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Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford university
A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the ...
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Yoruba, Kimbundu and Kikongo: How African languages shaped Brazilian Portuguese
Heritage pride in the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro is just one important symbol of a 3,000-plus-word legacy that is still ...
'Yoh! You're in the OED' – South Africa makes its linguistic mark
Yoh: A popular South African interjection, which the OED traced to 1855. It comes from two South African languages: Afrikaans ...
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Yoh, gatvol, sharp-sharp: These South African words just made it into the Oxford English Dictionary
Yoh' effortlessly conveys different emotions and was among a number of local terms recently added to the Oxford English ...
The Nigerian linguist who brought Europe and Africa closer
Norbert Cyffer, who brought global attention to Nigeria’s linguistic diversity, has died aged 81. His passing raises ...
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Yoh! Gatvol? Zol?’ These South African Slang Words Are Now Officially in the Oxford Dictionary
Gatvol? Sharp-sharp? The Oxford Dictionary just made South African slang official, and it’s about time.
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Africa: Mind Your Language - the Battle for Linguistic Diversity in AI
"That brings our total to 249 languages, including 60 African languages - more to come." Delivered in a monotone, his statement barely registered among the summit's attendees - an assembly of ...