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

Title: QwaQwa 01
Description: QwaQwa 01 is initialised with Q in the British Sign Language alphabet. The dominant hand is in the SASL handshape X and moves in a down and up motion to the non-dominant hand which is in the SASL handshape O. The O handshape makes it a phonological variation from QwaQwa 02.
Place Type: School for the Deaf
Years Recorded: 2022; 2024
Research Site: Bloemfontein; Kimberley; Phuthaditjhaba; Thaba 'Nchu; Thaba 'Nchu; Phuthaditjhaba; Kimberley
Part of Location Collection: Phuthaditjhaba
Age Group: 25-29; 30-34; 40-44; 60-64
Home Language: Sesotho; Setswana
Main location: Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Bloemfontein; Phuthaditjhaba
Context Items: Age Group; Home Language; Main Location; Date Recorded; Research Site
SASL Shorthand Annotation: #2,{1,?1,*1,!1,[X,^4,~2,&1,*2,!1,[O,^3,~0,&0
Category Value: Handedness: 2; Contact: 1; Mouthing: 1; Dominance: 1; Location: 1; Handshape: X; Palm orientation: 4; Movement: 2; Repetition: 1; Dominance: 2; Handshape: O; Palm orientation: 3; Movement: 0; Repetition: 0