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Byron, George G.N. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, --- Byron, George Gordon Byron, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Byron [Lord] --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, - 1792-1822 - Criticism and interpretation --- Byron, George Gordon Byron, - Baron, - 1788-1824 - Criticism and interpretation --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, - 1792-1822 --- Byron, George Gordon Byron, - Baron, - 1788-1824
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Hausa is an African language originating in Niger and northern Nigeria and spoken widely in West and Central Africa as a trading language. This anthology of Hausa texts (mainly Islamic religious verse and historical narratives) was the first publication supported by the short-lived Hausa Association, formed in 1891 to promote the study of the Hausa language and people. Under its aegis the Reverend C. H. Robinson went on to produce a Hausa Grammar in 1897 and a Dictionary in 1899, making great advances in Western knowledge of the language, despite the fact that some in the field criticised him for his relatively short exposure to Hausa-speaking countries. With facsimile reproductions of the manuscripts at actual size, the texts collected in this book were the first published specimens of Hausa writing. Each text is transcribed into in roman script and an English translation is given on facing pages.
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Hausa is an African language originating in Niger and northern Nigeria and spoken widely in West and Central Africa as a lingua franca. Charles Henry Robinson (1861-1925) was the first student of the short-lived Hausa Association, formed in 1891 to promote the study of the Hausa Language and people. The Association sponsored Robinson to stay in northern Nigeria from 1894 to 1895 to gain more experience in the language. On his return Robinson published an anthology of Hausa texts in 1896 and a Hausa grammar in 1897 as well as this two-volume dictionary in 1899. His efforts contributed greatly to Western knowledge of the language despite criticisms of his relatively short experience of Hausa-speaking communities. Volume 2 is an English-Hausa dictionary, intended for those who wished to speak colloquial Hausa. The version reissued here is the 1925 fourth edition.
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The first English dictionary of Hausa. The work of Charles Henry Robinson (1861-1925) contributed greatly to Western knowledge of the language. Volume 1 contains a Hausa-English dictionary. Hausa is an African language originating in Niger and northern Nigeria and spoken widely in West and Central Africa as a lingua franca.
Hausa language --- English. --- Abakwariga language --- Afuno language --- Haoussa language --- Hausaawaa language --- Hausawa language --- Hawsa language --- Mgbakpa language --- Chadic languages
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Charles Henry Robinson (1861-1925) was a Cambridge scholar who, during the 1890s, published several books on the language, literature and culture of the Hausa people of West Africa. This study, published in 1896, documents his pioneering fieldwork during which, in three months, he travelled 1500 miles across rivers, mountains, villages and towns. Public interest in the Hausa was high at the time, due to their recruitment as troops by Britain in the Ashanti conflict, and by France to consolidate French power in Madagascar. However, Robinson argues against the perception of the Hausa as primarily a warlike people, despite their formidable strength in battle. In this vivid account of his time among them, he portrays the Hausa as successful traders who excelled above all in commercial endeavours. Exploring enterprises from textiles and tobacco to hunting and river transportation, Robinson gives fascinating first-hand insights into this important African community.
Hausa (African People) --- Sudan --- Social Science --- Travel
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