A Dictionary of the Suahili Language - With Introduction Containing an Outline of a Suahili Grammar (Paperback)

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

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