Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English & English-Amharic. Script & Roman - Softcover

Leslau, Wolf

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9780520205017: Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English & English-Amharic. Script & Roman
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0520205014 ISBN 13: 9780520205017
Publisher: University of California Press, 1996

Synopsis

Although Amharic is the national language of Ethiopia and English its international language, until publication of this book in hardcover there was no concise Amharic-English, English-Amharic dictionary. Students of Amharic as well as visitors to Ethiopia and foreign workers will benefit from this concise dictionary with phonetic transcriptions that allow for its use by those unfamiliar with Amharic script.

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About the Author

Wolf Leslau is Professor of Near Eastern Languages Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Amharic Textbook.

From the Back Cover

"A language learning book that has taught and will continue to teach generations of Peace Corps volunteers, and other English-speaking students, workers, and visitors to Ethiopia."―Harold G. Marcus, author of A History of Ethiopia

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"A language learning book that has taught and will continue to teach generations of Peace Corps volunteers, and other English-speaking students, workers, and visitors to Ethiopia." Harold G. Marcus, author of A History of Ethiopia

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Publisher
University of California Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0520205014
ISBN 13 
9780520205017
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
558
Rating
  • 4.31 out of 5 stars
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