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Malope, Nkhensani Lindiwe. "Yin'wana ya mitlhontlho eka theminoloji ya nawu wa vanhu : Hi ku kongomisa eka Xitsonga." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/955.

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Makondo, D. "The effects of language of instruction on the performance of the Tsonga (Shangani) speaking Grade seven pupils in Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/880.

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Thesis (Ph.D. (Educational Psychology)) --University of Limpopo, 2012<br>This research project was an endeavor to investigate the effects of the languages of instruction (English and Shona), to teach Tsonga (Shangani) speaking children in Chiredzi district of Zimbabwe. Because of the nature of the study, a mixed method design was used where both qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted to study the performance of the Tsonga (Shangani) minority language speaking learners in five purposively sampled schools. 222 learners participated in the study. The main aim of the study was
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Nkhwashu, Delina. "The use of Xitsonga at the University of Limpopo Turfloop Campus : A sociolinguistics analysis." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/744.

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Thesis (M.A. (Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2011<br>This study examines the effectiveness and relevance of Xitsonga at the University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus. The study argues that as one of the six (6) official languages of Limpopo Province, Xitsonga deserves to be treated with the respect that it deserves. Although Xitsonga enjoys some recognition and support nationally and on campus, the study has discovered that there are problems associated with negative attitudes among Xitsonga speakers as they feel that the use of the English language enables them to be part of a global wor
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Mdumela, Tsakani Amos. "A genre analysis of texts in Xitsonga." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49715.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The recent introduction of the outcomes-based curriculum for the learning field language, literacy and communication has revealed a number of essential areas of research in African languages that urgently need to be addressed if this curriculum for African Languages is to be successfully implemented with the necessary theoretical basis as support. This dissertation addresses one such research issue, the genre-based approach to Xitsonga texts within the broad field of language and literacy. This study wil] first explore
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Sibuyi, Eliot Masezi. "The analysis of the impact of nonverbal communication Xitsonga discourse." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/733.

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Thesis (M.A. (Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2011<br>Xitsonga is one of the eleven official languages in South Africa. It is spoken mainly in three provinces, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, while English is a global language. Whenever two languages meet, challenges are evident in terms of communication. The study aim to analyse the impact of nonverbal communication in both English and Xitsonga cultures. Nonverbal communication accounts for 60 to 70 per cent of what people communicate. Furthermore, the study deals with the role of nonverbal communication as it shapes the perceptions
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Sejaphala, Makoma Doncy. "The morpheme le in Northern Sotho : a linguistic analysis." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/153.

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Thesis (M.ED.) --University of Limpopo, 2009.<br>This study focuses on the morpheme le in Northern Sotho. It is sometimes confusing to establish the correct semantic function which the morpheme le expresses; and also to classify it into a certain word category. This study suggests the morphological features which the morpheme le bears in terms of its word categorization. The morpheme le in Northern Sotho can be used as a conjunction, a demonstrative pronoun, an agreement, a preposition, a copulative, an adverb and a complement as well. It is suggested in this study, ways of identifying the sem
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Fouche, Michele. "'n Evaluering van die semantiese inligting in die verklarende handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse taal." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4612.

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Thesis (MA (Afrikaans Language))--University of Stellenbosch, 1990.<br>199 leaves single sided printed, preliminary pages and numbered pages 1-187. Includes bibliography. Digitized using a Bizhub 250 Scanner to pdf format (OCR).<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An evaluation of semantic information in a dictionary must take into account all aspects of meaning of lexical items. Therefore the different homonyms and polysemous senses of lexical items and the underlying semantic relations between lexical items are accounted for. A description should be given of the lexical items which form the macrostruct
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Mamarara, Thomas Simeon. "Adoptives in Xitsonga : a morphological, phonological and semantic perspective." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2496.

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Masia, Hlupheka Enock. "Nxopaxopo wa dinothexini na khonothexini eka Xitsonga." Diss., 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1042.

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Madlome, Steyn Khesani. "Nkanelo wa mitlhontlho ya swa ririmi na swin'wana swa ndhavuko eka vuhundzuluxi bya xichangana xa le Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/719.

