Talk:Northern Sotho

message: Would that name be preferable guys? I've just checked the Constitution Website(see http://www.constitutionalcourt.org.za/site/constitution/english-web/interim/ch1.html) and it refers to the official languages of South Africa as (all the others, obviously) and Sesotho sa Leboa. I'm not quite sure what that means - is it simply 'Northern Sotho' in Northern Sotho? :) Or is it the real name? Joziboy
: Sesotho sa Leboa is "Northern Sotho" in Northern Sotho (literally "Sotho of the north"). There is a fashion amongst some not to use the English names for the African languages when speaking English (notably the government and some people doing their best to be politically correct). Since this is the English Wikipedia, we can really just use the English name (Northern Sotho), just as we do for other languages (French, German, etc.) --09:39, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree; let's just stick to 'Northern Sotho'. — mark ✎ 11:35, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sesotho sa Leboa

message: If you are a native speaker of Northern Sotho then you can help translate this template into your own language:
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--Amazonien (talk) 03:13, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Northern Sotho er language template

message: If you can contribute on Wiki articles in Sepedi, please help get the project going at Sepedi Test-Wikipedia.
Any contribution will be appreciated.
Mohau (talk) 10:28, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Sepedi Test Wiki

message: I've removed this from the article:
It was posted by ; I've put it here since discussion of this type is not appropriate in article-space. - htonl (talk) 12:07, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moved discussion from the article 

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message: Hello Wikipedians, I am fascinated to know what the phonology of the Sepedi language is. What reliable sources are there to obtain the phonological information? Any information would be grateful. Thank you. Fdomanico51997 (talk) 17:17, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language Phonology 

message: Hi,
I'm just curious about languages and South Africa, but I am by no means an expert. I've been trying to understand the confusion around the Sepedi vs. Northern Sotho naming.
I've made a few changes. I don't have an opinion on the matter. I'm just trying to clean up the referencing and self-contradictions:
* I removed the word "incorrectly", referring to the "Sepedi" name. It is a point of view, it is unreferenced, and it was added by an anonymous user.
* I removed the word "erroneously" from the "Confusion" paragraph. It is a point of view, it is unreferenced, and it was added by an anonymous user.
* I added a few "citation needed" tags. This is not an expression of my doubt about the truth of the statements. They sound sensible, but need a citation.
* I added a short paragraph about the name in the constitution.
This is only a basic cleanup, and it still doesn't clarify everything. Somebody who is an expert should add better-referenced information about this. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 13:27, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sepedi vs Northern Sotho 

message: Hi all, please not that there ia no such thing as Northern Sotho, Pedi is governed by https://www.pansalb.org/￼￼ and is the only language recognised by the South African constitution, languages such as Lobedu are unwritten and arent administrated by a languages board. Therefor Pedi is the right term to use.  EuKoketsolion (talk) 14:09, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Northern Sotho Needs to Change to Pedi Language 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 09:41, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Northern Sotho language →  – Given that the South African constitution and the Pan South African Language Board officially recognize Pedi as a language, there are even stronger reasons to change the language labeling from "Northern Sotho" to "Pedi language." The South African constitution and the Pan South African Language Board's official recognition of Pedi as a language underscore its importance and distinctiveness. Using "Pedi language" aligns with this legal recognition. https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201703/40733gen244.pdf EuKoketsolion (talk) 10:25, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

text: To add weight to this arguments, the 2022 South African census lists sepedi has a the main language and not Northern Sotho  EuKoketsolion (talk) 07:19, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 8 October 2023 

message: Colours in sepedi 165.165.124.1 (talk) 18:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sepedi