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A Study of the Kanuri Language

Grammar and Vocabulary

Johannes Lukas author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Sep '17

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Originally published in 1937, this book is a practical manual of Kanuri which will be of use to both the layman and the linguist. This analysis makes it clear that kanuri is a tone-language and the author urges the reader to observe the tone-system of the language so that the accidence can be fully understood, as grammatical tone sometimes forms an integral part of it. As this is a practical study, a practical orthography has been chosen - i. e one that uses only letters that are absolutely necessary. This system improved Kanuri orthography, as it was based on scientific principles.

ISBN: 9781138098275

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

270 pages