606 Pages
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by
Routledge
606 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
606 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Organized in an English-Swahili section and a Swahili-English section, English-Swahili Swahili-English Immersive Dictionary is a comprehensive presentation of Swahili usual lexicon.
In both sections, entries are presented in clusters, based on the connections between the words of the target language (Swahili) in terms of meaning or origin. This meaning-driven presentation allows target... Read more
Swahili approximate extension
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and conventional signs
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
1. Language dictionary as a learning tool
2. Swahili basic sounds
3. Swahili noun classes
4. Swahili adjectives and numerals
5. Noun class shift and the notions "abstractness" and "augmentative/diminutive"
6. Country-related names and adjectives
7. Main verb extensions, main verb tenses, and verb-derived nouns
8. Miscellaneous grammatical remarks, referenced as gram- in the English-Swahili section
ENGLISH – SWAHILI
SWAHILI – ENGLISH
REFERENCES
Biography
Fidèle Mpiranya is Instructional Professor of Swahili and African Linguistics, University of Chicago.
