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African Dictionary:CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Posted by sociolingo on May 1, 2008
Source: African Book Centre
CHICHEWA/CHINYANJA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Paas, Steven (Ed.)
Chichewa is probably the most widely spoken African language across
the regions of Southern and South-Central Africa, used extensively in
the private and public spheres: in the family, schools, government,
NGOs and media communications. This is the first authoritative, and
most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, a notable scholarly
endeavour, and with major practical applications. The dictionary grew
from an ad hoc missionary publication of Chichewa/English translations
from the 1970s, but far exceeds the scope of any previous efforts
transcribe the Chichewa language, provide accurate English
equivalents, and reach a popular audience. 400pp, MALAWI. KACHERE SERIES.
2004 9990816662 Paperback
Price: £30.95
Available from: African Book Centre
And African Book Collective
ALSO
English - Chichewa/Chinyanja Dictionary 3rd Ed.
Third Edition. Revised and Enlarged
Edited by Steven Paas
There are more than fifteen million native speakers of Chichewa, or
Chinyanja, in Malawi, and in parts of Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and
South Africa; thus Chichewa is probably the most widely spoken African
language across the regions of Southern and South-Central Africa, used
extensively in the private and public spheres: in the family, schools,
government, NGOs and media communications. This is the first
authoritative, and most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, a
notable scholarly endeavour, and with major practical applications.
The dictionary grew from an ad-hoc missionary publication of
Chichewa/English translations from the 1970s, but far exceeds the
scope of any previous efforts to transcribe the Chichewa language,
provide accurate English equivalents, and reach a popular audience. It
is a `live text', taking in native speakers' collections of Chichewa
vocabulary, contemporary usage, as well as contributions from scholars
in African languages; and it pays heed to the close interaction
between Chichewa and English and how the languages influence one
another when both are widely spoken. In Africa it aims to be the first
popular Chichewa/English dictionary for all levels of language use;
outside Africa, it is aimed at foreign visitors and workers dealing
with the Chichewa languages in professional and tourist capacities, in
government and NGO communities, the media, academia and in specialist
fields such as medicine, information technology and the law.
ISBN 9789990876307 | 456 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | Kachere Series,
Malawi | Paperback
£29.95
Available from: Africa Book Collective
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