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A Dictionary of the Suahili Language: With Introduction Containing an Outline of a Suahili Grammar (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

 
9781108047036: A Dictionary of the Suahili Language: With Introduction Containing an Outline of a Suahili Grammar (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108047033 ISBN 13: 9781108047036
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Johan Ludwig Krapf (1810–81), a German-born member of the Church Missionary Society in East Africa, is regarded as the founder of Swahili studies in Europe. Having pursued an interest in Oriental culture from an early age, he first went to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) as a missionary. During his travels in Africa, he became the first European to see Mount Kenya; but he also considered the potential of Swahili as a lingua franca. Krapf published the first printed text in Swahili, and the first systematic Swahili grammar, as well as being the first to bring Swahili manuscripts to Europe. Another in a series of firsts is this lexicon, which was published posthumously in 1882. The Swahili dictionary, pioneering as it was in its day, is still of historical interest, especially because it contains notes on Swahili culture and customs, as well as an outline of the language's grammar.

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Book Description

Johan Ludwig Krapf (1810-81), a German-born missionary in Africa, is considered the father of Swahili studies in Europe. He created the first Swahili dictionary, which was published posthumously in 1882. This important lexicon also contains notes on Swahili culture and customs, together with an introduction to Swahili grammar.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108047033
ISBN 13 
9781108047036
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
480