1st Edition
The Mende Language Containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short Vocabularies, Reading Materials
By F.W.H. Migeod
Copyright 1908
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1908, this volume emerged in the midst of the British Protectorate of Sierra Leone. The author, F.W.H. Migeod, studied the Mende nation in eastern Sierra Leone and followed the example of the grammar (1882) and vocabulary (1884) published by Dr. Schoen in using the southern form of the Mende language. Beginning with an introduction to the recent history, culture and... Read more
Part 1. Useful Phrases. Part 2. Grammar. 1. General Remarks on Pronunciation, etc. 2. Substantives. 3. Adjectives. 4. Pronouns. 5. The Verb ‘To Be’. 6. The Verb. 7. Adverbs. 8. Prepositions. 9. Conjunctions. 10. Interjections. Part 3. Vocabularies. Part 4. Reading Materials – Stories, etc.
Biography
F.W.H. Migeod
