Limpopo 01 · Variation in SASL Place Names · University of the Free State

Title: Limpopo 01
Description: Limpopo 01 is an initialised-descriptive sign. Both hands are in the handshape L and move in a side-to-side forwards motion that mimics the flow of a river. The palm orientation is down, which makes this variant a phonological variation from Limpopo 02.
Place Type: Province
Years Recorded: 2022; 2023; 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Limpopo
Age Group: 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 60-64
Home Language: Afrikaans; English; isiXhosa; isiZulu; SASL; Sesotho
Main location: Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Bloemfontein; Gqeberha; Johannesburg; Kestell; Kimberley; Mthatha; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #2,{0,?1,*1,!1,[L,^4,~17,&0,*2,!1,[L,^4,~17,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 2; Contact: 0; Mouthing: 1; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: L; Palm orientation: 4; Movement: 17; Repetition: 0; Dominance: 2