Browsing Department of Kiswahili & Other African Languages by Issue Date

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    • Mabadiliko katika Umbo la Ushairi na Athari zake katika Ushairi wa Kiswahili 

      Florence Ngesa Indede (Academic Journals, 2008)
      Mwanadamu amejaribu kwa vyovyote vile kuvumbua na kunyumbua mambo mapya ambayo yataleta mvuto na kupimia akili yake kiubunifu katika hali ya kutaka kutangamana zaidi na binadamu mwenzake au kutaka kuelewa zaidi ulimwengu ...

    • Face threatening acts and standing Orders:‘politeness’ or ‘politics’ in the question time discussions of the Kenyan Parliament 

      Beverlyne Asiko Ambuyo, Florence Ngesa Indede, P Karanja (Journal of Pan African Studies, 2011)
      This discussion attempts a pragmatics analysis of Kiswahili literary political discourse. Specific examples will be drawn from poetic texts; Chembe cha Moyo by Alamin Mazrui (1988), Sauti ya Dhiki by Abdilatif Abdala (1973) ...

    • Face Threatening Acts and Standing Orders:‘Politenedd’or ‘politics’ in the Question Time Discussion of the Kenyan Parliament 

      Florence Ngesa Indede, Peter Indichu; BA Ambuyo (International Journal of Humanities ad Social Science, 2011)
      This paper examines politeness in the context of politics during question time discussions of the Kenyan Parliament; politeness is an attempt by the speaker to linguistically show he cares about the others feelings. Question ...

    • Mwanamke angali tata katika ushairi wa kisasa? 

      Florence Indede (Academic Journals, 2011)
      Sanaa ya ushairi inajisawiri kama nyenzo muhimu katika maendeleo na ukuaji wa binadamu ulimwenguni. Mtunzi wa ushairi hupata ilhamu na tajriba zake kutokana na mitagusana na mivutano ya mijadala ya kimaendeleo inayotokea ...

    • Gender and students' academic achievement in Kiswahili language 

      Kang'ahi, Maurine; Indoshi, Francis Chisikwa; Okwach, Tonny Omusonga; Osodo, Joseph (Sabinet, 2012)
      Gender is one of the key factors influencing students' academic achievement. In Hamisi District, Vihiga County in Kenya, achievement of students in Kiswahili language is poor, yet no comparison has been made between male ...

    • Teaching styles and learners’ achievement in Kiswahili language in secondary schools 

      Maurine Kang’ahi, Francis Chisikwa Indoshi, Tonny Omusonga Okwach, Joseph Osodo (International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2012)
      Effective use of learning strategies can greatly improve learners’ achievement. In Hamisi District in Kenya, secondary school students have continued to attain poor results in Kiswahili subject in the Kenya Certificate of ...

    • Literature and Society: A Reflection on the Youth’s Health in John Habwe’s Kiswahili Novels. 

      Deborah Nanyama Amukowa, Wangari Mwai, Florence Ngesa Indede (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)
      The youth face a Myriad of health related challenges. Progressive nations rely on healthy youths who can engage in national building. However, literature has shown that youths who are the most productive people in society ...

    • The Functionality of Four Temperaments and Communication Theories towards the Realisation of Peaceful General Elections in Kenya 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Beverlyne Asiko Ambuyo, Deborah Nanyama Amukowa (Journal of Sociological Research, 2012)
      The paper focuses on the general analysis and functionality of both the four temperaments and communication theories in an attempt to comprehend the process, nature and reality of politics, campaigns and general elections ...

    • The usage of Kiswahili in blog discourse and the effect on its development 

      J Jagero, E Mohochi, Florence Indede (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013)
      Online communication is rapidly changing how language is being used. With the increasing number of social networks people are engaging in various discourses using various languages. Kiswahili is one of the languages being ...

    • Effects of terrorism news on readers of newspapers 

      Effects of terrorism news on readers of newspapers (Academic Research International, 2013)
      The media plays an important role in giving the masses information about terrorism. Many developing countries have not in the past had many acts of terrorism that originated directly from those countries and for a long ...

