Author: Mohamed Haji Mukhtar
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1912234793
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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Somali people speak quite a number of languages and dialects, Maay and Mahaa being the lingua franca of the majority. In 1972, the latter was put in a written format and became the national language of the country. This experiment alienated the other Somali languages and produced tremendous disenchantment, particularly on the part of the Maay speakers. In 2003, however, the Somali Peace and Reconciliation Conference at Mbegathi, Kenya, acknowledged that Maay will be another official language of the Somali Republic. This English-Maay Dictionary is the first experiment exploring the roots of Maay language and its relationship to the other Somali dialects as well the Kushitic family of languages in the Horn of Africa. The dictionary provides over 15,000 of the most frequently used words in Maay and their English translations, with numerous examples of their every day usage. The dictionary is a vital addition to reference collections supporting undergraduate and graduate programs on African and Middle Eastern Studies. It is also an essential tool for non-Somali case workers such as those in refugee camps, immigration and naturalization officials or lawyers dealing with Somali asylum seekers. It is equally a vital tool for interpreters and translators working on court cases, hospitals and legal papers as well as for public school teachers on ESL programs that teach Maay- speaking children in English- speaking countries.
Author: Mohamed Haji Mukhtar
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Somali people speak quite a number of languages and dialects, Maay and Mahaa being the lingua franca of the majority. In 1972, the latter was put in a written format and became the national language of the country. This experiment alienated the other Somali languages and produced tremendous disenchantment, particularly on the part of the Maay speakers. In 2003, however, the Somali Peace and Reconciliation Conference at Mbegathi, Kenya, acknowledged that Maay will be another official language of the Somali Republic. This English-Maay Dictionary is the first experiment exploring the roots of Maay language and its relationship to the other Somali dialects as well the Kushitic family of languages in the Horn of Africa. The dictionary provides over 15,000 of the most frequently used words in Maay and their English translations, with numerous examples of their every day usage. The dictionary is a vital addition to reference collections supporting undergraduate and graduate programs on African and Middle Eastern Studies. It is also an essential tool for non-Somali case workers such as those in refugee camps, immigration and naturalization officials or lawyers dealing with Somali asylum seekers. It is equally a vital tool for interpreters and translators working on court cases, hospitals and legal papers as well as for public school teachers on ESL programs that teach Maay- speaking children in English- speaking countries.
Author: Joseph Wright
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Author: J.. Whrigt
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Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Author: Joseph Wright
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 792
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Author: Joseph Wright
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Author: J. Wright
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5878652943
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 889
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Volume 1 A - C
Author: Ward Hunt Goodenough
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691415
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Three closely related languages are spoken in Truk State, Federated States of Micronesia: Trukese, Mortlockese, and Puluwatese. Trukese has by far the largest number of of speakers in the Truk state. Building on the dictionary by Samuel H. Elbert, published in 1947, this dictionary representes the Trukese language as it is spoken in the lagoon islands of Truk. It also includes an introduction which covers: the languages of Truk; the alphabet; the format of an entry; morphology; syntax; and bibliography. Maps and tables.
Author: Joseph Wright
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1428
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Author: David Hazlewood
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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