Grammar of Digo A Bantu Language of Kenya and Tanzania

Name: Grammar of Digo A Bantu Language of Kenya and Tanzania
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ISBN: 9781556712814

ISBN-10: 1556712812

ISBN-13: 9781556712814

Edition: 2023

Authors: Steve Nicolle

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This volume, the result of seven years of fieldwork, is the only comprehensive grammar of the underdocumented Digo (Chidigo) language to date. Digo is the southernmost language of the Mijikenda cluster of Bantu languages, spoken along the coast of East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania. Besides a clear description of Digo morphology and syntax, with multiple illustrative examples, this grammar includes several glossed texts, a 1700-item wordlist, and a list of over 100 botanical names. It gives particular emphasis to semantic and discourse relations of elements which are not always analyzed from this perspective in grammatical descriptions. These include the forms and functions of Digos complex…

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2023
Publisher: SIL International Publications
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.364