“When we think of heritage, the first thoughts that spring to mind are culture, family, ancestry and language. We should consider language, culture and heritage as unitary. The ‘common language’ is not at all as common as its reputation might have it—and it empowers above all the generally fluent economic elite. We are counting the costs…
For the first time ever, the international forensic and legal linguistics conference will be hosted in South Africa, Cape Town at the University of the Western Cape. Dr Zakeera Docrat who is the Indigenous Languages Action Forum Chairperson is also the Conference Chairperson for the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Forensic and…
Coauthored by Dr Zakeera Docrat (Chair of ILAF) & Dr Conrad Steenkamp (CEO of Afrikaans Taalraad) When we think of heritage, the first thoughts that spring to mind are culture, family, ancestry and language. We should consider language, culture and heritage as unitary. We celebrate our mother tongues on 21 February (UNESCO) as part…
Koketso Sachane of SAfm The Meeting Point in conversation with ILAF Chair, Dr Zakeera Docrat. Dr Docrat described Ilaf as a bottom up network of educators, artists and activists for the promotion of indigenous languages alongside English in the country. Docrat said language is central to the legal system of South Africa. Language is fundamental…
Upapasho ndaba SiliQumrhu leeLwimi zoMgquba, siyakwamnkela ukubekwa kukaJaji Mandisa Maya, njengenina lokuqala ukuba yintloko yeeJaji eMzantsi Afrika. Iintliziyo zethu sileliQumrhu zithe gcobho emafutheni luvuyo, kuba oku kubekwa kukaMandisa Maya kuza kuvulela amathuba amaninzi okuphuhlisa nokusebenzisa iilwimi zomgquba. UJaji Maya ngomnye weenjinga ekukhuthazeni ukusetyenziswa kweelwimi zesiNtu kwiinkundla zeli. Inkxaso yakhe nenkuthazo koogxa bakhe ekubeni basebenzise…
FOR IMMEDIATE Release Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF) welcomes the appointment of Justice Mandisa Maya, as South Africa’s first woman Chief Justice. As the ILAF community, we are elated to exist in an era where our Chief Justice has openly promoted and used the indigenous languages in the legal system. Justice Maya’s calls for…
The Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF) is excited to announce changes in our steering committee. Prof. Monwabisi Ralarala, former ILAF chairperson, will now serve as ILAF’s first patron as from 23 April. He is also the dean of the Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape and chair of the South African…
Naa go bohlokwa gore baswa ba Afrika Borwa ba boute? Ingaba kubalulekile ukuba luvote ulutsha lwaseMzantsi Afrika? Gaan jy Stem? Will you vote? Uyavota na? Naa ke eng seo baswa ba ka se dirago go šireletša temokrasi? Why is it important for youth to vote and to participate in democracy? Sê vir SA hoekom jy…
Christmas is a time to give! Ethnikids website sells multilingual children’s books that will bring excitement to any child. They have stories in indigenous languages, multilingual stories This is where you can find all the multilingual books from Ethnikids website. Free Books Sixteen little books in 11 South African languages are available for…
Indigenous Languages Action Forum is pleased to learn about the new Unisa Multilingual Proverbs Dictionary. ILAF enjoys posting indigenous language proverbs on social media as there is much to learn from proverbs in indigenous languages. Unisa’s Multilingual Proverbs Dictionary was launched on the 24th of March 2023. Unisa called the dictionary one of a kind…