MA (Translation Studies and Linguistics) (UL, 2016)
BA Hons (Translation Studies and Linguistics) (Cum Laude) (UL, 2013)
BA (Communication Studies) (UL, 2012)
Paremiology
Indigenous languages and masculinity
Indigenous language development
Language and politics
Youth registers
Phonetics
Phonology
Syntax
Letsoalo, N. 2022. What if it’s Culture? A Closer Look at the Gender Situation in Sepedi ‘Manyalo’ Songs. In: Baloyi, M.E., Molobi, V.M.S and Naicker, L. Religion, Marriage, Sexualities, Culture and Family Dynamics. Pietermaritzburg: Cluster Publications, pp 171-220.
Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), 2025, Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town.
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Introduction’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, p. xxxi. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.0i
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Preface’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. xxxiii–xxxvi. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.00
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Epilogue: Reflections and reflexivity’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 177–180. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.0e
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Totobolepung ya diema: Kgoboketšoema ya Soshanguve’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, CapeTown, pp. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.01
Letsoalo, N & Kgasago, TJ 2025, ‘Proverbs in music: A closer look at Pleasure Peta’s manyalo songs’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 17–35. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.02
Letsoalo, N & Mabaso, D 2025, ‘South African proverbs on social media: Advancing creative digital content’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 75–94. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.05
Edited Books
Letsoalo, N and Ngoepe, M. 2025. Soshanguve paremiology+: a multilingual approach.Aosis Books: Cape Town. Reference number: AOSIS-2024-70-BK523
Letsoalo N & Rammala J R.2020.Derivation of interrogative words from ‘wh-stems’ in Sepedi.South African Journal of African Languages,40(2):164-170,DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2020.1804216
Letsoalo, N., Mabaso, D and Gouws, P. 2022. Access to information through translation: a case of multilingual OER robotics project at a South African university. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 88(1): https://sajlis.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2150/1623 doi:10.7553/88-1-2150.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2018. Toward the development of political terminology for South Africa’s African languages. Paper presentation at the 7th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics, Singapore, 25 - 26 June 2018. (Print ISSN: 2251-3566, E-Periodical ISSN: 2251-3574)
Ngoepe, M., Shaku, K and Letsoalo, N. 2022. Development of an indigenous language through crowd-sourcing on social media. Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa, 76(1): 63 – 78.
Letsoalo, N. 2024. Bridging the Divide: Indigenous Language Integration in Open Educational Resource Accessibility. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies. https://doi.org/10.25159/0256-8853
Letsoalo, N. 2024. Toxicity in gendered Sepedi proverbs: a textual analysis. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 42(2): 220-235 https://doi.org/10.2989/16073614.2023.2229386
Letsoalo, N & Kgasago, TJ. 2023. COVID-19 crisis communication in Sepedi: the quality of translation by the Limpopo Department of Health. South African Journal of African Languages, 43(2): 113-121.
Letsoalo, N. 2023. Morphophonological realisation on inflected verbal roots with initial vowel sounds in Sepedi. South African Journal of African Languages, 43(2): 122-130.
Letsoalo, N. 2023. Automated self-guided orientation through WhatsApp bots: A case of CODeL context. Paper presentation at the 11th Teacher Education & Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre, Namibia, 10-14 April 2023.
Letsoalo, N & Kgasago, TJ. 2022. The quality of translation during COVID-19 crisis in Limpopo Department of Health: Crisis Communication in Sepedi. Paper presentation at the 2nd NIHSS Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni Conference, Online, 2-3 November 2022.
Letsoalo, N. 2022. Modernizing Indigenous Knowledge: emoji-based proverbial writing system. Paper presentation at the 2022 Spring Lectures, University of Limpopo, 5-6 September 2022.
Letsoalo, N. 2021. Masculinity in language: A psycholinguistic approach to the interpretation of figurative expressions in Sepedi among young men. Paper presentation at the 2nd NIHSS Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni Conference, Online, 3-4 November 2021.
Letsoalo, N. 2021. Towards the development of multilingual OERs at Unisa: A case of Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages. Paper presentation at the CHS Unisa Curriculum Transformation Webinar on “Accelerating Transformation to Consolidate the African Intellectual Programme”, Online, 13-14 September 2021.
Gouws, P and Letsoalo, N. 2021. Learning to Speak Robotics Indigenously. Paper presentation at the CHS Unisa Curriculum Transformation Webinar on “Accelerating Transformation to Consolidate the African Intellectual Programme”, Online, 13-14 September 2021.
