Welcome to the African Literature and Language Libguide. The purpose of this guide is to help you find resource that will assist you with your studies. The African Literature books (Poetry and Novels) are located on Level 3 of the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, down a spiral staircase near Interlibrary Loans section. They begin with the shelf numbers 896. These books may be borrowed. The African Language books (Linguistics, Teaching and Learning) are located on level 5, at the North end of the Library. They begin with shelf number 496. These books may be borrowed.
Although many of our journals are electronic nowadays, you may still find yourself needing a printed journal.
These are some of our print journals in African Languages and Literatures.
1. NAWA : journal of language and communication. -- Windhoek, Namibia : Dept. of Communication, Polytechnic of Namibia, 2007 BA 302.205 NAW
2. African writing. -- Oxford : Fonthouse, [2007]- BA 820.5 AFR
3. Kwani? -- Nairobi : Kwani Trust, 2003- BA 809.8805 KWA
4. LEAP news : newsletter of the Language in Education in Africa Project. -- Rondebosch, South Africa : PRAESA, 2003- BA 306.44605 LEA
5. Chimurenga. -- [Cape Town] : Pan African Market, [2002- BA 820.5 CHI
6. Journal of African cultural studies. -- [Abingdon, Oxfordshire] : Carfax, 1998-. BA 496.05 AFR
7. Matatu : journal for African culture and society -- Gottingen : Matatu, 1987- BA 820.5 MAT
8. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Afrikatale : tydskrif van die Afrikatale-Vereniging van Suider-Afrika (AVSA) = South African journal of African languages : journal of the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA). -- Pretoria : AVSA, {1981- BA 496.05 SOU
9. English in Africa. -- Grahamstown, South Africa : Institute for the Study of English in Africa, Rhodes University BA 820.5 ENG
The main shelf numbers for South African Languages and Literatures are:
496 for Language
896 for Literature
More specifically, the Language and Literature subdivisions are:
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496.392 896.392 |
Swahili language Swahili literature |
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496.3976 896.3976 |
Venda (Tshivenda) language Venda (Tshivenda) literature |
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496.39771 896.39771 |
Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho literature |
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496.39772 896.39772 |
Southern Sotho language Southern Sotho literature |
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496.39775 896.39775 |
Tswana language Tswana literature |
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496.3978 896.3978 |
Tsonga language Tsonga literature |
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496.3985 896.3985 |
Xhosa language Xhosa literature |
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496.3986 896.3986 |
Zulu language Zulu literature |
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496.3987 896.3987 |
Swazi (siSwati) language Swazi (siSwati) literature |
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496.3988 896.3988 |
Ndebele (South Africa) language Ndebele (South Africa) literature |
