VEN1505
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: MARCH 2025
, VEN1505
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique No.
Due Date: March 2025
Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and
Intermediate Phase - Tshivenda
MBUDZISO 1: FONETIKI NA FONOḼODZHI
1.1. Ogeni dza u bveledza mibvumo ya muambo
In Tshivenda, there are different organs in the mouth and throat that help us produce
speech sounds.
(a) Mafhafhu (Lips) – The lips are very important in pronouncing sounds. Some sounds
need the lips to come together, like the letter “p” in phanda, while others need the lips
to shape the sound, like “o” in o ṱaḓulu.
(b) Gulokulo (Tongue) – The tongue moves in different ways to produce different
sounds. It can touch the roof of the mouth, the teeth, or stay flat. For example, when
saying “l” in lala, the tongue touches the upper part of the mouth, but when saying “t”
in tshidulo, it touches the front teeth.
1.2. Zwivhumbeo zwa ṱhale
When we talk about sounds, they can be classified into different structures. Here are
three ways we classify them:
1. Ṱhale dzi fhambanaho nga vhudzika (Place of articulation) – This is about
where the sound is made in the mouth.
o Example:
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: MARCH 2025
, VEN1505
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique No.
Due Date: March 2025
Applied African languages Grammar for Home Language Foundation and
Intermediate Phase - Tshivenda
MBUDZISO 1: FONETIKI NA FONOḼODZHI
1.1. Ogeni dza u bveledza mibvumo ya muambo
In Tshivenda, there are different organs in the mouth and throat that help us produce
speech sounds.
(a) Mafhafhu (Lips) – The lips are very important in pronouncing sounds. Some sounds
need the lips to come together, like the letter “p” in phanda, while others need the lips
to shape the sound, like “o” in o ṱaḓulu.
(b) Gulokulo (Tongue) – The tongue moves in different ways to produce different
sounds. It can touch the roof of the mouth, the teeth, or stay flat. For example, when
saying “l” in lala, the tongue touches the upper part of the mouth, but when saying “t”
in tshidulo, it touches the front teeth.
1.2. Zwivhumbeo zwa ṱhale
When we talk about sounds, they can be classified into different structures. Here are
three ways we classify them:
1. Ṱhale dzi fhambanaho nga vhudzika (Place of articulation) – This is about
where the sound is made in the mouth.
o Example:
