Voicing African Voices

Author

Mkhacani Thomas Chauke

Dr. Mkhacani Thomas Chauke, Associate Professor at the University of Venda, is an expert in Xitsonga onomastics and sociolinguistics. His research also includes African literature and linguistics.

African Studies Social Sciences

Seeing the World through the Onomastic Lens: Xitsonga Anthroponyms and Toponyms

by Mkhacani Thomas Chauke and Munyaradzi Mawere

Originating from discussions at the 2018 Names Society of Southern Africa (NSSA) Conference, the scholarly work Seeing the World through the Onomastic Lens: Xitsonga…

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