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PhD (Xitsonga)<br>Ehansi ka Senthara ya M. E. R. Mathivha ya Tindzimi ta Afrika, Vutshila na Ndhavuko<br>Ndzavisiso lowu wu wela ehansi ka dyondzo ya swa vuhundzuluxi leyi nga tlhelaka yi vuriwaka leswaku i xiyenge xa swa ririmi ni ndhavuko. Ndzavisiso lowu wu boxa no kanela mitlhontlho leyi ku hlanganiwaka na yona eka vuhundzuluxi lebyi khumbaka Xichangana eZimbabwe. Ndzavisiso lowu wu xopaxopa mitlhontlho leyi eka swiyimo swo hambanahambana swa xilingwistiki leswi katsaka mipfumawulo ya marito, swivumbeko swa marito, vulongoloxamarito na tinhlamuselo ta wona. Ndzavisiso lowu wu tlhela w
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Mapindani, Aleck. "Nxopaxopo wa mavito yo duvulela ya Vatsonga va le Zimbabwe." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1044.

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Masunga, Sarah Hlekani. "Language management in South Africa : a case study of the Xitsonga Language Board." Diss., 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30361.

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Vratsanos, Alyssa Vida Castrillon. "Some repair strategies in Xitsonga." Thesis, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/26327.

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A dissertation submitted to the University of the Witwatersrand in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in Linguistics, March 2018<br>Every language has its own unique set of preferred phonological structures, along with an array of strategies that it can employ to ensure that these structures are maintained. This study examines repair strategies used in Xitsonga in relation to syllable structure and Prosodic Word (PWord) minimality. Evidence gleaned from loanword adaptation supports claims by previous work (Vratsanos and Kadenge, 2017) that Xitsonga prefers
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Shibanda, Stephen Risimati. "Hemispheric language lateralization and verbal ability in Tsonga children." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9746.

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M.A. (Clinical Psychology)<br>Research on lateralization has been replicated in many countries of Europe, the American states and the Asiatic states. The research findings on language functions verify the occurrence of cerebral dominance or lateralization in these various races. In the South African context, language lateralization has been studied among the whites and the asiatics, but no study to date has been done among the various black population groups. The specific aim of the present study was to fill this void by researching language lateralization in a young mail Tsonga population, as
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Mona, Mulaleni Jacob. "The teaching of Xitsonga poetry to secondary school learners in Mhala, Mpumalange Province with reference to a sample of poems from the anthologies of Masebenza B.J., Chauke S.P. and Magaisa J.M." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2161.

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Hlangwani, Tinyiko Maurice. "Sexism in the Xitsonga language." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2273.

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Baloyi, Nkhensani Molina. "Nxopaxopo wa switandzhaku swa " globalisation" eka ririmi ra Xitsonga." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1357.

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MA (Xitsonga)<br>Ehansi Ka Senthara ya M. E. R. Mathivha ya Tindzimi ta Afrika, Vutshila na Ndhavuko<br>Eka ndzavisiso lowu hi kanela hi switandzhaku swa globalization eka ririmi ra Vatsonga. Ku tlhela ku langutisiwa swivangelo leswi sivelaka ku hluvuka ka ririmi, hikokwalaho ka globalization. Ku langutisiwa swivangelo swa ku lahleka ka ndhavuko wa Vatsonga na tindlela leti nga tirhisiwaka ku kucetela Vatsonga leswaku va nga tshiki ndhavuko wa vona wu nyamalala. Ndzavisiso wu kongomisiwa eka maambalelo ni mahanyelo ma vantshwa, swakudya, matshungulelo, tidyondzo, matirhiselo ma nawu wa le hub
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Ngobeni, A. T. "Ririmi leri tirhisiwaka eku phahleni ku katsa ni tinxaka to hambana hambana ta mphahlo wa Vatsonga." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2270.

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Ndukwani, Tiyiselani. "The attitudes of grades 5-7 Xitsonga learners towards learning English as a first additional language." 2016. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001913.

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M. Tech. Language Practice<br>This study investigates the attitudes of Grades 5-7 Xitsonga learners towards learning English as a first additional language using the four language skills viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing. Variables such as attitude, orientation, motivation, and anxiety are imperative, influential factors to consider when studying aspects that contribute to learning a second language. Learners' attitude towards language learning is considered to be the key factor that affects the levels of learner motivation in their trajectory to learn a language and are intertwine
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Mokone, R. L. "Nxopanxopo wa xitayela xa mutsari eka novhele ya nsuku wa mina na ndzi ta n'wi kuma hi W. R. Chawuke." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3314.

