Indigenous Languages Action Forum

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A Chemical Engineering PhD thesis in isiXhosa and read ngesiXhosa!!! 👏🏾🎊👏🏾🥳
Mqhayi said: "Will the cabbages not grow if I teach Agriculture in Xhosa?"
Today, we say:
"Will the chemicals not react if I teach Chemistry in Xhosa!"

Sithi huntsu Gqirha Mabusela!🌟✨️
#BraaiOClock

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Transforming mathematics education: The role of translanguaging in South Africa https://t.co/swUUvmrlyI

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@sandileswana @AidyGM It's a direct reply to the account that made the statement.

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@AidyGM @sandileswana What does Yem-yem mean in /xam?

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@MusaMzilikazi Very respectful boy.

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@MusaMzilikazi "Kudutyulwa thina?" 😪😪😪
"Khululani lo uniform."

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@HistorySAZAR Xhosa woman looking stylish while ploughing, jewellery, beads, umbhaco, the works.

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Asithi siyavumelana nombhalo. Sivuyiswa nje kukufunda umbhalo obhalwengolwimi lwenkobe ngokupheleleyo kwaye nabaphendulayo benze njalo. Umnye nje okhumshileyo.

[Zwelinzima Vavi @Zwelinzima1]

Bantu basePhondweni, Masizibuze imibuzo enyanisekileyo:
1. Bangaphi abantu basePhondweni ababeyazi ngokwenene inkosi okanye ukumkani wamaRharhabe phambi kokuba loo mntu waseNigeria azibhengeze ngokungafanelekanga njenge “Kumkani yakuGompo”?
2. Bangaphi abawaziyo umahluko phakathi kwamaRharhabe namaGcaleka?
3. Bangaphi abslaziyo igama likaKumkani omkhulu wamaXhosa? Bangaphi abasaya kwimibhiyozo yokubekwa kwakhe esihlalweni okanye abathatha inxaxheba kwiimbizo zesintu?
4. Yeyiphi ipesenti yabantu eyaziyo iinkosi zeendawo abahlala kuzo - ukusuka phaya eGqeberha, Gompo, Komani ukuya kungena ezilalini?
5. Bangaphi abaya kwiintlanganiso ezibizwa nguKumkani wamaThembu, kwaye bangaphi abakholwayo okanye abathabatha inxaxheba ngokwenene kwinkqubo yesintu?
6. Bangaphi abawaziyo ookumkani bamaMpondomise, amaMpondo, amaBomvana, namaBhaca?
7. Bangaphi abawaziyo umahluko phakathi kokutyityimba nokuxhentsa xa kuthelekiswa nokujiva?
8. Bangaphi abasawagcinileyo amasiko ookhokho babo xa uthelekisa nabaya ezikolweni nasenkonzweni?

Makhe sithethe inyani

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Imbali ebalulekileyo.
Siyabulela ngembali ka tat'uPaul Xiniwe. Babesebenza!

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Paul Xiniwe (1857 – 1902) was a South African entrepreneur, educator, and political activist in the Cape Colony. He is best known as the founder of the Temperance Hotel in King William's Town (now Qonce), one of the earliest hotels established and operated by a Black South African, and for his involvement in early Black political organizations in the Eastern Cape. After graduating from Lovedale, Xiniwe became a teacher at Edwards Memorial School in Port Elizabeth. His school gained a reputation for high educational standards during his tenure. Xiniwe later resigned from teaching to pursue business ventures. He invested in property and established several general merchant stores in East London, Port Elizabeth, and King William's Town. In 1894, he bought a building for 2,000 pounds, and opened the Temperance Hotel in King William's Town.[6] The hotel became an important social and cultural center for Africans in the town, and was notable at a time when Black South Africans faced significant restrictions in commercial ownership. Xiniwe was regarded as a pioneer of Black entrepreneurship in the Cape Colony. Xiniwe was actively involved in early Black political and civic organizations. In 1887, he served as an executive member of Imbumba Eliso Lomzi Yabantsundu (Union of Native Vigilance Associations), a pioneering political conference that brought together African organizations in King William’s Town. He also participated in educational and political forums advocating for African political representation and civil rights. In 1884, he presented a paper at the Native Educational Society addressing African participation in parliamentary processes. His work formed part of the broader foundation of organized African political consciousness in South Africa. Paul Xiniwe and his wife, Eleanor Xiniwe (née Ndwanya), were members of the African Choir, a group of educated South Africans who toured Britain between 1891 and 1893. The choir sang both Christian hymns and traditional African music, and sought to raise awareness and financial support for a new technical college in the Cape Colony. In 1891, the Choir performed for Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Credit: London Stereoscopic Company, Wikipedia

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Even more impressive is the gentleman's head gear with feathers on it. Bring it back.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

This video was taken in 1931 by the British of a Zulu girl singing and playing a traditional musical instrument.

[Music Encyclopedia @blackguymfwethu]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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@SABCNews Yintoni inkululeko?
What is freedom?

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@pecson007 @SABCNews Some people just want to live off the grid.

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@blackguymfwethu What a great voice and song! Thank you for your important work on this platform! Don't stop.

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There is no place that did not appreciate Miriam Makeba. Parents today believe that their children must only speak English because they think there are no opportunities for their home languages. This is not true. Your language makes you unique on the global stage.

[Music Encyclopedia @blackguymfwethu]

That switch from French to isiXhosa 🇿🇦🐐🕊️

Track ID: Miriam Makeba - The Click Song (Qongqonthwane) 1960

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@Newzroom405 They look healthy and at peace. Call us when there is trouble.

[MANYAMBELA @SkateRogers]

Don't Let African Literature Die

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Call for papers for Children's literature.

Amazwi South African Museum of Literature
https://t.co/zrY1EXoMY4

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We do not only have Animal Farm is Sepedi.
We also have Fanon in isiZulu.
https://t.co/KWt98yCygv

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Animal Farm in Sepedi!

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There is a lot to mine out of the early black newspapers like Imvo which was written in isiXhosa. What can be discovered is how well off some of the Xhosa society were in the 1800s & early 1900s. In many ways, that generation was way ahead of us. This was shortly before 1913 act.

[Lola @Lola12says]

Polasa? Le šomiša bjang leadingwa gona lentšu la go hlalosa lefelo la go dula diphoofolo tša gae?