Swahili-English/English-Swahili Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) - Softcover

Awde, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781809053 ISBN 13: 9780781809054

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 2002

Synopsis

The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language.

Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers vocabulary and phrases for travel and daily life situations. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means 'coastal language'), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Kenya and neighboring nations with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

• 4,000 dictionary entries
• Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
• Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

 

About this title

About the Author:

Nicholas Awde is a linguist who was raised in Kenya and now resides in London. He is the author of a Swahili-English/English-Swahili Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Books, 2000), among many other language-related publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0781809053
• ISBN 13: 9780781809054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194