Robinson, Charles H.

Hausa Grammar – With Exercises, Readings, and Vocabularies, and Specimens of Hausa Script.

Fifth Edition, Revised (Eleventh Impression). London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1941. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. VII, 218 pages. Fold-out grammar-table within rearboard-pocket. Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Scoff marks, shelfwear and fading to boards evident. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Binding firm and strong. Preowner’s details on front endpaper (C.E.Wortley – R.A.F. Regiment – August 1942).

Includes, for example, the following: Demonstrative pronouns, the verbs “to be” and “to have” / Adverbs, conjunctions and interjections / Hausa Alphabet / The Lord’s Prayer in Hausa / A War Song / The Capture of Khartum described by a Hausa Native / A Letter addressed to the King of Zinder / The Ceremonies performed at Mecca / Notes on Hausa Phonology / Hausa-English Vocabulary etc.
Also included, at rear of book, are 8 examples of Hausa script and its transliteration into Latin script.

• Keywords: Africa · Africa – Rare · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Colonial History – Rare · Dictionaries · Dictionary · Grammar · Grammar Book · Grammars · Hausa · Islam · Islamic Culture · Language · Language and culture · language learning · Missionary · Missions in Africa · Native, Rituals and Customs · Natives · Phrasebook · Translating and interpreting · Travel Africa – Rare · Vocabulary
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120156AB

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