Itani Peter Mandende
Biographic Data
| ID | 4051934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Itani Peter Mandende |
| GIVEN NAMES | Itani Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Mandende |
| SIGNATURE | MANDENDE I P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tshwane University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2656-0482 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessing the need for a language policy in the Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo province
This qualitative study assesses the need for the development of a language policy at Makhado Local Municipality (MLM), where Tshivenḓa is the dominant language, but Xitsonga, Sepedi and Afrikaans are also spoken. The language policy and planning theory (LPPT) and the sociolinguistic theory of language rights (STLR) play a crucial role in ensuring inclusive and equitable governance. In South Africa, however, some local municipalities struggle to i…
Odonymic renaming as a contestation of memory and erasure
Toponymic renaming as a reflection of social cohesion and social justice in the City of Tshwane
Recently, the concept of social cohesion has been increasingly used in the South African government and policy circles when discussing the challenges of social cohesion in a society deeply divided by race, class, and nationality. Related to this concept is the practice of naming and renaming places, precisely after regime change. Also known as a toponymic purge, new rulers change exisiting names to gian political legitimacy for their political va…
Modern personal naming practices among Vhavenḓa from South Africa
Modern personal naming symbolises social change in most African communities, including the Vhavenḓa of South Africa. Among Vhavenḓa, elders and grandparents in the family were solely responsible for personal name-giving. However, currently, grandparents no longer name newborns in Tshivenḓa culture. This study investigates the practice of personal naming among modern Vhavenḓa in South Africa guided by the autoethnographic approach. Social Change T…
Analysis of the translation strategies used for non-equivalent Grade 4 geography concepts
Adoption of a multilingual educational system in South Africa necessitates translation services, as the diverse official languages that are spoken in South Africa and their attendant cultures rarely have conceptual equivalents. The paucity of conceptual equivalents in natural sciences like geography calls for strategies on how to equate concepts ideologically and semantically between languages such as English and Tshivenḓa. Hence, this article an…
Assessing the toponymic renaming process in a democratic South Africa
A linguistic analysis of spelling errors of selected indigenous town and village names in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Tshivenḓa death-related names as a communicative act
This article interrogates Tshivenḓa death-related names against the communication acts they encapsulate among Vhavenḓa society in the Vhembe District. Anthroponym scholars agree that personal naming moves from just identification to becoming a communication act. Like other African groups, the sampled society’s world view sees death as not occurring without the malevolence of supernatural forces through either a witch, dissatisfaction from ancesto…
Indigenous language preservation
This sociolinguistic study explored the significance of language preservation through the use of indigenous forms of address by the Vhavenḓa in South Africa. Indigenous forms of address are integral to the language and cultural identity of a society. Furthermore, they are indispensable in the preservation of the language and culture of any society. Ignoring the use of these forms of address can lead to language shift or even extinction. This stud…
Exploring The Possibility of Using Khelobedu As A Medium of Instruction
The study sought to elicit the perceptions of teachers and subject advisors towards the use of Khelobedu, which is a dialect, as a medium of instruction. This study followed a qualitative approach, through which data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 8 Foundation Phase teachers and 2 subject advisors in Mopani District. The study revealed that teachers and subject advisors are of the view that Khelobedu would benefit the learn…
Through our indigenous greeting terms, we are identified
This study aimed to explore the importance of indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms as a means of social identification among Tshimbupfhe residents from the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), South Africa. Indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms constitute a significant part of verbal behaviour through which the cultural practices of a society can be maintained as aspects of speakers’ identity. Disregarding these forms of greeting in any formal commun…
The interface between compounding and naming
Analysing City of Tshwane residents' perceptions of street renaming
A socio-onomastic analysis of some government school names in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province
Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory. The objective of this article is to explore the naming of some government schools in the Vhembe District in Limpopo provinc…
Is Khelobedu a language or a dialect
The primary aim of this article is to investigate whether Khelobedu should be considered a language in its own right or whether it has correctly been classified as one of the dialects of Sepedi, referred to in Section 6(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as Sepedi, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The article was initiated by a dialectal controversy surrounding the politics of dialects and languages in South …
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Former President Nelson Mandela's Two State of the Nation Addresses (1994 and 1999)
This study examined how the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, used language to present his political ideologies and the persuasion techniques he used to convince his audience of the state's achievements and challenges when delivering two State of the Nation addresses (1994 and 1999). The study was qualitative in nature and followed a case study design. Two speeches presented by former President Mandela provided the data for the stud…
