The Mende Language containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short Vocabularies, Reading Materials

Migeod, F.W.H. [Frederick William Hugh]

Published by Kegan Paul, London, 1908

About this Item

1908. First edition. 271pp. The Mende are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone and belong to a larger group of Mande peoples who live throughout West Africa. Mende is a major language of Sierra Leone, with some speakers in neighboring Liberia. It is spoken by the Mende people and by other ethnic groups as a regional lingua franca in southern Sierra Leone. In southern Sierra Leone, it is the regional lingua franca that allows all tribes to communicate. The author of this early description of the langauge was Transport Officer, Gold Coast Colony. The book is bound in the original brown cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling on the boards. The spine ends and corners are bumped. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription.

Seller Inventory # gAfricaWest11

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mende Language containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short Vocabularies, Reading Materials
• Publisher: Kegan Paul, London
• Publication Date: 1908
• Binding: Brown Cloth Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Africa