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It occurs to me that if you take out the space and change the capitalization, chiNukwawa almost sounds as if it could be the name of a Bantu language (with the same noun-class prefix as in Chibemba, Chimwini, Tshivenḓa, etc.).
December 8, 2024 at 9:26 PM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Columbidae: dove
#Afrikaans: duif
#Sepedi: leeba
#Setswana: leeba
#Sesotho: leeba
#isiZulu: ijuba
#isiXhosa: izuba
#isiNedebele: izuba
#siSwati: lituba
#Xitsonga: tuva
#Tshivenda: ḽiivha
#Khoekhoegowab: ǂnabis
#!Xun: tcítcàú
#Khwe: khóvo
#Nǀuuki: ǂibi
August 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
afronalia.com
The cool thing about exploring African languages is that you notice the Igbo word, Na, and the Twi word, Na, serve the same function.
That the Igbo word, Nwa, and the TshiVenda word, Ṅwana, mean the same thing, even though those languages are absolutely unrelated to each other.
#blacksky #langsky
August 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
marycalexander.bsky.social
The founding provisions of South Africa’s constitution recognise 12 official languages: Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and, since 2023, South African Sign Language or SASL.
The languages of South Africa - South Africa Gateway
South Africa has 12 official languages. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages. English is spoken at home by around 8% of the population.
southafrica-info.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
africaviewfacts.bsky.social
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome in South Africa 🇿🇦 with traditional Venda greetings at the G20 Summit.

Women performed respectful TshiVenda greetings, a cultural practice done for elders and honored guests.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
sororperegrina.bsky.social
Other countries have multiple official languages, not just one. Just ask Elon Musk. South Africa has TWELVE official languages. They are Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, and South African Sign Language.
adamrothman.bsky.social King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · Mar 2
Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
afronalia.com
Dembe is a fascinating gender-neutral name that appears in 3 different ethnic groups, that we know of, with no variants we know of.
Dembe means “Miracle” in TshiVenda and “Peace” in KiSwahili and Luganda.
#Afronalia #africanlanguages
Man wearing tshirt with the name Dembe, strewn loosely around a hibiscus flower, designed on it. Some of the letters in the name appear to peek out from behind the flower, creating depth.
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Numididae: guineafowl
#Afrikaans: tarentaal
#Sepedi: kgaka
#Setswana: kgaka
#Sesotho: kgaka
#isiZulu: impangele
#isiXhosa: impangele
#isiNedebele: ipangela
#siSwati: imphangele
#Xitsonga: mhangela
#Tshivenda: khanga
#Khoekhoegowab: |khenas
#Khwe: ǀxáni
#!Xun: ālí
#Nǀuuki: terantalsi
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
gramsci.bsky.social
Ok, my reading comprehension let me down there.
The other indigenous SA official languages are worth a look then - isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, isiNdebele, tshiVenda, xiTsonga, Siswati
November 23, 2024 at 11:01 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Musophagidae: turaco
#Afrikaans: loerie
#Sepedi: kgologolo
#Setswana: kgologolo
#Sesotho: kgologolo
#isiZulu: igwalagwala
#isiXhosa: igolomi
#isiNedebele: igwalagwala
#siSwati: ligwalagwala
#Xitsonga: tlulutlulu
#Tshivenda: khurukhuru
#Khoekhoegowab: noeab
September 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
statsfrica.bsky.social
Official languages of South Africa 🇿🇦

1. Afrikaans

2. English

3. isiNdebele

4. isiXhosa

5. isiZulu

6. Sesotho

7. Setswana

8. Xitsonga

9. Tshivenda

10. SiSwati

11. Sepedi

12. South African Sign Language
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Dicruridae: drongo
#Afrikaans: byvanger
#Sepedi: theko
#Setswana: theko
#Sesotho: theko
#isiZulu: intengu
#isiXhosa: intengu
#isiNedebele: intengu
#siSwati: intsengu
#Xitsonga: mantengu
#Tshivenda: thengu
#Khoekhoegowab: gūdarub
#Khwe: mìnìngú
#!Xun: dhànni
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Centropus sp.: coucal
#Afrikaans: vleiloerie
#Sepedi: mpue
#Setswana: letuutuu
#Sesotho: lefututu
#isiZulu: ufukwe
#isiXhosa: ubikhwe
#isiNedebele: umfuku
#siSwati: umfuku
#Xitsonga: mufuku
#Tshivenda: bwibwi
#Khoekhoegowab: |hīsabes
#Khwe: ǀgàròo
September 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
afronalia.com
Check it out here:
#Yoruba #Twi #Hausa #Somali #Kabyle #TshiVenda #Xitsonga

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March 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
sororperegrina.bsky.social
Someone should remind Elon Musk that South Africa has TWELVE official languages: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, and South African Sign Language.

The 🍊💩🤡 can't even speak English without stumbling all over it.
March 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
roundroundearth.bsky.social
We designed the brand, website and monitor resource file for Ritshidze, a PEPFAR-funded HIV clinic monitoring project, in 2020.

