SSO1507/202/1/2022
Tutorial Letter 201/1/2022
Applied African Language
Communicative Competence for Second
Additional Language
SSO1507
Semester 1
Department of African Languages
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
BARCODE
, SSO1507/201/1/2022
Question 1
South Africa has 11 official languages. Sesotho, Northern Sotho and _______________ fall
under the Sotho language family. Which is the other language?
a. Tshivenda
b. Setswana
c. IsiZulu
d. IsiXhosa
Question 2
Some of Sesotho dialects are Selozi, Sekgolokwe, Sephuthi, Setaung, and … a.
Sepedi
b. Setswana
c. Setlokwa
d. Tsotsitaal
Question 3
Which form of greeting is formal in Sesotho?
a. Sala hantle
b. Ahee Pulane
c. Dumela ntate.
d. Ha ke tsebe
Question 4
Which option is correct for a polite request?
a. Ke batla diaparo le dieta tsa ka.
b. Ha ke batle diaparo le dieta tsa ka.
c. Ke kopa diaparo le dieta tsa ka mme.
d. Dieta le diaparo tsa ka ha di yo.
Question 5
Use the underlined part to answer the question negatively.
Question: O fihlile maobane na? (Did you arrive yesterday?)
a. Ee, ke fihlile maobane
b. Tjhee, ha ke a fihlile maobane.
c. Ee, ke tsamaile maobane.
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Tutorial Letter 201/1/2022
Applied African Language
Communicative Competence for Second
Additional Language
SSO1507
Semester 1
Department of African Languages
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
BARCODE
, SSO1507/201/1/2022
Question 1
South Africa has 11 official languages. Sesotho, Northern Sotho and _______________ fall
under the Sotho language family. Which is the other language?
a. Tshivenda
b. Setswana
c. IsiZulu
d. IsiXhosa
Question 2
Some of Sesotho dialects are Selozi, Sekgolokwe, Sephuthi, Setaung, and … a.
Sepedi
b. Setswana
c. Setlokwa
d. Tsotsitaal
Question 3
Which form of greeting is formal in Sesotho?
a. Sala hantle
b. Ahee Pulane
c. Dumela ntate.
d. Ha ke tsebe
Question 4
Which option is correct for a polite request?
a. Ke batla diaparo le dieta tsa ka.
b. Ha ke batle diaparo le dieta tsa ka.
c. Ke kopa diaparo le dieta tsa ka mme.
d. Dieta le diaparo tsa ka ha di yo.
Question 5
Use the underlined part to answer the question negatively.
Question: O fihlile maobane na? (Did you arrive yesterday?)
a. Ee, ke fihlile maobane
b. Tjhee, ha ke a fihlile maobane.
c. Ee, ke tsamaile maobane.
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