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Thesis (M.A. (African languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015<br>CHAPTER 1: This chapter outlines as follows : The introduction , cause affects, aim of the study, problem statement of the research , value of the research, research method to be used , literature review and definitions of terms. CHAPTER 2: This chapter outlines the detailed biography of the writer W .R. Chauke, summary of literature in the selected books of Nsuku wa mina and Ndzi ta n’wi kuma. CHAPTER 3: In this chapter different types of conflict will be defined and also explain each types. CHAPTER 4: In th
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Mahime, Neftali. "Mathyelo ya mavito ya swinyenyana exifundzenintsongo xa Mhala ehansi ka Xifundzankulu xa Bohlabela : Maendlelo ya onomisitiki." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2295.

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Madlome, Steyn Khesani. "Mpimanyiso wa vuvulavuri bya Xitsonga/Xichangana xa le Afrika-Dzonga na xa le Zimbabwe." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1047.

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Maimela, Matodzi Dorin. "Vhuvha na ndeme ya mapfanisi kha luambo lwa tshivenda." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2294.

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Chauke, Hlayisi Michael. "Nkanelo wa vuhumelerisi bya pholisi ya ririmi eka dyondzo ku sukela hi nkarhi wa mfumo wa Xihlawuhlawu ku fika hi nkarhi wa xidemokirasi hi ku kongomisa eka Xitsonga." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1428.

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PhD (African Studies)<br>Department of African Studies<br>Vanhu vo tala va vile xiphemu lexi endleke leswaku ndzavisiso lowu wu humelela. Ndzi khensa nghamu na vana lava va ndzi hlohloteleke no ndzi seketela hi mianakanyo. Ndzi tata ku khensa eka vatswari lava va nga phuphu ya mina. Vamakwerhu lava a va ndzi khutaza eka gondzo leri a ri nga olovi, kambe va ri olovisa leswaku ndzi kota ku rhelela. Ndzi ri, xandla eka henhla xin’wana xandla! Eka wena mudzaberi wa thesisi leyi, Dokodela Chauke M.T, namuntlha ndzi dya mihandzu leyi u tikarhateke swinene hi ku chela manyoro u cheleta yi kala yi vu
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Manyike, Tintswalo Vivian. "The acquisition of English academic language proficiency among grade 7 learners in South African schools." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2180.

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Language proficiency in the language of learning and teaching (LOLT) is essential for academic success. In South Africa and elsewhere, many secondary school learners lack the required academic proficiency in English, the language of learning and teaching. The English language proficiency of Xitsonga speaking Grade 7 learners was evaluated in order to suggest ways in which these learners could be helped to maximise academic success. The author investigated theories of first and second language acquisition by means of a literature study and presented an overview of language policy in South Afric
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Vuma, Mbhazima Jismon. "Nkoka wa tindziminyingi eku humeleleni ka swatidyondzo ta machudeni ya lembe ro sungula Eyunivhesiti ya Vhenda hi ku kungomisa eka Vatsonga." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1094.

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MA (Xitsonga)<br>Ehansi ka Senthara ya M. E. R. Mathivha ya Tindimu ta Afrika, Vutshila ni Ndhlavuko<br>Xikongomelonkulu xa ndzavisiso lowu i ku lava ku andlala ntirho lowu wu tirhiwaka hi vutivi bya tindziminyingi hi ku kongomisa eka Vatsonga va lembe ro sungula eYunivhesiti ya Vhenda. Xikongomelo xin’wana xa ndzavisiso lowu i ku lava ku kumisisa ndlela leyi mhaka ya vutivi bya tindziminyingi yi vuyerisaka machudeni ha kona loko va ri karhi va ti nghenelerisa eka minhjekanjhekisano ya swa tidyondzo. Theme leri ra tindziminyingi ri tumbulukile khale hi nkarhi wa ku akiwa ka xihondzo ya Babel.
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Mashau, Pfunzo Lawrence. "An exploration of the implementation of language policies for community radio stations in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province." Diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1443.

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MA (Linguistics)<br>Department of Communication and Applied Languages Studies<br>The question of the use of languages in radio broadcasting is of particular importance in multilingual communities in Vhembe district of Limpopo province. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) issues broadcasting licenses, and further regulates conditions of implementation of these licenses. The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which community radio stations in Vhembe district adhere to ICASA language policies and guidelines stipulated in their licenses. Literature
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Makamu, Thembheka Abraham. "Translation and interpretation of cultural concepts from Xitsonga into English." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23204.

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The study focused on the translation and interpretation of cultural concepts from Xitsonga into English. The main aim of the study was to formulate strategies and methods as well as techniques of translating cultural concepts from Xitsonga into English with the view towards bridging the gap between the two cultures. The study used a mixed method approach combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches. It examined the research problem by selecting respondents who deal with translation issues on a day-to-day basis and also observed how cultural concepts are presented in the bi
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Barnard, Yvonne. "Semantico-grammatical consciousness raising in an ESL programme for primary school teacher trainees." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18063.

