Gamo-English-Amharic Dictionary

2014 Amharic language

Author : Richard J. Hayward
Release : 2014
Genre : Amharic language
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Download or read book Gamo-English-Amharic Dictionary written by Richard J. Hayward. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamo, an important member of the Ometo linguistic cluster, is spoken to the west of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Based on the native speaker utterances and intuitions of one of the authors this pioneer work presents a basic grammar together with a first dictionary. Lexical entries are glossed in both English and Amharic, but the grammatical description is in English only. The usage of most entries is illustrated in example sentences, which in addition to English and Amharic translations have detailed grammatical analyses.

Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages

2021-04-23 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Derib Ado
Release : 2021-04-23
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages by : Derib Ado

Download or read book Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Ethiopian Languages written by Derib Ado. This book was released on 2021-04-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this unique publication is on Ethiopian languages and linguistics. Not only major languages such as Amharic and Oromo receive attention, but also lesser studied ones like Sezo and Nuer are dealt with. The Gurage languages, that often present a descriptive and sociolinguistic puzzle to researchers, have received ample coverage. And for the first time in the history of Ethiopian linguistics, two chapters are dedicated to descriptive studies of Ethiopian Sign Language, as well as two studies on acoustic phonetics. Topics range over a wide spectrum of issues covering the lexicon, sociolinguistics, socio-cultural aspects and micro-linguistic studies on the phonology, morphology and syntax of Ethiopian languages.

Similative and Equative Constructions

2017-05-31 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Yvonne Treis
Release : 2017-05-31
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book Similative and Equative Constructions written by Yvonne Treis. This book was released on 2017-05-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While comparative constructions have been extensively studied in the past decades, the expression of equality and similarity has so far attracted little attention in the typological literature. The fifteen contributions assembled in this volume study similative and equative constructions in typologically and genetically distant languages, albeit with a focus on Africa, and from a range of perspectives. Purely synchronically oriented case studies are supplemented by contributions that also shed light on the diachronic development of similative and equative constructions in language contact situations. Sources of similative morphemes and lexically expressed concepts of likeness are examined, and little-known multifunctionality patterns and grammaticalisation targets of similative morphemes – such as purpose clause markers, modality morphemes and markers of glottonyms – are discussed. Based on a sample of 119 languages worldwide, a new typology of equative constructions is proposed. The book should be of interest to typologists, semanticists, specialists of grammaticalization, historical linguistics and syntax.

Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia

2004-03-29 History

Author : Thomas P. Ofcansky
Release : 2004-03-29
Genre : History
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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia written by Thomas P. Ofcansky. This book was released on 2004-03-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethiopia is one of the world's oldest countries; its Rift Valley may be the location where the ancestors of humankind originated more than four million years ago. With a population of 67 million people today, it is the third most populous country on the African continent after Nigeria and Egypt. It is the source of 86 percent of the water reaching the Aswan Dam in Egypt, most of it carried by the amazing Blue Nile. Ethiopia offers major historical sites such as the pre-Christian palace at Yeha, the stele and tombs of the old Kingdom of Axum, and the rock-carved churches of Lalibela. For anyone interested in Ethiopia, this historical dictionary, through its individual and carefully cross-referenced entries, captures the importance and intrigue of this truly significant African nation. Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia appeals to all levels of readers, providing entries for each of Ethiopia's 85 ethnic groups and covering a broad range of cultural, political, and economic topics. Readers interested in the cultural aspects or who are planning to visit Ethiopia will find a wealth of entries on art, literature, handicrafts, music, dance, bird life, geography, and historic tourist sites. Practitioners in government and non-governmental organizations will find entries on pressing economic, social, and political issues such as HIV/AIDS, female circumcision , debt, human rights, and the environment. The important historical role of missionaries and the combination of conflict and cooperation between Christians and Muslims in the region are also issues reviewed. And, finally, many of the entries highlight relations between Ethiopia and her neighbors-Eritrea, Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Kenya, and Sudan. In the bibliography, considerable emphasis has been placed on including both new and old materials covering all facets of Ethiopia, organized for easy identification by areas of major interest.

New Data and New Methods in Afroasiatic Linguistics

2001 Afroasiatic languages

Author : Robert Hetzron
Release : 2001
Genre : Afroasiatic languages
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Book Rating : 202/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book New Data and New Methods in Afroasiatic Linguistics written by Robert Hetzron. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aus dem Inhalt: A. Zaborski, Robert Hetzron (1938-1997) - BibliographyD. Appleyard, The verb 'to say' as a verb "recycling device" in Ethiopian languagesV. Bla?ek, Etymologizing the Semitic cardinal numerals of the first decadL. Edzard, Adjektive und nominalisierte Relativsatze im Semitischen: Versuch einer TypologieR.J. Hayward, A further consideration of terminal vowels in OmetoG. Hudson, Amharic EpenthesisO. Kapeliuk, Some suprasentential constructions in AmharicG. Khan, The use of the indefinite article in Neo-AramaicR. Kiessling, South Cushitic links to East CushiticM. Lamberti, The expression of prepositional phrases in BilinD. Morin, Bridging the gap between Northern and Eastern CushiticM. Mous, Basic Alagwa syntaxF.A. Pennacchietti, I popoli dell'Africa secondo Sa?id ibn al-BitriqJ.-F. Prunet, B. Chamora, The canonical shapes of Gurage verbsR.R. Ratcliffe, Analogy in Semitic morphology: Where do new roots and new patterns come from?J. Rosenhouse, Hebrew and Arabic personal names pronounced by native speakers of EnglishWeitere Beitrage von: H. Satzinger, H. Stroomer, M. Tosco, R. Voigt, A. Zaborski, T. Zew

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