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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)

Synopsis

Created by the founder of Swahili studies, this pioneering Swahili dictionary of 1882 also contains notes on culture and customs.

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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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