Gender Terminology Booklet

Sesotho sa Leboa Tshiven ḓ a

English

Definitions

Xitsonga

324 pre-natal sex selection

Choosing to continue or terminate a pregnancy based on the baby’s sex.

kgethobong pele ga pelego

vhuthuthathum buvhukhetham beu vhubvisathumbu vhukhethambeu vhukwashathum buvhukhetham beu vhu ṋ ulathumbu vhukhethambeu kufarelwe ṱ haluli

ku hlawula ku herisa vuyimana hi rimbewu

325 preferential treatment

Treatment of one individual or group of individuals in a manner that is likely to lead to greater benefits, access, rights, opportunities, or status

tshwarokgetho ya maemo

ku khoma hindlela yo tsakela

than those of another individual or group of individuals.

326 pregnancy

Nine months during which a woman carries a developing embryo and foetus in her body.

boimana

vhuimana u ḓ ihwala u gonya miri u vha na thumbu

vuyimana

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Gender Terminology Booklet