Swahili and Sabaki : A Linguistic History Paperback / softback
by Derek Nurse, Thomas J. Hinnebusch
Part of the UC Publications in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Sabaki languages form a major Bantu subgroup and are spoken by 35 million East Africans in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and the Comoro Islands.
The authors provide a historical/comparative treatment of Swahili (and other Sabaki languages), an account of the relationship of Swahili to Sabaki and to other Bantu languages, and some data on contemporary Sabaki languages.
Data sets, appendices, maps, and figures present essential information on phonology, lexical makeup, and tense/aspect morphology.
The final chapter is a synthesis describing the linguistic and historical relationship of the Sabaki dialects to each other and to hypothetical proto-stages.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:814 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:08/11/1993
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- ISBN:9780520097759
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:814 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:08/11/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520097759
