The language of lockdown in South Africa

By: Catharine Cellier-Smart

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, a whole new set of terms entered our lexicon.

Broadcasters, translators and language practitioners had to scramble to find ways to translate them into South Africa’s indigenous languages.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-09-16-the-language-of-lockdown-excuse-me-do-you-speak-covid/

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