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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
Take Home Examination
Oct/Nov 2023
AFL1502
African Language and Culture in Practice
100 Marks
Duration: 4 Hours
This paper consists of 28 pages.
Instructions:
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
You not allowed to copy from your study material. You should write the answers in your own words.
In the case of any cheating or plagiarism no mark will be allocated.
The exam can be downloaded on Thursday 19 October 2023 at 8:00. and must be uploaded by
Thursday 19 October 2023 at 12:00.
• Questions in this paper are in English (page 3), IsiZulu (page 5), IsiXhosa (page 9), Sesotho sa Leboa
(page 11), Setswana (page 14), Sesotho (page 17), Siswati (page 19), IsiNdebele (page 24), Tshivenḓa
(page 27) and Xitsonga (page 29).
• Please choose ONE language to answer the questions.
• Please indicate which language you have chosen on the outside cover of your answer book. When
answering your questions, you should use the chosen language throughout.
• You are not allowed to get any assistance from anybody with the answers to this exam paper. You may
also NOT assist other students with their exam paper answers. No marks will be allocated if there is any
cheating or dishonesty.
Please note that the QR Code is on page 2.
NO LATE EXAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
The answered exam script must be uploaded as a PDF electronic document and not as a scanned
image.
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ANSWER QUESTIONS IN THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHOICE
ENGLISH
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer ALL questions.
• Please note that, as much as you use your study material as a guide, you are also
required to show your understanding as well as additional research. Do not use examples
that are in the study guide.
• Please use the mark allocation as a guide to the length of expected answers.
• Some questions require thinking, reading, and research.
• Write neatly.
QUESTION 1
(a) Briefly explain what 'Ubuntu' is and tell us what is it that people do in your culture that
depicts 'Ubuntu'. (10)
(b) Discuss the difference between a vowel and consonant in your chosen African language
and provide one example of each sound. (6)
(c) What is the basic structure of the WORD in your chosen African language? Give an
example to illustrate. (6)
(d) What is meant by the term ‘noun class system’? Provide two examples from your chosen
African language. (3)
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QUESTION 2
(a) What is the function of the subject concord in the African language sentence? (2)
(b) Give examples of the following nouns in your chosen African Language. (3)
(i) Proper noun
(ii) Compound noun
(iii) Collective noun
(c) Discuss the function of a verb in a sentence. (3)
(d) Briefly explain these verbal suffixes (-is- and -el-) and then give an example of a verb
stem from your chosen African language using each suffix. (6)
(e) Define the term ‘syntax’. (2)
(f) Give the basic structure of a sentence by using a sentence of your own from your chosen
African language. (6)
(g) Write three different types of pronouns in your chosen African language. (3)
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QUESTION 3
(a)Discuss the concept ‘traditional literature’. (3)
(b)Differentiate between myths, legends, and fables. (6)
(c)Describe the nature, and function of clan praises in the African languages. (5)
(d)Write a clan praise that you know from African languages. (5)
(e) Discuss the role advertisements may play in shaping the attitudes of people who see
them or read them by referring to any advertisement you may have come across. (6)
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QUESTION 4
(a) A short story and a novel differ in many ways, give one difference between the two. (2)
(b) A novel usually consists of a plot which may be divided into stages. Name and discuss
these stages. (12)
(c) Discuss two types of characters found in a drama. (6)
(d) Explain what you understand by the term ‘imagery’ in poetic language. (5)
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TOTAL = [100]