Letsoalo, N. 2020. What if it’s culture? A closer look at the gender situation in Sepedi ‘manyalo’ songs. Paper presentation at the NIHSS Inaugural Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni Conference, Online, 4-5 November 2020.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2019. From social contact to social distance: results on gender attitudes from Sepedi dictionaries. Paper presentation at the SADiLaR language seminar, University of Limpopo, 31 July 2019.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2019. Young men in denial: Exploring the meaning and interpretations of the saying ‘go pompa lebili leo le sa tlalego’. Paper presentation at the 21st BIENNIAL ALASA International Conference, University of the Free State, 8 -10 of July 2019.
Letsoalo, N.E and Motseki, M.C. 2018. Language usage in the construction of gender and culture in a Pedi context: A criticism of toxic masculinity. Paper presentation at the International Conference on “Complexities, Appeals and Paradoxes of Language”, Birkbeck, University of London, 17 November 2018.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2018. Decolonising the craft of translation for academic purpose in South Africa. Paper presentation at Thetha sizwe: Intersections, Practices, and Identities - Rethinking Gender in African Languages and Literature (International Conference), University of Pretoria, 5 - 6 April 2018.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2018. Derivation of interrogative words from wh-stems in Sepedi’. Paper presentation at the NIHSS Annual National Doctoral Conference, Johannesburg, 31 October - 1 November 2018.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2018. Language in Conflict: politeness in the street version of Sepitori’. Paper presentation at the International Congress of Linguists, Cape Town, 2 - 6 July 2018.
Letsoalo, N.E. 2018. Toward the development of political terminology for South Africa’s African languages. Paper presentation at the 7th Annual International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics, Singapore, 25 - 26 June 2018.
Letsoalo, NE. 2017. In Other Words - Defrosting Sepedi Idiomatic Expressions for Translation Purpose, presented at the 2017 Faculty of Humanities’ Spring Lectures, 2017, University of Limpopo.
Letsoalo, NE. 2017. The Youth Version of the Popular Multilingual Register in Pretoria: #LearnSepitori, presented at the 2017 Faculty of Humanities’ Spring Lectures, 2017, University of Limpopo.
Letsoalo, NE. 2016. Some aspects of verbal morphophonemics in Northern Sotho, presented at the Conference for Language Associations of Southern Africa, 2017, Rhode University.
Letsoalo, NE. 2016. Toward the development of political terminology for South Africa’s African languages, presented at the Conference for Language Associations of Southern Africa, 2017, Rhode University.
Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans (Mail & Guardian, 2022)
Multilingualism Award (Pan South African Language Board, 2022)
Best Digital Humanities Collection: Community Engagement (National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022)
Best Paper Award (National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)
Excellence Award in Tuition: Student Assessment (University of South Africa, 2019)
L3 Conference Best Student Paper Award (Global Science and Technology Forum, Singapore, 2018)
LSSA Annual Young Linguist Award (Conference for Language Associations of Southern Africa, 2017)
Masculinity in language: A psycholinguistic approach to the interpretation of figurative expressions in Sepedi among young men
Learning to Speak Robotics Indigenously
Multilingual and multicultural approach to language learning and communication
Skills Training for corpus building and presentation
Letsoalo, N 2021, ‘Abuse on a woman is an abuse on society’, Limpopo Tribune, 01 – 07 February, p. 3.
Letsoalo, N 2021, ‘Marriage is (not) an achievement’, Limpopo Tribune, 10 – 14 February, p. 3.
Letsoalo, N 2021, ‘Big boys don’t cry and die from within’, Limpopo Tribune, 18 – 24 February, p. 3.
Letsoalo, N 2021, ‘Black person’s success should not threaten other Black people’, Limpopo Tribune, 01 – 07 March, p. 3.
Book Chapters
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Totobolepung ya diema: Kgoboketšoema ya Soshanguve’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 1–15.
Letsoalo, N & Kgasago, TJ 2025, ‘Proverbs in music: A closer look at Pleasure Peta’s manyalo songs’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 17–35.
Letsoalo, N & Mabaso, D 2025, ‘South African proverbs on social media: Advancing creative digital content’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 75–94.
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Introduction’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, p. xxxi. https://doi.org/10.4102/ aosis.2025.BK523.0i
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Preface’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. xxxiii–xxxvi. https://doi.org/10.4102/ aosis.2025.BK523.00
Letsoalo, N & Ngoepe, M 2025, ‘Epilogue: Reflections and reflexivity’, in N Letsoalo & M Ngoepe (eds.), Soshanguve paremiology+: A multilingual approach, AOSIS Books, Cape Town, pp. 177–180. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK523.0e
