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Author Saeed, John I

Title Somali / John Saeed
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 295 pages)
Series London Oriental and African language library, 1382-3485 ; v. 10
London Oriental and African language library ; v. 10. 1382-3485
Contents SOMALI; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Phonological units; Chapter 3. Phonological Rules; Chapter 4. Grammatical Categories; Chapter 5. Word formation; Chapter 6. Phrases; Chapter 7. Simple sentences; Chapter 8. Subordinate Clauses; Chapter 9. Discourse; Appendix I Data Sources; Appendix II Texts; Notes; References; Index
Summary Somali is spoken by more than nine million people in the Horn of Africa and by expatriate communities in the Middle East, Europe and North America. It is the official language of Somalia and an important regional language in Ethiopia and Kenya. As a Cushitic language Somali is part of the great Afroasiatic language family whose other branches include Semitic, Berber, Chadic and Ancient Egyptian. This book provides a comprehensive description of the grammar of the language that will be of interest to non-specialists and linguists interested in typology and language comparison. The author's acce
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287) and index
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Subject Somali language -- Grammar
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- African Languages.
Somali language -- Grammar
Grammatik
Somali (taal)
Somali (langue) -- Grammaire.
Somali (langue) -- grammaire.
Somali.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789027283078
9027283079