WhiteZulu

@WhiteZulu@mastodon.social

Translator, Writer, Polyglot, Classicist, Publisher // isiZulu, English, Latin, Greek, French, etc.

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WhiteZulu, to random

Phansi nesiLungu! Phansi! A reference on anarchic multilingualism.

http://umabhengwane.com/2023/11/14/praxisdissentrevolt/

WhiteZulu, to random

Here's a second story for , this time about the weirdness of being a ND kid in a Catholic Primary School.

http://umabhengwane.com/2023/11/07/story-2-2-11-23/

WhiteZulu, to random

Day 1 of November - after a bit of editing.

http://umabhengwane.com/2023/11/04/story-1-1-11-23/

WhiteZulu, to linguistics

Sometimes my lessons look like I’m teaching alchemy.

WhiteZulu, to random

My favourite song at the moment: Wanderlust by Wild Beasts.

WhiteZulu, to anime_titties

A cautionary metaphor for those who still care about language promotion and development in South Africa.

http://umabhengwane.com/2023/10/02/imagining-multilingualism/

WhiteZulu,

👆🏻 blog post was a result of a few weeks of interacting with people doing actual work with SA’s #indigenous #languages as opposed to the Board that is supposed to do the work but actually spends its time throwing parties and making decisions about what is and isn’t allowed in terms of languages in the country.

WhiteZulu, to AncientGreek

here’s a bit of homoerotic #AncientGreek #poetry with a #bilingual #translation into English and #isiZulu. It’s Theognis of Megara.

Video with subtitles in English and isiZulu, of OP reciting an Ancient Greek poem while wearing a blue shirt, with a bookcase in the background.

WhiteZulu, to random

https://open.spotify.com/track/63BtSU9mNI3r6KnJ7itdpi?si=4Qvr7gkASBqwJHYjiYwncQ << what a lovely atmospheric thing for a windy spring Monday in Joburg.

BBQ_ali, to random

I made broccoli cheddar soup and Red Lobster style cheddar bay biscuits. Holy moly.

WhiteZulu,

@BBQ_ali that looks amazing! Recipe?

WhiteZulu,

@BBQ_ali siyabonga! thank you!

WhiteZulu, to random

why are there so few other kind people around at the moment? why is everyone so mean? I just don’t get it.

WhiteZulu, to random

the perfect word for me doesn’t exi…

WhiteZulu, to random

Some musings on Tolerance, Assimilation and Privilege, all after last week's multilingual events.

http://umabhengwane.com/2023/09/22/bridges/

WhiteZulu, to random

https://open.spotify.com/track/6PskxqSxzwlAgrQVF0GMSM?si=ZvkBvn60RjKy8Xw9qjFLBw << if you’re feeling weird or ungovernable today.

nnwhen, to random

// ZHNIK //
An image of a for . More will be revealed soon...

@WhiteZulu

A pink and off-white duo-tone silhouette of a person with markings on their face. At the bottom of the image are the letters "Z H N I K". The rest of the word is presumably cut off and thus the full word is unknown.

WhiteZulu,

@nnwhen oooooh! I like it very much.

WhiteZulu, to history

Me in my natural habitat, talking about and with young students, at an conference

WhiteZulu, (edited ) to Korean

So… here’s my first on Mastodon! If I were to make (without government funding) a fully functional (all Translation Equivalents, Senses and Example Sentences) online in all 11 official , together with and information, what would you expect in terms of affordability? Please boost for the reach.

WhiteZulu,

I edited it based on feedback, so please vote again if you voted before. Sorry! 🙈

WhiteZulu,

a vote from an inhabitant of Zuck’s lair, along with some discussion about and

Discussion of the vote for a FB user: they say “doesn’t register my vote for some reason but I picked the last option”; OP responds “Siyabonga! I will note your response”

WhiteZulu,

a vote from another non-resident of this wonderful place: combo of option 2 and 3

WhiteZulu,

another vote from Zuck’s domain: paid, but free for certain users

WhiteZulu,

@nnwhen siyabonga! I value your input.

WhiteZulu,

A vote from the parent of two children that I teach: Option 2, or Option 2 and 3 combined.

WhiteZulu,

Another wonderful and considered response from a student that I have had the pleasure of tutoring for 8 years. Lola is so awesome.

Whatsapp conversation continues with Lola suggesting that Businesses/Universities/wchools should have lower rates to mass-buy accounts if that makes sense; and then says “I also think there should be a way to add in a donation on top of the fee that the users would pay for the multiple languages, and the donate option should be obvious and accessible but not obtrusive to the design of the free version of the programme.
Response from OP to Lola, where he says “thank you. I really appreciate and value your input on this. Are you okay with ne taking a screenshot of this conversation”. Lola replies “Yes Sure”. OP replies “Thank you. You are wonderful”

WhiteZulu,

@KeeganLeech thank you! I value your input.

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