Soweto 01

Title

Soweto 01

Description

Soweto 01 is a descriptive place-name sign that is similar to the signs for SUN or FLASHING LIGHT. We are unable to determine the origins of this variant, but it could possibly refer to the Sesotho nickname for Gauteng, the province is which Soweto is situated. ‘Maboneng’ means ‘place of lights’.

Place Type

Town

Years Recorded

2022

2023

2024

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Research Site

Bloemfontein

Kimberley

Phuthaditjhaba

Thaba 'Nchu

Thaba 'Nchu

Phuthaditjhaba

Kimberley

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Part of Location Collection

Soweto

Age Group

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

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Home Language

Afrikaans

English

isiXhosa

isiZulu

SASL

Sesotho

Setswana

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Main location

Free State

KwaZulu-Natal

Bloemfontein

Cape Town

Gqeberha

Johannesburg

Kestell

Kimberley

Klerksdorp

Mthatha

Newcastle

Phuthaditjhaba

Thaba 'Nchu

Worcester

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Annotation

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