    • An exposition of some adapted lexemes in Dholuo 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Horizon Research Publishing, 2013)
      The paper gives an exposition of some adapted English lexemes into Dholuo. The work relied on a descriptive design. Total purposive sampling technique was incorporated in collecting secondary data to saturation level. All ...

    • Peace Through Devolution for Sustainable Development: The Kenyan Case 

      Ambuyo Beverlyne Asiko1 (Maseno University, 2014)
      Good governance is a key pillar to sustainable development of any nation. Many conflicts in Africa can be traced to failure in governance, responsible and accountable management as well as failure to cultivate cultures of ...

    • Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Kiswahili Classroom Learning Conditions in Secondary Schools in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya 

      Maurine Kang’ahi, Francis Chisikwa Indoshi, Tony Omusonga Okwach (Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014)
      Abstract: The classroom learning conditions embodies more than physical environment. However, researchers have overly focused on the physical classroom learning environment leaving out other conditions of learning. This ...

    • UCHANGANUZI WA HIPONIMIA ZA VITENZI VYA KISWAHILI. 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Swahili Forum, 2016)
      Hiponimia ni uhusiano wa kifahiwa unaodhihirika baina ya leksimu ya jumla (hipanimu) na mahususi (hiponimu). Kama vile hipanimu mzazi hujumuisha hiponimu baba na mama. Uhusiano huu wa kihi-ponimia ulidhukuriwa na wanaisimu ...

    • Kufaa kwa nadharia ya uchanganuzi vijenzi katika uchambuzi wa hiponimia 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Academic Journals, 2017)
      Hiponimia ni mojawapo ya mahusiano ya kifahiwa inayoashiria uhusiano ambapo leksimu ya jumla inajumuisha kimaana leksimu mahususi. Uhusiano wa leksimu kihiponimia ulidhukuriwa kuwa unafanana katika lugha anuwai ulimwenguni ...

    • Is Democrasy Possible? A Theoritical Perspective 

      Dr. Beverlyne Asiko Ambuyo* Mr. Benard Odoyo Okal Dr. Deborah Nanyama Amukowa (Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)
      Democracy can be defined as a government in which sovereignty lies with the people either directly or via representatives. The transition from monarchy to representative democracy was long, gradual process. Nevertheless, ...

    • The voice of reason by the children in the wilderness 

      Florence Ngesa Indede (Academic Journals, 2018)
      Wars and tribal conflicts disrupt young children who are dependent on their parents for care, empathy, attention and protection. Some children end up in refugee camps unaccompanied by their parents or guardians. ...

    • Metaphoric conceptualization of International Criminal Court justice and peace building in Kenya 

      hilip Lumwamu, Florence Ngesa Indede, Peter Maina Matu (Academic Journals, 2018)
      In this paper, the metaphoric conceptualization of the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment discourse in Kenya is examined through a data-driven analysis. Much scholarly writing on the ICC intervention in Kenya ...

    • Unpacking the concepts of stability, democracy and rights 

      Inger Lassen, Florence Ngesa Indede, Charles Okumu (Academic Journals, 2018)
      This article prepares the ground for contributions included in the special issue by unpacking the concepts of stability, democracy and rights, which are included in the overall theme. It is concerned with how these concepts ...

    • Uchanganuzi wa Athari ya Mageuzi ya Maneno kwenye Muundo wa Sentensi ya Ekegusii 

      Wilfrida Kemuma Momanyi, Beverlyne Asiko Ambuyo, Rocha Mzungu Chimerah (East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 2019)
      Tasnifu hii inachanganua athari ya mageuzi ya maneno kwenye muundo wa sentensi sahili ya Ekegusii ikiangazia sheria na kanuni zinazotawala mageuzi hayo. Mageuzi ya kisintaksia huleta mabadiliko mengi katika sentensi asili. ...