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.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics |
| Release date: |
April 2012 |
| First published: |
March 2012 |
| Compiled by: |
Johann Ludwig Krapf
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
480 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-04703-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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| LSN: |
1-108-04703-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781108047036 |
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