The platform brings together reports, resources, news and advocacy work from communities across South Africa.

#theearthisround #WebsiteDesign
Latest News - Ritshidze
“Ritshidze” — meaning “Saving Our Lives” in TshiVenda — has been developed by people living with HIV and activists to hold the South African government and international donors accountable, to improve...
ritshidze.org.za
June 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM
wiccanmags.bsky.social
This link is for some further info - how a black civic movement and a white far right afrikaner movement are coming together to try and effect change. Not the bedfellows we would have ever imagined.

www.artikels.afriforum.co.za/en/afriforum...
AfriForum and March and March forms collaborative working group for the benefit of communities - AfriForum
This media statement is also available in: isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga Soundbite: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma (English) Soundbite: Kallie Kriel (Eng...
www.artikels.afriforum.co.za
August 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
myvirgo.co.za
SABC Cancels ‘Muvhango’ After 28 Years, Marks End of an Era in SA Television

After nearly three decades of captivating South African audiences, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has officially announced the cancellation of Muvhango, its longest-running SABC2 soap opera. The final…
SABC Cancels ‘Muvhango’ After 28 Years, Marks End of an Era in SA Television
After nearly three decades of captivating South African audiences, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has officially announced the cancellation of Muvhango, its longest-running SABC2 soap opera. The final episode is scheduled to air on 8 August 2025 at 9 PM, marking the end of a cultural and broadcasting milestone. A Legacy Rooted in Tshivenda Culture Muvhango, which first aired on…
myvirgo.co.za
May 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Alcedinidaedae: kingfisher
#Afrikaans: visvanger
#Sepedi: seinodi
#Setswana: seinwedi
#Sesotho: seinodi
#isiZulu: uzangozolo
#isiXhosa: uxomoyi
#isiNedebele: umdliinhlambi
#siSwati: sipholoti
#Xitsonga: tshololwana
#Tshivenda: ṱhungununu
#Khoekhoegowab: ǁaudīb
#Khwe: ǀám-tcororo
#!Xun: télèlō
August 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Ardeidae: heron
#Afrikaans: reier
#Sepedi: kokolofute
#Setswana: kokolohutwe
#Sesotho: kokolofitwe
#isiZulu: unokilonki
#isiXhosa: ukhwalimanzi
#isiNedebele: ugilogo
#siSwati: gilonki
#Xitsonga: rikolwa
#Tshivenda: ḽiṋulakhovhe
#Khoekhoegowab: |gurikhoeseb
#Khwe: ŋwàrú
#!Xun: !hálò
August 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Meropidae: bee-eater
#Afrikaans: byvreter
#Sepedi: leomakalapa
#Setswana: seselamarumo
#Sesotho: thlapolome
#isiZulu: inkotha
#isiXhosa: isidlanyosi
#isiNedebele: isidlanyosi
#siSwati: lihlolamvula
#Xitsonga: nkonyana
#Tshivenda: makwerukweru
#Khoekhoegowab: nīb
#Khwe: cèrècécèrè
#!Xun: g!!ūg!!òli
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Otididae: korhaan
#Afrikaans: korhaan
#Sepedi: mošelešele
#Setswana: mosweleswele
#Sesotho: lekakarane
#isiZulu: umngqithi
#isiXhosa: ikhalukhalu
#isiNedebele: ingagaru
#siSwati: umtjelele
#Xitsonga: xicololwana
#Tshivenda: musilisili
#Khoekhoegowab: gāras
#Khwe: kyaḿ
#!Xun: !àȁh
#Nǀuuki: ǁhaqba
August 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Gyps sp.: vulture
#Afrikaans: aasvoël
#Sepedi: lenong
#Setswana: lenong
#Sesotho: lenong
#isiZulu: inqe
#isiXhosa: ixhalanga
#isiNedebele: idlanga
#siSwati: lingce
#Xitsonga: koti
#Tshivenda: ḽianga
#Khoekhoegowab: kai-anis
#!Xun: 'n!!òhē
#Khwe: !qoárá
#Nǀuuki: ǀqhui
August 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Anatidae: duck
#Afrikaans: eend
#Sepedi: sefudi
#Setswana: sehudi
#Sesotho: sefudi
#isiZulu: idada
#isiXhosa: idada
#isiNedebele: idada
#siSwati: lidada
#Xitsonga: sekwa
#Tshivenda: bili-pili
#Khoekhoegowab: ǂnaras
#!Xun: ǀ'húbú
#Khwe: ǂhàm
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
johanmeyer.bsky.social
Motacilla sp.: wagtail
#Afrikaans: kwikkie
#Sepedi: moletašaka
#Setswana: mosalakatane
#Sesotho: motjodi
#isiZulu: umvemve
#isiXhosa: umcelu
#isiNedebele: umvemve
#siSwati: umvemve
#Xitsonga: matsherhani
#Tshivenda: manteku-teku
August 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM