Gender Terminology Booklet

Sesotho sa Leboa Tshiven ḓ a

English

Definitions

Xitsonga

247 intersex

Person born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the boxes of “female” or “male”. Occurs where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of one sex at a particular disadvantage compared with persons of the other sex.

bongpedi makgarematona

mbeumvangwa rimbewunka- hambaniso

248 indirect

kgethollohlokate banyi

khethululot shayandivhiswa tshi ṱ alulatshayan divhiswa

xihlawuhlawunk- ankongomo

discrimination

249 indirect violence Attitudes, stereotypes, and cultural norms that underpin gendered practices and may cause gender-based forms of direct violence.

dikgaruruhlokate banyi

khakhathit shayandivhiswa

madzolongank- ankongomo

250 individual rights

Rights that accrue directly to an individual.

ditokelo tša motho

pfhanelo dza muthu pfhanelo dza vhu ṋ e

timfanelo ta munhu

251 inequality

The phenomenon of unequal and unjust distribution of resources and opportunities among members of a given society.

go se lekalekane tshayandingane lo

nkandzingano

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Gender Terminology Booklet