About
Mrs Mmasibidi Setaka-Bapela is a Digital Humanities Researcher focusing on the Sesotho language at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR). Currently registered for a PhD researching lexical resource development for low-resourced languages, her expertise spans lexicography, linguistics, and digital methodologies. She is actively involved in driving digital transformation and language development through key leadership roles in DHASA, the Pan South African Language Board (SNLB), the North West Provincial Language Committee, and the University of the Free State Academic Advisory Board.
Biography
Mmasibidi Setaka Bapela is a Digital Humanities Researcher focusing on the Sesotho language at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR). Her research interests lie in Lexicography, Linguistics, and Digital Humanities. She is involved in facilitating workshops that teach digital methodologies to increase computational skills capacity in South Africa, specifically for the Humanities and Social Sciences. She is part of the Academic Advisory Board (AAB) of the Department of African Languages at the University of Free State, a member of the Pan South African Language Board’s Sesotho National Language Body (SNLB), a member of the North West Provincial Language Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA). Currently registered for a PhD, where she conducts research on approaches that allow for the development of lexical resources for low-resourced languages.