Fountain Junior English Dictionary
Fountain Junior English Dictionary

Author: Fountain Publishers

Publisher: Fountain Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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This colour-illustrated English language dictionary contains linguistic material and definitions which are culturally specific and relevant to Africa; and which illustrate contemporary usage of English in the East African region. The dictionary is aimed primarily at children in Africa, particularly those in East Africa, who may learn English as a first or second language, and/or who are bilingual. Outside the continent, the dictionary will be of interest to linguistics studying the use of English in Africa, and will serve as a useful tool in educating children about African cultures and ways of life. The dictionary contains over 9,000 entries, 13,000 definitions and 300 illustrations. Guidance on pronunciation, how to use the dictionary and lists of countries, nationalities and major languages are provided.

Doing Conceptual History in Africa
Doing Conceptual History in Africa

Author: Axel Fleisch

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2018-02-21

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1785339524

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Employing an innovative methodological toolkit, Doing Conceptual History in Africa provides a refreshingly broad and interdisciplinary approach to African historical studies. The studies assembled here focus on the complex role of language in Africa’s historical development, with a particular emphasis on pragmatics and semantics. From precolonial dynamics of wealth and poverty to the conceptual foundations of nationalist movements, each contribution strikes a balance between the local and the global, engaging with a distinctively African intellectual tradition while analyzing the regional and global contexts in which categories like “work,” “marriage,” and “land” take shape.

Lango-English Dictionary
Lango-English Dictionary

Author: Donald Mark Omong

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9789970997008

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Leb Lango is spoken by millions of Lango people who are geographically located in central Uganda, and politically located in northern Uganda. It can be traced back to, the languages spoken by their, Ateker and Galla/Oromo ancestors of Ethiopia during, BCE and Medieval Era before they finally arrived at Otuke Hills (Got Otuke) in Uganda. The language has since absorbed vocabulary from a huge number of sources which has seen a significant change to its orthography, grammar, and pronunciation. Currently, the language consists of a blend of many sources and what was originally leb lango. Most of the vocabulary in this dictionary is based on the modern day lango language which was compiled between 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st Century.

Lwo-English Dictionary
Lwo-English Dictionary

Author: Alexander Mwa Odonga

Publisher: Fountain Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive dictionary of Lwo/Acholi, a local language spoken mostly in northern Uganda and southern Sudan. Lwo/Acholi is a language of the southern Luo group and the western Nilotic branch of Eastern Sudanic. All entries in the dictionary are given in the Acholi language with definitions in English, and examples of usage in Acholi with parallel translations in English. The Acholi used is drawn from the dialects that have been least affected by external linguistic influence: the Payira, Patiko, Paico, Bwobo and Alero clans. The introductory section provides an overview of the structure and grammar of the language, covering nouns, verbs, vowels, tenses, singular and plural forms and phonetics.