Dictionary of the Hausa Language (Paperback)

Hausa is an African language originating in Niger and northern Nigeria and spoken widely in West and Central Africa as a lingua franca. Charles Henry Robinson (1861 1925) was the first student of the short-lived Hausa Association, formed in 1891 to promote the study of the Hausa Language and people. The Association sponsored Robinson to stay in northern Nigeria from 1894 to 1895 to gain more experience in the language. On his return Robinson published an anthology of Hausa texts in 1896 and a Hausa grammar in 1897 as well as this two-volume dictionary in 1899. His efforts contributed greatly to Western knowledge of the language despite criticisms of his relatively short experience of Hausa-speaking communities. Volume 2 is an English Hausa dictionary, intended for those who wished to speak colloquial Hausa. The version reissued here is the 1925 fourth edition.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics, Volume 2
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	Charles Henry Robinson
Dimensions:	216 x 143 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-01673-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Dictionaries > Bilingual dictionaries Promotions
LSN:	1-108-01673-1
Barcode:	9781108016735

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