 1942,

[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

Dumelang! we’re in Bloemfontein for a presentation and discussion with the Board of Sefala (Setswana NLU), all about digitization and the bright future of #Setswana!

[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

@WhiteZulu13 @ActionLanguages Avuxeni! Molweni! Dumelang! We have been producing dictionaries with the 9 Indigenous Language National Lexicography Units since 2014. We’ve just sold out of the Thanodi ya Setswana, so we’re curious about this “lack of demand” too.

[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

And last but not least, #isiZulu

(we're still waiting for the Sesotho video to arrive, but it's coming)

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[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

On Friday this week (the 11th of November), we're hosting South Africa's International Dictionary Day event - and the main focus is on using Dictionaries in the classroom.

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[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

Here are #SesothosaLeboa, #Tshivenda, #Xitsonga and #Afrikaans

#Lexicography #InternationalDictionaryDay

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And then there's so much more - so stay tuned.

#InternationalDictionaryDay2022 #IndigenousLanguagesDecade #Linguistics #Lexicography #Dictionaries

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What do you want to know about dictionaries and indigenous languages in South Africa?

Register for the International Dictionary Day Webinar and you could find it out!
Here's the link: https://t.co/uOB1DW0fVX

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[SA National Lexicography Units @SALexiUnits]

We've also received the video from the Tshivenda unit, which promises to be wonderful, and tomorrow we're planning to record things with isiXhosa. So there's a lot of subtitling in our future!

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