Language Matters in Namibia

1. Namibia and her âfew people and many tonguesâ: The multilingual linguistic landscape of Namibia Collen Sabao, Petrus Angula Mbezi & Gerda-Elisabeth Wittmann
2. The Role of Mother Tongues in Shaping Namibian Ethnic Identities Ithindi Sylvia Ndapewa
3. Constructing Identity in Multilingual Namibia: Language Choice, Bilingualism, and Sociolinguistic Positioning Linda Natacha Perestrelo
4. African Languages: A tool for Decoloniality Martha Nahole, Natalia Intja & Helena Miranda
5. Navigating Identities: An Examination of Language and Gender Dynamics in the Kavango East Region of Namibia Irmgard Moyo & Anna Frugintta Mangundu,
6. Exploring Cultural Pluralism as a Shared Social Fabric in Kavango East Region of Namibia Natalia Intja &Laura Johannes
7. The Political and Historical Context of Silozi as Medium of Instruction in Zambezi Region: A Journey of Language and Power Begani Ziambo Mashinja
8. The Effects of Urbanisation on African Mother Tongues Rauha N. Nekongo & Coletta M. Kandemiri
9. Quo vadis, German? Reflections on the role and status of a colonial national language in its former colony Gerda-Elisabeth Wittmann
10. Tonal Analysis of Otjiherero Minimal Pairs Zenaune Karirao & Collen Sabao
11. Tracing language contact: A corpus-based study on the nativisation of loan words in the Oshiwambo dialect of Oshikwanyama in Oshana Region Clarina M Museta, Salomo Fikameni & Petrina Batholmeus
12. Lexical Borrowing in Oshiwambo: Language Contact and the Influence of English in Namibia Linda Natacha Perestrelo
13. The historical development of Oshikwanyama orthography: From missionary influence to post-independence reforms Edward Shikesho & Eliaser Joseph
14. Syllable count increase through phonological nativisation and re-syllabification of English loans in Oshiwambo Collen Sabao
15. The state of Indigenous Languages in the Namibian Education System: Implications for Decolonization and De-Marginalization Sylvanus Job, H Pomuti & Cynthy Kalinasho Haihambo-Ya Otto
16. Challenges of Teaching Afrikaans in the Junior Primary Phase in Namibia: Teacher Perspectives in a Changing Linguistic Landscape Jessica Jansen and Elsabe Potgieter
17. Navigating Teaching and Learning through Translanguaging in Grade 3 classrooms of Southern Namibia Annaly M. Strauss & Joanne M. Marshall
18. Instructional Design and Language Development in the Digital Age: CALL Integration in Namibian Higher Education Lazarus Gawazah & Collen Sabao
19. Challenges Experienced by Junior Primary Schools Teachers Teaching Afrikaans as a Medium of Instruction in A Multilingual Setting In Windhoek, Namibia Johanna Elizabeth De Koker, Cynthy Kalinasho Haihambo-Ya Otto & Job Uazembua Hengari
20. The Need to Revitalise Rukavango Languages: The Case of Rumanyo and Thimbukushu Natalia Intja, Helena Miranda & Fillemon Mungongi
21. Towards a model for terminology modernisation in the Kavango languages of Namibia Angelika Mate Mukoya, Erwina Mushinga Josef, Fillemon Mungongi & Faustinus Shikukutu
22. When a language of the majority becomes a minority in its own home: Language shift and minoritisation of indigenous Namibian languages Theresia Mushaandja & Collen Sabao
23. Revitalisation strategies for endangered indigenous languages in Namibia: A case of the Rumanyo language in Kavango East Region Erwina Mushinga Josef, Mangundu, AFS; Selma Nangura Mutangara & Angelika Mate Mukoya,
24. The function of proverbs in the Oshiwambo judicial system with specific reference to Epale court proceedings Petrus Angula Mbenzi & Lukas Homateni Julius
25. Language, Identity, and Political Rhetoric in Namibia: Shaping National Narratives in a Multilingual Context Frieda Nauyele Nanyeni-Kanyemba
26. The complex, yet fascinating, nature of multilingualism in varied contexts in Namibia (EPILOGUE) Collen Sabao, Gerda Wittmann & Petrus Angula Mbenzi