Pedi pride put into words by Mitchell House learners

Lizzy Manala – I love Sepedi classes because there are so many words in my language that I did not know nor how to pronounce them. Nights like this help us even more because we get to learn many songs and poems in our language.

Pheladi Mokoka – Sepedi is a language that most of us speak at home and I feel that learning the language, especially in class, is good because most of us speak English at school and tend to forget how to speak our home language.

Hlabi Tswaane – Being part of events like the Sepedi evening and choosing Sepedi as a subject is a privilege because we don’t always speak Sepedi with or amongst each other. Getting taught the language and also getting an opportunity to perform in our own language is a huge learning curve for most of us.

Mbali Mnisi – What I’ve learned so far in Sepedi class is that the Bapedi culture consists of up to 30 different dialects, one of which is Pedi and a lot of confusion surrounds this term, as Sepedi. The language spoken by the Pedi people which has been often referred to as Northern Sotho has been subdivided into the high-veld Sotho and the low-veld Sotho. Had I not been taught this in class I was not going to know this kind of history.

Kgadi Chaamano – When we attend or participate in events such as the Sepedi evening, I love dressing up in various traditional attires because it shows that we’re proud to be part of the Pedi tribe. I’ve worn this Sepedi attire with pride this evening as it symbolises our true identity.

Tshego Madisha – The Sepedi classes help us know and learn our culture even more. It teaches us males to be respectful towards women and vice versa. Sepedi evenings are fun because our parents get to see the different talents and skills we have through speaking and portraying all acts in our own languages. Some skills and talents our parents are seeing for the first time tonight, so it’s a very good feeling and a good opportunity for us to be able to express ourselves in our own language.

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