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A Critical Evaluation of Three Sesotho Dictionaries

Lexikos, 2020
This article gives a perspective on Sesotho lexicography and a critical analysis of the macrostructures and microstructures of three selected Sesotho dictionaries.
D J Prinsloo
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Sesotho Address Forms [PDF]

Linguistik Online, 2008
Address forms constitute an integral part of Basotho sociolinguistic etiquette. They are regarded as a kind of emotional capital that may be invested in putting others at ease. They are indicators of deference, politeness and markers of social distance. (
Dele Femi Akindele
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Negation of Subject With Nominal Modifiers in Sesotho

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2018
This article examines constituent negation in Sesotho, focussing on negation of the subject with nominal modifiers of matrix clauses. Sesotho is an African language that falls under the Bantu family.
Malete, Elias Nyefolo
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Bacterial and Fungal Dynamics During the Fermentation Process of Sesotho, a Traditional Beer of Southern Africa

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Sesotho is an indigenous cereal-based fermented drink traditionally produced in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, Southern Africa. The present study sought to examine the microbial (bacterial and fungal) community composition of Sesotho at five ...
Olga de Smidt, Marcele Vermeulen, Angel Valverde   +2 more
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The Narrative Past Inflection in Sesotho Child and Child-Directed Speech

Frontiers in Communication, 2019
This study investigates a low-frequency verbal inflection called the “narrative past” in child and child-directed speech in the Bantu language Sesotho. Since the function of the Sesotho narrative past is not well-described, this study aimed to illuminate
Kristina Riedel, Hannah Sarvasy, Katherine Demuth   +2 more
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A Sesotho News Headlines Dataset for Sentiment Analysis

Data in Brief
Sentiment Analysis (SA) is a subset of Natural Language Processing (NLP) which has become a promising research area enabling the provision of language specific services.
Refuoe Mokhosi
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Orality in Translating Biblical Hebrew Proverbs in Sesotho

Religions
This paper evaluates how Sesotho translators have translated Biblical Hebrew proverbs in the 1989 Sesotho translation of the Bible. Because this 1989 translation is undergoing revision by the Bible Society of South Africa, it is important to determine ...
Tshokolo J. Makutoane
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The Discursive Strategies in the Spoken Narratives of Multilingual Sepitori and Sesotho Speakers

Languages
In linguistically diverse and multilingual South African communities, it is common to use non-standard language varieties (NSLVs), often called mixed languages, as lingua franca. These NSLVs are primarily spoken in black townships throughout South Africa.
Ramona Kunene Nicolas, Nonhlanhla Ntuli
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Filling the Gap between Formal and Informal Language in the Classroom: The Case of Lesotho’s Sesotho sa Seterateng [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
This paper explored Sesotho sa seterateng (an informal Sesotho language in Lesotho) to establish the traditional function of Sesotho in the 21st century at schools.
Mamamello Anastacia Ntseli, Ntsoaki Teresa Mokala   +1 more
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Notes on geminates in Sesotho

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2023
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Riedel, Kristina, Lee, Seunghun J.
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