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Careers in languages: Awareness by Grade 12 Tshivenḓa learners in Thembisa, Gauteng

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Home language learners exhibit negative attitudes towards South African indigenous languages. These languages are perceived as languages that are not beneficial in terms of upward mobility in the workplace.
Patricia T. Mphaphuli, Itani P. Mandende, Mashudu C. Mashige   +2 more
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Globalization and Oral traditions

Obra Digital, 2020
Indigenous orality represents an important part in the everyday life of the Ameriandian communities from the Ecuadorian Amazon region. It is important to see a symptom of serious threats in this phenomenon that can lead to the extinction of these ...
Athena Alchazidu
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An ethnography study on mathematical terminologies within two indigenous Makian languages in North Maluku

International Journal of Trends in Mathematics Education Research, 2022
The two indigenous Makian languages, Western Makian (Makian Luar) and Eastern Makian (Makian Dalam/Taba), stem from two different language families in North Maluku. The indigenous Makian people are typically ignorant of the riches of values and knowledge
Dana Arif Lukmana, Mujahid Taha
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Language and indigeneity

Apples - Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2017
Work in indigenous language revitalization often justifies itself along using one of two arguments: the intrinsic good of diversity and the importance of language in constructing indigenous identity. This article examines the second argument, first analyzing modern trends in the conception of indigenous identity and its link to language, and then uses ...
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The Usage of Indigenous Languages as a Tool for Meaningful Engagement With Northern Indigenous Governments and Communities

The School of Public Policy Publications, 2023
The Canadian Northern Corridor (CNC) program integrates formal academic research and a strategy of engagement with potentially impacted communities (Fellows et al. 2020).
Jenanne Ferguson, Evgeniia (Jen) Sidorova   +1 more
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The use of technology to preserve indigenous languages of South Africa

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Indigenous languages in South Africa must be preserved to ensure that they do not lose their identity and become extinct. The four indigenous languages with the fewest speakers among South Africa’s 12 official languages are: Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenḓa ...
Respect Mlambo, Muzi Matfunjwa
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Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
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Whole‐Genome Sequencing Pilot of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project Reveals Distinct Histories, Adaptation, and Introgression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
As a pilot phase of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project, whole‐genome sequencing of 166 individuals from 20 Central Asian and Afghan Hazara populations reveals fine‐scale substructure shaped by repeated trans‐Eurasian migration and admixture. Integrated analyses uncover post‐admixture adaptation, archaic introgression, and medically relevant ...
Mengge Wang, Shuhan Duan, Qiuxia Sun, Renkuan Tang, Lintao Luo, Jie Zhong, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, CAGDP Consortium†, Lan‐Hai Wei, Chao Liu, Maxat Zhabagin, Guanglin He   +11 more
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Exploring intellectualisation of South African indigenous languages for academic purposes

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Language represents an individual’s identity in many respects. It is a natural ability of any average person that they use to express thoughts and ideas, investigate their traditions and experiences, and better their community and the laws that govern it.
Matefu L. Mabela, Thabo Ditsele
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Towards a Healing Curriculum: Addressing Cultural Inclusion for the Indigenous Sadri Community in Bangladesh

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Bangladesh is a Southeast Asian country where the indigenous people of the northern and southeastern region speak a variety of native languages. But none of their languages is included in the main curriculum for teaching or learning.
Jurana Aziz
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