MENDE FOR BEGINNERS: MENDE YIA GAA LATOO GCLEI - Softcover

Carpenter, Amos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418410411 ISBN 13: 9781418410414

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

"Mendefor Beginners" is the first in a series of Mende books intended to teach theMende language to non-Mende speaking individuals and also Mende speakingindividuals who wish to learn how to read and write the Mende language. Thebook is divided into chapters of everyday language:¿ greetings, counting, days of the week, monthsand seasons of the year, etc.¿ Eachchapter has an extensive vocabulary, followed by simple sentences. Atape to accompany the book will be available in the near future, and we areconfident that the book, together with the tape will make reading, writing andspeaking the Mende language an easy learning experience.¿ The tape will help with the pronunciation ofwords, which will make it ideal for teaching children and adults alike.¿ It will also help lay the foundation forunderstanding the advanced form of the Mende language which will be presentedin the other books in the series.Pleasecontact us at mendeproject@aol.comif you wish to purchase the tape.

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About the Author

FrederickK. Bayon isthe eldest child of a Kor-Mende chief from Lalehun, Kovoma, SierraLeone.¿ His first experience with writingthe Mende language was when he served as apprenticeprinter for the Provincial Literature Bureau (BunumbuPress), Bo.¿ As a State CertifiedProfessional Geologist, Mr Bayonis an environmental scientist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources,Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr.Amos J. Carpenter is a Professor ofMathematics and Computer Sciences at Butler University, Indianapolis,Indiana.¿ He is a Mende,born in Mattru, near Bo, Sierra Leone. Mrs.Della P. Carpenter is Vice Presidentof a computer company in Indianapolis, Indiana.¿She spent thirteen years in Sierra Leone, where she taught in severalhigh schools in Freetown.¿ She was bornin Harrogate, England. Dr.Joseph A. Williams is a Senior DesignEngineer with the Research and Development division of the Firestone IndustrialProducts Company in Carmel, Indiana.¿ Heis a Sherbro-Mende from MattruJong, Sierra Leone.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1418410411
• ISBN 13: 9781418410414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116