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Physical Disability' in Bantu Languages: Understanding the Relativity of Classification and Meaning.
Peer reviewedDevlieger, P. J. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1998
Examines the terminology used for "physical disability" in proto-Bantu and contemporary Bantu languages. Support for differing regional and historical meanings is developed, with the most ancient meaning linking physical disability to "becoming heavy" and contemporary Bantu emphasizing categorization in both human and non-human…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Classification, Definitions, Developing Nations
