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Compiled by University of the Western Cape (UWC) linguistics professor Quinten Williams, the Kaaps Woordeboek/Wordbook/Dictionary is the first formal effort to document and preserve the language in a way that is both accessible and academically recognised.

Discover how the Kaaps language, long spoken yet rarely formalised, has achieved a historic milestone with the launch of its first trilingual dictionary, celebrated at the Castle…

Sinazo Mkoko

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University of Cape Town's (UCT) Lauren Powell, Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Mangaka Matoetoe, UCT's Dr. Rethabile Possa, and the University of the Western Cape's (UWC) Mantoa Motinyane during the panel discussion.

CAPE COMMUNITY MEDIA

The vibrant heart of the Cape academic community pulsed with energy as exceptional women academics convened for a round table discussion on overcoming language barriers in…

Fouzia van der Fort

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language and academia

Kaaps language gains formal recognition with the launch of its first dictionary

Women in academia: Overcoming language barriers in science