Xhosa-English/ English-Xhosa Dictionary & Phrasebook
Aquilina Mawadza
(Editor)
Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko
(Compiled by)
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Description
There are over 6 million Xhosa speakers in South Africa, where the Xhosa people are the second largest cultural subgroup (after the Zulu). Xhosa is a tonal language known for its clicking sounds. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to South Africa 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; and concise grammar and pronunciation sections.
Product Details
Price
$14.95
$13.90
Publisher
Hippocrene Books
Publish Date
October 15, 2017
Pages
246
Dimensions
3.9 X 0.6 X 6.9 inches | 0.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780781813631
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Aquilina Mawadza has held lectureship and adjunct faculty positions at the University of the Western Cape, the University of Zimbabwe and Howard University. She holds a PhD degree in Media & Migration Studies and an M.A in Languages and Communication from the University of Florida, where she also taught Shona. She is the author of Beginner's Shona with 2 Audio CDs, also by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko is a senior lecturer and Head of African Languages and Literatures in the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Cape Town. She has authored, edited and translated Sesotho and isiXhosa school text-books and has published journal articles in the area of second language acquisition and child language development and multilingualism in the workplace. She is currently working on developing linguistic milestones for Sesotho and isiXhosa speaking children. Dr Motinyane-Masoko is the Chairperson of the African Languages Association of Southern Africa.