J. H. van der Merwe

J. H. van der Merwe was a prominent South African linguist known for his work on the phonetics and phonology of Bantu languages, especially the Nguni language group, including Zulu and Xhosa. His research contributed to a better understanding of how these languages produce and organize sounds. Van der Merwe’s work is important for both linguistic theory and practical applications like language preservation and education. He was also involved in documenting and analyzing the complex systems of click sounds and tonal patterns characteristic of these languages.