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The ‘Whistled' Fricative in Xitsonga: Its Articulation and Acoustics

Phonetica, 2014
Abstract The present study examines the articulation and acoustics of the typologically rare and understudied ‘whistled' fricative sound in Xitsonga, a Southern Bantu language. Using ultrasound imaging and video recording, we examine the lingual and labial articulation of the whistled fricative.
Sang-Im Lee-Kim, Shigeto Kawahara, Seunghun J Lee   +2 more
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Thematisations of Child Abuse by Xitsonga Music Composers

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies, 2023
Abuse in its multifarious manifestations, for example, physical, sexual, emotional, economic, verbal and psychological abuse, as well as harassment, stalking, and property vandalisation, is currently treated as both a global and national crisis. This malady permeates a variety of spaces.
Tintswalo Mapengo
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False friends: The case of Tshivenḓa and Xitsonga

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
The challenges that are posed to interpreters by false friends in European languages, such as English, French, Spanish and Portuguese,  have been reported on extensively. Although the same challenges may be experienced in African languages, no such report is available  for Tshivenḓa and Xitsonga.
Ofhani Israel Tshovhewaho
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Decoding Figurative Folklore: A Case of Xitsonga Proverbs

Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies
This article examines the nature, use, and meanings of proverbs as tools of discourse and philosophical expressions among Vatsonga. Within the Vatsonga traditions, proverbs, as a form of folklore, are verbally expressed and transmitted from one generation to another. Inherent in these elements are the cultural and philosophical traits that are supposed
Ndzalama Maluleke
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An analysis of Xitsonga proverbs regarding wild animals

Journal for Language Teaching
The aim of the study reported in this paper is to examine Xitsonga proverbs, which are coined from wild animals, to demonstrate how they depict different lessons of life, behaviour and philosophy of life in aspects such as working together, promoting good behaviour, reprimanding bad behaviour and adjudication of cases.
Tinyiko Esther Chauke
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Listeners perception of code-switching from Xitsonga to English on Munghana Lonene FM

South African Journal of African Languages
This article focuses on listeners’ perceptions of code-switching during Munghana Lonene FM Radio Broadcasting. The use of language during radio broadcasting is of particular importance among the communities served by stations.
Gary Wayne Collins
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A surface constraint in Xitsonga: *Li

Africana Linguistica, 2015
This paper proposes a surface constraint against the phonotactic sequence [ li] in Xitsonga. This constraint is supported by multiple lines of synchronic and diachronic evidence, individually identified in some previous work (Baumbach 1974, 1987 ; du Plessis et al. 1995) and supported in our own data. We observe that a synchronic change of / l/ to [ r]
Bennett, William G., Seunghun, Lee J.
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Semantic features in English print advertisements: a Xitsonga translation perspective

South African Journal of African Languages, 2023
Authors’ writing styles and diction applied in advertisements give the language a specialised aspect in translation. The translation of advertisements from English into Xitsonga is still undervalued, based on the observation that Xitsonga newspapers ...
M. Baloyi
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The Prevalence of Corruption in Society as Depicted in Selected Xitsonga Poems

Journal of Literary Studies
Corruption is prevalent in many spheres of life today. Media platforms such as radio, newspapers, and television, as well as electronic platforms like Facebook and X frequently discuss various forms of corruption in both the public and private sectors ...
L. Shirindzi, Ndzalama Maluleke
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The non-derived ideophone in Xitsonga

South African Journal of African Languages, 2015
The article examines the non-derived ideophone in Xitsonga under two headings. Under the first heading, attention is paid to the properties of the ideophone. Then, the ideophone is located within the take-up of the tenets of the Theta theory. Two types of the non-derived ideophone are distinguished, namely those originating from sound and those with ...
Sikheto Joe Kubayi, RN Madadzhe
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