AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
NAME: NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
STUDENT NO: 10862455
MODULE: COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS IN
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
AFL2601
ASIGNMENT 2 (20)
CODE: 675897
DATE: 02nd MAY 2023
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,AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
DECLARATION
Name: NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
Student number: 10862455
Assignment topic: COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS IN
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where
secondary material has been used (either from a printed source
or from the Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and
referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I
understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the
department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone
else to borrow or copy my work.
Date: 2023 MAY 2ND
Signature:
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,AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
CONTENTS
1. QUESTION 1 page 4
2. QUESTION 2 page 5
3. QUESTION 3 page 6
4. QUESTION 4 page 7
5. QUESTION 5 page 8 – 9
6. QUESTION 6 page 10 – 11
7. REFERENCES page 12
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, AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
QUESTION 1
The Language that I have chosen is Setswana. Yes the language complies with
Gathrie’s criteria for a language to qualify as a Bantu because it has:
➢ A sign of gender, therefore prefixes sorted into classes.
Example: Class 1 Mo-
Class 2 Ba-
➢ Association of these classes into singular and plural
Example: Class 1 Singular Mo – Motho (Person)
Class 2 Plural Ba- Batho (Persons)
➢ Class Concordance
They are needed to link nouns and other words in a sentence.
Example: Mosetsana yo o opelang
➢ No sex reference in correlation with genders
Same subject concord is used for both male and female
Example: Mosadi o nwa metsi
Monna o nwa metsi
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NAME: NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
STUDENT NO: 10862455
MODULE: COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS IN
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
AFL2601
ASIGNMENT 2 (20)
CODE: 675897
DATE: 02nd MAY 2023
1
,AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
DECLARATION
Name: NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
Student number: 10862455
Assignment topic: COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS IN
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where
secondary material has been used (either from a printed source
or from the Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and
referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I
understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the
department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone
else to borrow or copy my work.
Date: 2023 MAY 2ND
Signature:
2
,AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
CONTENTS
1. QUESTION 1 page 4
2. QUESTION 2 page 5
3. QUESTION 3 page 6
4. QUESTION 4 page 7
5. QUESTION 5 page 8 – 9
6. QUESTION 6 page 10 – 11
7. REFERENCES page 12
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, AFL2601 ASSIGNMENT 2(20) 10862455 NAOMI GWENDOLENE JOHNSON
QUESTION 1
The Language that I have chosen is Setswana. Yes the language complies with
Gathrie’s criteria for a language to qualify as a Bantu because it has:
➢ A sign of gender, therefore prefixes sorted into classes.
Example: Class 1 Mo-
Class 2 Ba-
➢ Association of these classes into singular and plural
Example: Class 1 Singular Mo – Motho (Person)
Class 2 Plural Ba- Batho (Persons)
➢ Class Concordance
They are needed to link nouns and other words in a sentence.
Example: Mosetsana yo o opelang
➢ No sex reference in correlation with genders
Same subject concord is used for both male and female
Example: Mosadi o nwa metsi
Monna o nwa metsi
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