Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise is associate professor in the Department of Communication Science at the University of South Africa.Shumani Eric Madima is senior lecturer of linguistics in the Department of English, Media Studies, and Linguistics at the University of Venda .

• Introduction: Theorizing Digital Media and Epistemic Indigenous Languages Preservation for Sustainable Development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise and Shumani Eric MadimaPart I: Digital Preservation, Epistemic African Knowledges, and the Fourth Industrial RevolutionChapter 1: Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages and Participatory Epistemic Knowledge Systems of the Global South: Insights from South African Experiences by Fulufhelo Oscar MakananiseChapter 2: Indigenous Language Preservation and Promotion through Digital Media Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani, Adeyinka Tella, and Nhlavu Petros DlaminiChapter 3: Positioning South African Indigenous Languages on Social Media Communication in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Shumani Eric MadimaChapter 4: Computational Linguistics and Indigenous Languages: WhatsApp Emoji Use and the Reclamation of Shona and Ndebele Language and Culture by Jennings Joy ChibikePart II: Digital Media Strategies and Indigenous Language Preservation in the Fourth Industrial RevolutionChapter 5: Global Initiatives for Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Adeyinka Tella and Joseph NgoaketsiChapter 6: Indigenous Language Development and Preservation in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Remah Joyce LubamboChapter 7: Kivunjo Names and Naming as an Indigenous Language Preservation and Digitization Strategy by Zelda ElisifaPart III: Endangered Language Revitalization, Social Media Language Prospects, and Media TrainingChapter 8: Using Social Media to Promote Indigenous Languages: Reality or Delusion: A Critical Review of Shona Facebook Television by Memory MabikaChapter 9: Exploring the Role of Indigenous Languages in Journalism and Media Training in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era by Toyosi Olugbenga Samson OwolabiChapter 10: Indigenous Language Preservation, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Social Media Age by Mawethu Glemar Mapulane, Amukelani Collen Mangaka, Edgar Julius Malatji, Nhlayisi Cedrick Baloyi, and Rudzanimbilu Muthambi Part IV: Orality On Social Media, Indigenous Epistemic Cultures, and Minority Languages in Digital MediaChapter 11: Promotion Of Indigenous Languages and Culture through Social Media by Kganathi ShakuChapter 12: Orality On Social Media Language: Linguistic Texts and Images Portraying Elements of Isizulu Folklore by Beryl Babsy Boniwe MaMchunu Xaba

“Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa: Toward a Digitalized and Sustainable Society is a timely and refreshing contribution on the intersection of digital media technologies, artificial intelligence, and Indigenous languages. The combination of academic case studies, practical discourses, and empirical research from African scholars means this collection is a delight to read and unequivocally reinforces the need for Indigenous languages to be fully integrated into digital media technologies in order to promote and preserve the diversity and richness of Indigenous cultures. This book is a must read for academics, researchers, students, and policymakers.”