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
Based on the findings, recommendations such as early diagnoses through testing, parental involvement, conducive learning environment and teachers' professional development regarding dyslexia were made
Exploring the attitudes of isiZulu first language students towards learning Sepedi as an additional language at university level
A significant number of isiZulu first language students enrolled for the Language Practice course at Tshwane University of Technology in Soshanguve. Considering the linguistic diversity of South Africa, plurality of cultures and the different roles played by languages, this university has developed a programme that seeks to provide access to learning additional languages for first language students. This study sought to understand the attitudes o…
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
Theorizing an Africana Womanist’s Resistance to Patriarchy in Monyaise’s Bogosi Kupe
This article examines the resistance of an African woman to patriarchy in the Setswana novel, Bogosi Kupe. To illustrate this resistance, it analyzes a woman protagonist, Matlhodi, in this Setswana novel. The article contends that Matlhodi employs self-defining and authentic stratagems to counteract both patriarchal hegemony, and familial, cultural, and ideological hegemony. Employing Africana womanism and Africana critical theory, it argues that…
Dyslexic learners’ experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province
The article spells out the barriers experienced by dyslexic learners in public schools and also recommends training of teachers so that they know how to deal with dyslexic learners, thereby eliminating the barriers. The study further recommended awareness campaigns among the student body about dyslexia
Teknonymy and Multi-Nominality as Multiple Identity Markers for Vhavenḓa
This paper investigates teknonymy and multi-nominality as multiple identity markers for Vhavenḓa from an autochthonic view. Employing an ethnographic research design, and locating its argument within a six-pronged theoretical framework, the paper gleaned its data from two sources − interviews and document reviews. Its participants comprised 100 respondents. From this standpoint, the paper has mounted a discussion of the Vhavenḓa teknonymy. With r…
Teknonymy and Multi-Nominality as Multiple Identity Markers for Vhavenḓa
This paper investigates teknonymy and multi-nominality as multiple identity markers for Vhavenḓa from an autochthonic view. Employing an ethnographic research design, and locating its argument within a six-pronged theoretical framework, the paper gleaned its data from two sources − interviews and document reviews. Its participants comprised 100 respondents. From this standpoint, the paper has mounted a discussion of the Vhavenḓa teknonymy. With r…
Indigenous language preservation
This sociolinguistic study explored the significance of language preservation through the use of indigenous forms of address by the Vhavenḓa in South Africa. Indigenous forms of address are integral to the language and cultural identity of a society. Furthermore, they are indispensable in the preservation of the language and culture of any society. Ignoring the use of these forms of address can lead to language shift or even extinction. This stud…
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
Modern personal naming practices among Vhavenḓa from South Africa
Modern personal naming symbolises social change in most African communities, including the Vhavenḓa of South Africa. Among Vhavenḓa, elders and grandparents in the family were solely responsible for personal name-giving. However, currently, grandparents no longer name newborns in Tshivenḓa culture. This study investigates the practice of personal naming among modern Vhavenḓa in South Africa guided by the autoethnographic approach. Social Change T…
Through our indigenous greeting terms, we are identified
This study aimed to explore the importance of indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms as a means of social identification among Tshimbupfhe residents from the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), South Africa. Indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms constitute a significant part of verbal behaviour through which the cultural practices of a society can be maintained as aspects of speakers’ identity. Disregarding these forms of greeting in any formal commun…
Teknonymy and Multi-Nominality as Multiple Identity Markers for Vhavenḓa
This paper investigates teknonymy and multi-nominality as multiple identity markers for Vhavenḓa from an autochthonic view. Employing an ethnographic research design, and locating its argument within a six-pronged theoretical framework, the paper gleaned its data from two sources − interviews and document reviews. Its participants comprised 100 respondents. From this standpoint, the paper has mounted a discussion of the Vhavenḓa teknonymy. With r…
Theorizing an Africana Womanist’s Resistance to Patriarchy in Monyaise’s Bogosi Kupe
This article examines the resistance of an African woman to patriarchy in the Setswana novel, Bogosi Kupe. To illustrate this resistance, it analyzes a woman protagonist, Matlhodi, in this Setswana novel. The article contends that Matlhodi employs self-defining and authentic stratagems to counteract both patriarchal hegemony, and familial, cultural, and ideological hegemony. Employing Africana womanism and Africana critical theory, it argues that…
Dyslexic learners’ experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province
The article spells out the barriers experienced by dyslexic learners in public schools and also recommends training of teachers so that they know how to deal with dyslexic learners, thereby eliminating the barriers. The study further recommended awareness campaigns among the student body about dyslexia
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
Exploring the attitudes of isiZulu first language students towards learning Sepedi as an additional language at university level
A significant number of isiZulu first language students enrolled for the Language Practice course at Tshwane University of Technology in Soshanguve. Considering the linguistic diversity of South Africa, plurality of cultures and the different roles played by languages, this university has developed a programme that seeks to provide access to learning additional languages for first language students. This study sought to understand the attitudes o…
