Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Samuel Crowther

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330668510 ISBN 13 : 9781330668511

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical Yoruba–English lexicon with pronunciation, word formation, and usage notes.

This compact reference helps learners and travelers build real, usable Yoruba vocabulary quickly and confidently.

The book offers a straightforward approach to modern Yoruba, pairing clear pronunciation guides with everyday word explanations. It emphasizes how words are formed, used in common phrases, and connected to real-life contexts. Alphabet notes and example forms are included to aid accurate speaking and understanding.

• Practical pronunciation and spelling tips
• Everyday vocabulary with usage notes and formation insights
• Clear, example-driven entries to support quick learning
• A handy reference for students, travelers, and language enthusiasts

Ideal for readers seeking a reliable, user-friendly Yoruba–English dictionary that supports practical language use in daily life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language

The Yoruba Country, lying between the 2 and 6 W.long, and 6 and 10 N.lat., and due north of the Bight of Benin, has been, for more than a quarter of a century, the chief seat of the African slave-trade. Many Negroes, and, amongst them, Mr. Crowther, now a Clergyman of the Church of England, the compiler of the following work, were re-captured from Brazilian slavers by the cruisers of the British squadron, and landed at Sierra Leone, where they received a Christian education in the schools of the Church Missionary Society. No less than 3000 of these involuntary emigrants have since returned to the land of their birth; and it has also pleased God to bless the labours of the Society's Missionaries in the chief town, Abbeokuta, to the establishment of a flourishing Mission amongst the Aborigines, commenced August 3, 1846, and now numbering several hundred converts.

A Christian literature became at once a desideratum for this rising Christian community. This want Mr. Crowther is at present supplying. A Yoruba Primer, the Gospel according to St. Luke, the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, the Epistles of St. James and St.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330668510
• ISBN 13: 9781330668511
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 346
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