Mr. Tendai Chirimaunga

Biography & Background

Qualifications:

  • Master of Arts in African Languages and Culture Degree
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in African Languages and Culture Degree

Research Interests:

  • phonology
  • morphology
  • lexicography
  • terminography
  • translation and interpretation  
  • sociolinguistics
  • language policy and planning
  • indigenous knowledge systems

Publications:

Chirimaunga, T. (2023). The challenges in developing techno-scientific terminology using the current shona orthography in Zimbabwe. Mgbakoigba: Journal of African Studies9(2).

Chirimaunga, T. (2025). Language-in-Education Policies and Minority Language Resuscitation Efforts in Zimbabwe. In Resuscitation of African Languages: Theorising the Battle Against Sociocultural Genocide (pp. 167-192). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Chirimaunga, T. (2025). Morphological Causatives in ChiBarwe: An LMT Analysis. Journal of Linguistics & Language in Education19(1).