Analysing City of Tshwane residents' perceptions of street renaming
A socio-onomastic analysis of some government school names in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province
Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory. The objective of this article is to explore the naming of some government schools in the Vhembe District in Limpopo provinc…
Is Khelobedu a language or a dialect
The primary aim of this article is to investigate whether Khelobedu should be considered a language in its own right or whether it has correctly been classified as one of the dialects of Sepedi, referred to in Section 6(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as Sepedi, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The article was initiated by a dialectal controversy surrounding the politics of dialects and languages in South …
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Former President Nelson Mandela's Two State of the Nation Addresses (1994 and 1999)
This study examined how the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, used language to present his political ideologies and the persuasion techniques he used to convince his audience of the state's achievements and challenges when delivering two State of the Nation addresses (1994 and 1999). The study was qualitative in nature and followed a case study design. Two speeches presented by former President Mandela provided the data for the stud…
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
Based on the findings, recommendations such as early diagnoses through testing, parental involvement, conducive learning environment and teachers' professional development regarding dyslexia were made
The interface between compounding and naming
Analysis of the translation strategies used for non-equivalent Grade 4 geography concepts
Adoption of a multilingual educational system in South Africa necessitates translation services, as the diverse official languages that are spoken in South Africa and their attendant cultures rarely have conceptual equivalents. The paucity of conceptual equivalents in natural sciences like geography calls for strategies on how to equate concepts ideologically and semantically between languages such as English and Tshivenḓa. Hence, this article an…
Assessing the toponymic renaming process in a democratic South Africa
A linguistic analysis of spelling errors of selected indigenous town and village names in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Tshivenḓa death-related names as a communicative act
This article interrogates Tshivenḓa death-related names against the communication acts they encapsulate among Vhavenḓa society in the Vhembe District. Anthroponym scholars agree that personal naming moves from just identification to becoming a communication act. Like other African groups, the sampled society’s world view sees death as not occurring without the malevolence of supernatural forces through either a witch, dissatisfaction from ancesto…
Indigenous language preservation
This sociolinguistic study explored the significance of language preservation through the use of indigenous forms of address by the Vhavenḓa in South Africa. Indigenous forms of address are integral to the language and cultural identity of a society. Furthermore, they are indispensable in the preservation of the language and culture of any society. Ignoring the use of these forms of address can lead to language shift or even extinction. This stud…
Exploring The Possibility of Using Khelobedu As A Medium of Instruction
The study sought to elicit the perceptions of teachers and subject advisors towards the use of Khelobedu, which is a dialect, as a medium of instruction. This study followed a qualitative approach, through which data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 8 Foundation Phase teachers and 2 subject advisors in Mopani District. The study revealed that teachers and subject advisors are of the view that Khelobedu would benefit the learn…
Through our indigenous greeting terms, we are identified
This study aimed to explore the importance of indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms as a means of social identification among Tshimbupfhe residents from the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), South Africa. Indigenous Tshivenḓa greeting terms constitute a significant part of verbal behaviour through which the cultural practices of a society can be maintained as aspects of speakers’ identity. Disregarding these forms of greeting in any formal commun…
Toponymic renaming as a reflection of social cohesion and social justice in the City of Tshwane
Recently, the concept of social cohesion has been increasingly used in the South African government and policy circles when discussing the challenges of social cohesion in a society deeply divided by race, class, and nationality. Related to this concept is the practice of naming and renaming places, precisely after regime change. Also known as a toponymic purge, new rulers change exisiting names to gian political legitimacy for their political va…
Modern personal naming practices among Vhavenḓa from South Africa
Modern personal naming symbolises social change in most African communities, including the Vhavenḓa of South Africa. Among Vhavenḓa, elders and grandparents in the family were solely responsible for personal name-giving. However, currently, grandparents no longer name newborns in Tshivenḓa culture. This study investigates the practice of personal naming among modern Vhavenḓa in South Africa guided by the autoethnographic approach. Social Change T…
Assessing the need for a language policy in the Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo province
This qualitative study assesses the need for the development of a language policy at Makhado Local Municipality (MLM), where Tshivenḓa is the dominant language, but Xitsonga, Sepedi and Afrikaans are also spoken. The language policy and planning theory (LPPT) and the sociolinguistic theory of language rights (STLR) play a crucial role in ensuring inclusive and equitable governance. In South Africa, however, some local municipalities struggle to i…
Odonymic renaming as a contestation of memory and erasure
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