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Discover the Society for the Advancement of Kaaps
Discover the Society for the Advancement of Kaaps
The Society for the Advancement of Kaaps (SAK) is committed to preserving, developing, and promoting Kaaps as a dynamic and vital language in South Africa and beyond. From conducting linguistic research to advocating for multilingual education, SAK is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that Kaaps thrives as both a cultural and academic language. Learn more about our mission, history, and the initiatives driving the future of Kaaps."
The Society for the Advancement of Kaaps (SAK) is committed to preserving, developing, and promoting Kaaps as a dynamic and vital language in South Africa and beyond. From conducting linguistic research to advocating for multilingual education, SAK is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that Kaaps thrives as both a cultural and academic language. Learn more about our mission, history, and the initiatives driving the future of Kaaps."
Background
Background
Established to give Kaaps the recognition it deserves, SAK works to support the language as a cultural and academic resource, ensuring its rich history and linguistic depth are preserved for future generations. Kaaps, spoken in multilingual contexts, holds historical significance from the periods of colonialism, apartheid, and post-apartheid South Africa. SAK aims to bring this language to the forefront of both academic and social domains.
Established to give Kaaps the recognition it deserves, SAK works to support the language as a cultural and academic resource, ensuring its rich history and linguistic depth are preserved for future generations. Kaaps, spoken in multilingual contexts, holds historical significance from the periods of colonialism, apartheid, and post-apartheid South Africa. SAK aims to bring this language to the forefront of both academic and social domains.
Role and Impact
Role and Impact
SAK plays a crucial role in creating platforms for linguistic research, education, and community engagement. From publishing the Kaaps dictionary to organizing the annual Kaaps Symposium, the society leads several initiatives that enrich the lives of Kaaps and non-Kaaps speakers.
SAK plays a crucial role in creating platforms for linguistic research, education, and community engagement. From publishing the Kaaps dictionary to organizing the annual Kaaps Symposium, the society leads several initiatives that enrich the lives of Kaaps and non-Kaaps speakers.
Vision
Vision
SAK envisions a future where Kaaps is recognized as an academic language, embraced across educational, cultural, and economic domains in South Africa and globally. The Society seeks to build bridges between Kaaps-speaking communities and the broader society by empowering speakers and creating opportunities for the language to thrive.
SAK envisions a future where Kaaps is recognized as an academic language, embraced across educational, cultural, and economic domains in South Africa and globally. The Society seeks to build bridges between Kaaps-speaking communities and the broader society by empowering speakers and creating opportunities for the language to thrive.
Goals
Goals
Promote Linguistic Research: Develop and maintain scientific research programs focused on Kaaps, creating an archival system of oral and written documentary records.
Establish Kaaps as an Academic Language: SAK aims to integrate Kaaps into both basic and higher education systems, creating bilingual and trilingual literacy materials and adapting it for academic literacy.
Create a Comprehensive Kaaps Dictionary: Ongoing work on publishing and maintaining a standardized Kaaps dictionary that reflects the language's grammatical and writing rules.
Support Multilingualism and Social Justice: Advocate for open scholarship, language policy reform, and social justice to ensure Kaaps speakers are represented in various societal domains.
Cultural and Economic Advancement: Promote the social, cultural, and economic benefits of Kaaps for both Kaaps and non-Kaaps speakers.
Promote Linguistic Research: Develop and maintain scientific research programs focused on Kaaps, creating an archival system of oral and written documentary records.
Establish Kaaps as an Academic Language: SAK aims to integrate Kaaps into both basic and higher education systems, creating bilingual and trilingual literacy materials and adapting it for academic literacy.
Create a Comprehensive Kaaps Dictionary: Ongoing work on publishing and maintaining a standardized Kaaps dictionary that reflects the language's grammatical and writing rules.
Support Multilingualism and Social Justice: Advocate for open scholarship, language policy reform, and social justice to ensure Kaaps speakers are represented in various societal domains.
Cultural and Economic Advancement: Promote the social, cultural, and economic benefits of Kaaps for both Kaaps and non-Kaaps speakers.
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The Societie virrie Advancement van Kaaps (SAK) is a separate independent non-profit company registered
with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a public, academic benefit organisation. SAK: 2025/696234/08.
©2024 Society for the Advancement of Kaaps. All rights reserved.
About
Discover the Society
for the Advancement
of Kaaps
Background
Role and Impact
Vision
Our Work
Research and
Development
Publications
Education
Journal
Governance
Leadership and
commitees
Get involved
The Societie virrie Advancement van Kaaps (SAK) is a separate independent non-profit company
registered with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a public,
academic benefit organisation. SAK: 2025/696234/08.
©2024 Society for the Advancement of Kaaps. All rights reserved.
The Societie virrie Advancement van Kaaps (SAK) is a separate independent non-profit company registered
with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a public,
academic benefit organisation. SAK: 2025/696234/08.
©2024 Society for the Advancement of Kaaps. All rights reserved.