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Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine.pdf
Studies in African Linguistics, 2003 This squib addresses the topic of the numeral system of Kiswahili, in which some numerals are of Bantu origin and others are borrowed from Arabic. The main issue of interest is the following: Why did Kiswahili adopt the Arabic words for 'six', 'seven ...
Aimee Johansen
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Matatizo Yanayowakumba Waandishi wa Vitabu vya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2006 This article addresses the problems facing Kiswahili authors in Kenya. It focuses on socio-economic, technological, attitudinal and language policy related challenges in relation to Kiswahili language and literature in the 21st century.
John M. Kobia
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The development of reading tests for use in a regularly spelled language. [PDF]
, 2000 Data are presented on the development of tests of reading skill in rural Tanzanian primary school pupils. Instruction in these schools is in Kiswahili, a regularly spelt language.
Alcock, Katie J. +8 more
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Kiswahili and Its Expanding Roles of Development in East African Cooperation: A Case of Uganda
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2006 Kiswahili is an indigenous African language whose origin is the coast of Kenya. In the 20th C. it was readily accepted in Kenya and Tanzania where it has played key roles of national development.
Mwenda Mukuthuria
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Family Planning Decisions, Perceptions and Gender Dynamics among Couples in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]
, 2013 Contraceptive use is low in developing countries which are still largely driven by male dominated culture and patriarchal values. This study explored family planning (FP) decisions, perceptions and gender dynamics among couples in Mwanza region of ...
A Bawah +60 more
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Cooperative human signals to honeyguides form local dialects
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human language enables the exchange of complex information and precise instructions for collaborative planning and action. It rapidly evolves through social learning, generating diverse cultural communication signals used not only with other humans, but also with domesticated animals bred or trained to respond.
Jessica E. M. van der Wal +5 more
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The Prospects of Kiswahili as a Medium of Instruction in the Tanzanian Education and Training Policy
Journal of Language and Education, 2018 Based on the research findings, Tanzania has been cognisant of the fact that students can learn better in a language they understand. The government has been issuing policies with the intent to make Kiswahili a medium of instruction at all levels of ...
Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza +1 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Abstract Peer influence in adolescence and early adulthood is critical to the formation of beliefs about appropriate behaviour for each gender. Complicating matters, recent studies suggest that men overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms. Combined with social conformity, this susceptibility to ‘norm misperception’ may represent a barrier
Alexander M. Ishungisa +5 more
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Tapping the Neglected Resource in Kiswahili Terminology
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2000 This paper is about corpus-based computational terminography. It highlights computational techniques and tools for compiling Kiswahili terms in the domain-particular texts written by field experts.
Seleman S. Sewangi
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Children &Society, EarlyView.Abstract In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices ...
Laela Adamson, Rhona Brown
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