| Challenges to the implementation of bilingual/multilingual language policies at tertiary institutions in South Africa (1995–2012) N Turner, R Wildsmith-Cromarty Language Matters 45 (3), 295-312, 2014 | 36 | 2014 |
| Elements of satire in Zulu oral traditions NS Turner University of Natal, 1990 | 28 | 1990 |
| Zulu names as echoes of censure, discontent and disapproval within the domestic environment NS Turner Nomina Africana 6 (2), 42-56, 1992 | 24 | 1992 |
| Representations of masculinity in the contemporary oral praise poetry of Zulu men NS Turner South African Journal of African Languages 19 (3), 196-203, 1999 | 19 | 1999 |
| African languages as compulsory courses in KwaZulu Natal: Illusory initiative or inspired intervention? NS Turner Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning= Per Linguam: Tydskrif vir …, 2012 | 16 | 2012 |
| Humorous names, verbal weapon N Turner South African journal of African languages 21 (3-4), 449-458, 2001 | 15 | 2001 |
| Bilingual instruction at tertiary level in South Africa: what are the challenges? R Wildsmith-Cromarty, N Turner Current Issues in Language Planning 19 (4), 416-433, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| Onomastic caricatures: names given to employers and co-workers by Black employees NS Turner Nomina Africana 11 (1), 50-66, 1997 | 12 | 1997 |
| A brief overview of Zulu oral traditions N Turner Alternation 1 (1), 58-67, 1994 | 12 | 1994 |
| Oral strategies for conflict expression and articulation of criticism in Zulu social discourse. NS Turner | 11 | 2003 |
| The dynamic and transformational nature of praising in contemporary Zulu society NS Turner South African Journal of African Languages 17 (2), 57-65, 1997 | 11 | 1997 |
| Odonymic warfare: The process of renaming streets in Durban, South Africa N Turner Nomina Africana 23 (1), 113-133, 2009 | 10 | 2009 |
| Terminology development in Zulu avian nomenclature NS Turner, A Koopman Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics 32 (1), 11-21, 2018 | 8 | 2018 |
| Humor and scatology in contemporary Zulu ceremonial songs N Turner Humor 31 (1), 65-83, 2018 | 8 | 2018 |
| An Overview of the Forms of Expressing Social Conflict in Southern Africa with special reference to the Zulus N Turner African Journal on Conflict Resolution 5 (2), 119-152, 2005 | 8 | 2005 |
| Comparison of the izibongo of the Zulu royal women, Mnkabayi and Nandi NS Turner South African Journal of African Languages 8 (1), 28-33, 1988 | 8 | 1988 |
| Zulu names and indirect expression NS Turner Names 48 (2), 127-137, 2000 | 7 | 2000 |
| Morphology of Zulu bird names: Old and new A Koopman, NS Turner South African Journal of African Languages 39 (1), 1-8, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
| The status of isiZulu second-language learning in UKZN, with particular reference to the case against Durban High School (2OO8) N Turner Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 41 (1), 97-108, 2010 | 6 | 2010 |
| Censure and Social Comment in the lzihasho of Urban Zulu Women NS Turner Alternation 2 (2), 55-73, 1995 | 6 | 1995 |
