Gender Terminology Booklet

Sesotho sa Leboa Tshiven ḓ a

English charter

Definitions

Xitsonga chatara

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A formal statement of the rights of a country’s people, of an organisation or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded by a ruler or government. parents are at work or are absent for another reason. The act or process of giving birth to a child.

tšhatha

thendelanonzwi wa

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childbirth

pelego

u beba u vhofholowa

ku veleka ku tswala ku bebula

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child marriage Any formal or informal union between a child under the age of 18 and an adult or another child.

nyadišo ya bana mbingano ya ṅ wana nzekiso ya ṅ wana

vukati bya swihlangi vukati bya vana

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childcare

Care for children provided by either the government, an organisation, or a person, while parents are at work or are absent for another reason. The obligation to provide a minor with housing, food, clothing, education and medical care.

tlhokomelo ya bana

u lela ndondolavhana

nhlayiso wa vana

phepo ya bana u un ḓ a ṅ wana wundlo wa n’wana

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child maintenance

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