Angula teaches people South African indigenous languages using the voices of native speakers. The app was developed in South Africa by Mukondleteri wa Verheni. Unlike international language learning apps with one South African language or fewer, ANGULA offers more indigenous languages. Download the App and learn Tsonga, Ndebele, Pedi, Swati, Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho. angula.app…
Duolingo is a language learning app that can be downloaded on a cellphone. It is an American educational technology company which produces apps for language-learning and provides language certification. Users can practice vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and listening skills using spaced repetition. The app has more than 49 million users and growing daily. Duolingo has added…
Isibheqe or Ditema Tsa Dinoko is a Southern African indigenous writing system for isiNtu languages. It originates from Southern African traditional arts. This system makes writing in indigenous languages much easier. Isibheqe are developing an isibheqe keyboard that will make writing in indigenous languages easier. www.isibeqe.org.za Visit www.isibheqe.org.za to access the PDF and the…
Open Resource Term Bank (OERTB) project was primarily created to benefit higher learning indigenous language students to access key concepts using their languages in their various academic disciplines and fields. The project is aimed at promoting the South African indigenous languages as means to comprehend concepts in academic disciplines through practices such as translanguaging –…
A dynamic literary landscape that recognizes African canonical writers while discovering new voices across the field of humanities and social sciences. Their mission is to create a regular publishing platform for creative writers, critics and academics in Africa and the Diaspora To learn more visit: https://www.imbizajournal.co.za/
The National Heritage Council of South Africa is a statutory body that is responsible for the preservation of the country’s heritage. Since its existence on 26 February 2004, it has managed to place heritage as a priority for nation-building and national identity. The important areas that the NHC focuses on are: Policy development for the…
The African Association for Lexicography(AFRILEX)was established in 1995. The aim of Afrilex is the promotion and co-ordination of the research, study and teaching of lexicography by means of the publication of a journal and other appropriate literature, and the organisation of regular conferences and seminars to provide an opportunity for an exchange of ideas and…
The Southern African Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Society of Southern Africa (SALALS) is a scholarly society of linguists, applied linguists and language practitioners whose research foci are the languages and language practices of and in the Southern African region. As such, “Southern” here refers more to linguistic borders than geographic ones. Established in 2018, the society is a result of…
The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. The website is concerned with the languages (official and non-official) spoken in South Africa. The hyperlinks on it provide more information on specific languages or language issues. For more info visit:http://salanguages.com/
The African Literature Association (ALA) is an independent non-profit professional society open to scholars, teachers and writers from every country. It exists primarily to facilitate the attempts of a world-wide audience to appreciate the efforts of African writers and artists. The organization welcomes the participation of all who produce the object of our study and…