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This study investigates the effect of multilevelled semanticogrammatical consciousness raising procedures on fossilised verb structures. It is hypothesised that these procedures will reactivate grammaticisation processes leading to the destabilisation of fossilised structures. The study attempts to establish whether fossilised structures can be destabilised, how processes of grammaticisation may be activated, whether adult advanced learners are still able to improve grammatical accuracy levels, what cognitive processes operate in interlanguage change, and how ESL teaching in the prim
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Nxumalo, Julia. "Nkanelo wa ndhawu ya Xitsonga exikarhi ka tindziminyingi ta Afrika-Dzhonga." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1528.

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PhD (Xitsonga)<br>MER Mathivha Centre for African Languages, Arts and Culture<br>Ku va tiko ra Afrika-Dzonga ri simekile mfumo wa xidemokirasi hi 1994 swi vile mhaka yo saseka na ku va ndzhuti wa Vantima wu vuyiseriwa evutshan’wini bya wona. Mfumo wa xidimokirasi wu katsa na timhaka ta ndzingano wa tindzimi. Ndzavisiso lowu wu kanerile timfanelo ta tindzimi ni matimba ya tindzimi tin’wana hi ku langutisa ndhawu ya Xitsonga exikarhi ka tindziminyingi ta Afrika-Dzonga. Ndzavisiso lowu wu tirhisile maendlelo ya nongonoko wa swivutiso ku hlengeleta mahungu ya nkoka. Lawa i maendlelo ya swivutiso
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Kubayi, Sikheto Joe. "Address forms in Xitsonga : a socio-pragmatic perspective." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13372.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of socio-cultural rules underlying address behaviour in face-to-face interactions in Xitsonga. In the study, a socio-pragmatic approach is used. This approach is a combination of sociolinguistics and pragmatics. Data are collected using semi-structured interviews from 29 participants in Hlanganani region. Hlanganani is a Xitsonga speech community located in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The participants were selected in terms of five variables, namely their age, gender, marital status, educational status and occupation. Five theories are tes
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Marx, Isabella Elizabeth. "Onomastiese studie van skoolname by Afrikaansmediumskole." Diss., 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18138.

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Text in Afrikaans<br>In hierdie verhandeling word skoolname as onderafdeling van die Onomastiek behandel. Die gee van skoolname is 'n amptelike aangeleentheid en daarom is die beleid onderliggend aan die handeling onder die loep geneem. Beleid bepaal die ortografiese aard van skoolname en die manifestasie daarvan is sosiolinguisties van belang. Skoolname, wat onder eiename ressorteer, is hoofsaaklik oor 'n semantiese en sosiolinguistiese boeg gegooi, daarom word terme soos verwysing, konvensie en agtergrondbeskrywing aan die hand van veral die teoriee van Devitt, Strawson en Kripke beskryf.
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Khosa, Martha. "Early reading development in Xitsonga : a study of learners and teachers in grade 1 classrooms in Limpopo province." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27429.

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Summaries in English, Xitsonga and Afrikaans<br>Reading literacy for many black South African learners is a problem. In order to understand what happens in the South African foundation phase classrooms that affect learners’ reading performance, this study uses the adapted early grade reading assessment (EGRA) tool to assess Grade 1 learners’ reading abilities in the home language (four schools) and in the first additional language (one school). The EGRA is important for measuring foundational literacy skills. Its outcomes help teachers plan instruction that accommodates diverse learning capabi
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Mabaso, X. E. (Ximbani Eric)1954. "Nkomiso eka Xitsonga : nxopaxopo wa ntivoririmi." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23169.

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Summary in Tsonga and English<br>Ndzavisiso lowu wu xopela xiyimo xa mavumbelo, matsalelo, mahikahatelo na mathyelo ya swikomiso na mavulwankatso eka Xitsonga hi xikongomelo xo bumabumela maringaneriselo ya swona. Switiviwa swi huma eka switshuriwa swo hambanahambana swa nomu na swo tsariwa ku katsa na swa dyondzo (swa vuvulavuri, swihlayahlaya na swihlamuselamarito) swihangalasamahungunyingi na swinavetiso etilayiburari, eswikolweni, emagondzweni, eka tibilibodo na le makhumbini ya miako.Tinxaka ta mikomiso ti kumeka eka swa vanhu (mavito, swiyimo, vuxaka), matiko, tin’hweti, masiku ya vhik
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