NSO1505 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 18 August 2025

,NSO1505 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE 18 August 2025; 100%
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NSO1505 Assignment 1 (Guide + Explanations)


QUESTION 1
1.1 Extract (Genesi 33:1)
(a)
Kgetha modumo o tee wa moelamoya wa maswafo le o tee wa
moelamoya wa kgokgokgo gomme o hlaloše boemo bja
lešobakgokgokgo mabapi le medumo yeo o e kgethilego.
 Moelamoya wa maswafo: [b] (lentšu banna) → bilabial,
voiced (vocal cords vibrate).
 Moelamoya wa kgokgokgo: [k] (lentšu Jakobo) → velar,
voiceless (no vocal cord vibration).
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(b)
Kgetha tumathunyigwaša e tee ya putšwetšo le e tee ya go
hloka putšwetšo.

,  Tumathunyigwaša ya putšwetšo (voiced stop): [d] (dira,
modimo).
 Tumathunyigwaša ya go hloka putšwetšo (voiceless stop):
[t] (tšeela, batho).


(c)
Ngwala dikutudiri tše di latelago ka sefonetiki:
(i) -iša → [í.ʃa]
(ii) -gafela → [χa.fe.la]
(IPA can vary slightly in Sesotho sa Leboa, but the key is to show
vowels and consonants accurately).


(d)
Kgetha tumanoši e tee ye e hlatlošitšwego kua temaneng
gomme o e ngwale.
 From Jakobo a iša mahlo kua pele → tumanoši e
hlatlošitšwego ke á (high tone).


1.2
Thala papetla ya boemo bja leleme mabapi le ditumanoši tša
motheo fela.
 Sesotho sa Leboa vowels: