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AFL2601 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
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AFL2601 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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AFL2601Assignment 2
Semester 2 2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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,AFL2601 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
QUESTION 1: SOCIO-HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LANGUAGES
1.1 List the nine official indigenous South African Languages, and critically discuss why these
languages can be classified as a ‘language family’ on their own. (13)
1.2 Does Afrikaans form part of indigenous South African languages? Give reasons for your
answer. (2)
1.3 Demonstrate language zone in your province of residence, and how the standard language
has been chosen or selected. (5) /20
QUESTION 2: STRUCTRAL OVERVIEW OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES
2.1 In order for borrowed nouns to be able to generate agreement morphemes which then link
them to other elements in the sentence, they need to be accommodated in one of the noun
classes. Give a brief explanation regarding the importance of the above statement using suitable
examples from your own language. (4)
2.2 Explain why noun classes such as class 14, and 15 are regarded as productive nouns. Use
examples from your own language to support your answer. (4)
2.3 A verb can be extended using a suffix and this is evident in all indigenous South African
languages. Give one example from your language where “reciprocal” as an extension is used. (2)
QUESTION 1: SOCIO-HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LANGUAGES
1.1 Nine Official Indigenous South African Languages and Their Classification as a
‘Language Family’
, The Nine Official Indigenous South African Languages:
1. isiZulu
2. isiXhosa
3. isiNdebele
4. siSwati
5. Sepedi (Northern Sotho)
6. Sesotho (Southern Sotho)
7. Setswana
8. Tshivenda
9. Xitsonga
Why These Languages are Classified as a ‘Language Family’: These languages are classified
as a language family primarily because they share a common ancestry and linguistic features.
They belong to the Bantu language family, a subset of the larger Niger-Congo language family.
The classification as a ‘language family’ is based on several factors:
• Historical Origins: These languages have evolved from a common proto-language, often
referred to as Proto-Bantu, which spread across sub-Saharan Africa over millennia.
• Linguistic Features: They share common phonetic, grammatical, and lexical
characteristics. For instance, the noun class system, which categorizes nouns into
different classes based on prefixes, is a hallmark of Bantu languages.
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