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• Afrikaans language
• Nama language
• Ndebele language (South Africa)
• Northern Sotho language
• Swazi language
• Tsonga language
• Venda language
• Xhosa language

• Bilingual education and nationalism with special reference to South Africa. (J. L. Van Schaik, ltd., 1926), by A. J. Aucamp (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A comparative grammar of South African languages (Trübner & co., 1862), by W. H. I. Bleek (page images at HathiTrust)
• De Afrikaander en zijn taal. (Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitg.-Mij., 1906), by P. J. G. De Vos (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Beiträge zur geschichte der cap-holländischen sprache. (Strassburg, 1896), by W. J. Viljoen (page images at HathiTrust)
• De toekomstige volkstaal van Zuid-Afrika; Engels, Nederlands of Afrikaans? Rede, in de algemene vergadering van de Nederlandsch Zuid-Afrikaansche Vereeniging" op "19 Mei 1917 (J. Tjabring], 1917), by E. C. Pienaar (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• A handbook of the Pedi-Transvaal Suto language : practical grammar with exercises, phrases, dialogues and vocabularies (Sesuto Book Depot, 1920), by G. Beyer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Xosa phrase book (formerly known as the Kafir phrase book) (Lovedale Press, 1906), by James Stewart (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Handbook of Boer Dutch. Pt. I. Vocabularies, phrases, short sentences. Pt. II comprises the construction of sentences, reading lessons, &c., and pt. III is a Boer Dutch reader with vocabulary of 1,100 words. (Central News Agency, 1906), by Alpheus Loveys Snell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Afrikaans in 30 lessons (The Linguaphone institute, 1927), by Jozef Emanuel Stokvis and London Linguaphone Institute (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Kafir phrase book. (Lovedale Mission Press, 1916), by James Stewart (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Xosa phrase book (formerly known as the Kafir phrase book) (Lovedale Press, 1906), by James Stewart (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Bantu studies. (Witwatersrand University. Dept. of Bantu Studies [etc.], 1921), by University of the Witwatersrand. Department of Bantu Studies (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Die Sprache der Buren: Einleitung, Sprachlehre und Sprachproben (in German; Göttingen, F. Wunder, 1901), by Heinrich Meyer
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• Het afrikaansch; bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der nederlandsche taal in Zuid-Afrika (Boekhandel en drukkerij voorheen E.J. Brill, 1899), by D. C. Hesseling and Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde te Leiden (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Afrikaans en maleis-portugees (P. Noordhoff, 1916), by D. B. Bosman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Handbook of Boer Dutch (Central News Agency, 1906), by A. L. Snell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Afrikaans en Maleis-Portugees. ([s.n.], 1916), by Daniël Brink Bosman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Comparative grammer of English and Cape Dutch. (D.F. Du Toit & co., limited, 1902), by Stefanus Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Woordeboek : Afrikaans-Engels, Engels-Afrikaans en die Afrikaanse spelreels van die Akademie vir Taal, Lettere en Kuns (J.L. van Schaik, 1923), by M. S. B. Kritzinger and H. A. Steyn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Beiträge zur geschichte der cap-holländischen sprache. (Strassburg, 1896), by W. J. Viljoen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die burensprache und ihre literatur (G. Stilke, 1904), by Heinrich Meyer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Klaas gezwint en zijn paert and other songs and rijmpies of South Africa. In English and Cape Dutch. (J.C.Juta, 1884) (page images at HathiTrust)
• De eerst afrikaanse taalbeweging en zijn letterkundige voortbrengselen. (Swets & Zeitlinger, 1916), by Lydia Van Niekerk (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Reference aid : abbreviations in the Sub-Saharan African press. (Foreign Broadcast Information Service ;, 1985), by United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service and United States. Joint Publications Research Service (page images at HathiTrust)

• Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls. In opdrag van die Suidafrikaanse Akademie vir Taal, Lettere en Kuns. (Nasionale Pers, 1921), by Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns and D. B. Bosman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Afrikaansche studies ... (A. Siffer, drukker der Koninklijke vlaamsche academie, 1905), by Pieter Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Praktisches lehrbuch der kapholländischen sprache (burensprache). Sprachlehre, gespräche, lesestücke und wörterbuch (A. Hartleben, 1904), by Nicolaas Marais Hoogenhout (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Fergelijkende taalkunde fan afrikaans en engels = comparative grammar of English and Cape Dutch (D.F. du Toit, 1902), by Stefanus Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Afrikaans in 30 lessons (The Linguaphone institute, 1927), by Jozef Emanuel Stokvis and London Linguaphone Institute (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A first guide to Afrikaans : intended for adolescents and adults (Nasionale pers, 1926), by Cornelius Jakob Langenhoven (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Die sprachgeschichtliche Entwicklung des Deflexionstypus im Afrikaans. (1928), by Johannes Wittmann (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Afrikaansche studies ... (A. Siffer, drukker der Koninklijke vlaamsche academie, 1905), by Pieter Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Eerste skrywers, of, Laaste stem en naklank uit die Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (J.L. van Schaik, 1922), by G. R. Von Wielligh (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Cockney Engels en kombuis Hollands (Argus, 1920), by C. M. Drennan (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Die sprachgeschichtliche Entwicklung des Deflexionstypus im Afrikaans. (1928), by Johannes Wittmann (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls. In opdrag van die Suidafrikaanse Akademie vir Taal, Lettere en Kuns. (Nasionale Pers, 1921), by Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns and D. B. Bosman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Woordeboek afrikaans-engels (J. L. van Schaik, bepk., 1928), by M. S. B. Kritzinger, max Drennan, Ulrich Jerome Cronjé, P. C. Schoonees, and H. A. Steyn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Beschrijvende klankleer van het afrikaans ... (A. W. Sijthoff's uitg.-mij., 1910), by Thomas Hugo Le Roux (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Handbook of Boer Dutch. Pt. I. Vocabularies, phrases, short sentences. Pt. II comprises the construction of sentences, reading lessons, &c., and pt. III is a Boer Dutch reader with vocabulary of 1,100 words. (Central News Agency, 1906), by Alpheus Loveys Snell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Di eerste boek van Moses, genoem Génesis. (Du Toit, 1893), by Stefanus Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust)
• Di skool op di heide. (D.F. Du Toit, 1903), by Stefanus Jacobus Du Toit (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Reference aid : abbreviations in the Sub-Saharan African press. (Foreign Broadcast Information Service ;, 1985), by United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service and United States. Joint Publications Research Service (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lehrbuch der Nama-Sprache (G. Reimer, 1909), by Carl Meinhof (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Handbuch der Nama-Sprache in Deutsch-Südwestafrika (D. Reimer (E. Vohson), 1905), by Wilhelm Planert (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Praktische Grammatiken der Hauptsprachen Deutsch-Südwestafrikas. I. Nama (Sprache der Nama-Hottentotten) ... II. Otyiherero (Sprache der Herero) ... III. Oshindonga (Sprache des Ndonga-Stammes der Ovambo) ... (A. Hartleben, in the 1910s), by A. Seidel (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Izihlabelo zogudumisa umlimu : Sintebele hymnal (South African District Committee of the London Missionary Society, 1915), by John Whiteside and London Missionary Society (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Koe tohi tabu katoa. (Kehekehe o Mamani, 1884) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Incwadi yezihlabelelo. (s.n.], 1850) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Kafir scholar's companion (Lovedale Missionary Press, 1903), by I. Bud-M'Belle (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Inncwadi yezibalo ezingcwele e zetestamente endala ne zetestamente entsha, Ziguqulwe kwezonteto zanikwa kuqala ngazo. (Kwelamangesi, ishi cilelwe ngu-W. Clowes nonyana bake, 1864) (page images at HathiTrust)
• I-Testamente entsha yenkosi yetu Ka-Yesu Kristu, Gokwamaxosa. (Ishicilelwe Kwisishicilelo Saba-Wesli, 1846) (page images at HathiTrust)

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