The New Otjiherero Dictionary
The New Otjiherero Dictionary

Author: Nduvaa Erna Nguaiko

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-07-09

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 146346066X

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The Otjiherero-English dictionary is a working dictionary of contemporary Otjiherero-English words you are likely to read, write or hear in daily interactions. It is designed to be a translator reference source for travelers, students and home. Additionally, the book contains lists of grammar, phrases, numerals, conversion sizes, holidays and commemorations, life and culture of Otjiherero-speaking people, time charts, abbreviations, etc. The goal of this book is to enhance communication between Otjiherero and English language and through it introduce the culture of the Otjiherero- speaking people. Embo romambo ndi embo e ungurisiwa esusupare neperaka rOtjiherero nOtjiingirisa ndi nomambo ayehe wOtjiherero potungi ngu mo yendakana mokuzuva, okulesa nokutjanga. Embo romambo romburo ohinandjambi yondjiviro komuryange, omuhongwa nomukareponganda wandino. Okuyandja ondjiviro ohepwa momatorokero wohakahana nomapupu nu youparanga yomambo omahungirwa nomatjangwa yOtjiherero oyeni. Ondando yEmbo romambo ndi okununisa omawaneno we reka rOtjiherero nOtjiingirisa nokutjivisa ombazu yaKouherero. Embo romambo ndi enahepero motuveze atuhe.

Colour Studies
Colour Studies

Author: Wendy Anderson

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2014-11-15

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 902726919X

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This volume presents some of the latest research in colour studies by specialists across a wide range of academic disciplines. Many are represented here, including anthropology, archaeology, the fine arts, linguistics, onomastics, philosophy, psychology and vision science. The chapters have been developed from papers and posters presented at the Progress in Colour Studies (PICS12) conference held at the University of Glasgow. Papers from the earlier PICS04 and PICS08 conferences were published by John Benjamins as Progress in Colour Studies, 2 volumes, 2006 and New Directions in Colour Studies, 2011, respectively. The opening chapter of this new volume stems from the conference keynote talk on prehistoric colour semantics by Carole P. Biggam. The remaining chapters are grouped into three sections: colour and linguistics; colour categorization, naming and preference; and colour and the world. Each section is preceded by a short preface drawing together the themes of the chapters within it. There are thirty-one colour illustrations.

Omiano vya Tjipangandjara
Omiano vya Tjipangandjara

Author: Kavari, Jekura Uaurika

Publisher: University of Namibia Press

Published: 2013-10-25

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9991642072

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Omiano vya Tjipangandjara: Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms is a unique collection of linguistic and cultural significance. The author has collected over 150 proverbs and idioms from the Ovaherero community, particularly the Ovakaoko, in Namibia, and from various written sources. He encourages the use of these proverbs as a means of cultural enrichment, since younger speakers of Otjiherero tend to use and/or translate English or Afrikaans proverbs. Concise and extensively researched, this book distinguishes between proverbs and idioms; gives the literal English translation; the origin; general meaning; context; usage; and English equivalents.

Few People, Many Tongues
Few People, Many Tongues

Author: J. F. Maho

Publisher: Gamsberg MacMillan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive overview of the languages spoken in Namibia, their sociology, genetic relations, phonology, grammar, state of linguistic research, development for educational use, and language policy.

Linguistic Ties Between Ancient Egyptian and Bantu
Linguistic Ties Between Ancient Egyptian and Bantu

Author: Fergus Sharman

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1612332900

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This book provides a unique perspective on the linguistic relationships between the Ancient Egyptian and Bantu languages of East/Central/Southern Africa. It will be of interest to readers of Egyptology, linguists, students, and the wider public who wish to find out more about the structure of the Ancient Egyptian language and how it connects with other languages, particularly with Bantu languages. The subject matter is different from other books as it examines the etymology of words, together with their sound/meaning relationships and shows by using verifiable hieroglyphic forms how Ancient Egyptian words may be pronounced by inserting Bantu vowels which fit the meanings derived from the skeletal templates of consonants in the Ancient Egyptian language.

Discrimination through Language in Africa?
Discrimination through Language in Africa?

Author: Martin Pütz

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2014-01-06

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 3110906678

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.

Omiano vya Tjipangandjara Otjiherero
Omiano vya Tjipangandjara Otjiherero

Author: Jekura Kavari

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2013-10-25

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9994557041

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Omiano vya Tjipangandjara: Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms is a unique collection of linguistic and cultural significance. The author has collected over 150 proverbs and idioms from the Ovaherero community, particularly the Ovakaoko, in Namibia, and from various written sources. He encourages the use of these proverbs as a means of cultural enrichment, since younger speakers of Otjiherero tend to use and/or translate English or Afrikaans proverbs. Concise and extensively researched, this book distinguishes between proverbs and idioms; gives the literal English translation; the origin; general meaning; context; usage; and English equivalents.

African linguistics on the prairie
African linguistics on the prairie

Author: Jason Kandybowicz

Publisher: Language Science Press

Published: 2018-06-15

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 3961100365

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African Linguistics on the Prairie features select revised peer-reviewed papers from the 45th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, held at the University of Kansas. The articles in this volume reflect the enormous diversity of African languages, as they focus on languages from all of the major African language phyla. The articles here also reflect the many different research perspectives that frame the work of linguists in the Association for Contemporary African Linguistics. The diversity of views presented in this volume are thus indicative of the vitality of current African linguistics research. The work presented in this volume represents both descriptive and theoretical methodologies and covers fields ranging from phonetics, phonology, morphology, typology, syntax, and semantics to sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language acquisition, computational linguistics and beyond. This broad scope and the quality of the articles contained within holds out the promise of continued advancement in linguistic research on African languages.

Historical Dictionary of Namibia
Historical Dictionary of Namibia

Author: Victor Tonchi

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 0810853981

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On March 21, 1990, Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first president of independent Namibia. This ceremony marked the end of a struggle that lasted more than two decades and a period of colonialism that lasted more than a century. Finally, after decades long wars over grazing in the 19th century, genocidal colonial suppression by Germany at the beginning of the 20th century, repressive apartheid racialism throughout the 20th century, and a prolonged armed liberation struggle, Namibians had the chance to choose their own leaders, develop a democratic political process in a free society, and to bring economic development and greater equity to their country. The Historical Dictionary of Namibia covers the history of Namibia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Namibia.