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It's a gem that our awesome publishing company has broughtto life. Now, as part of my job, I get to dive into countless books, and I mustsay, this one is an absolute delight. No need for any unnecessary delay, let megive you a sneak peek into what makes it so worthwhile. Are you ready?Let's jump right in with the introduction!.Welcome to the captivating world oflanguages where the essence of cultural heritage and history intertwines with thebeauty of expression. In this book, we embark on a journey to explore twoenchanting Indo-Aryan languages - Urdu and Hindi. These languages, eachcarrying a unique charm of its own, have left an indelible mark on the hearts ofmillions.Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, and Hindi, one of India's recognizedlanguages, hold the power to connect people across borders, transcendinggeographical boundaries. Though they share similarities in everyday usage andgrammar, it is the distinct writing systems that set them apart. Hindi gracefullyemploys the elegant Devanagari script, while Urdu dances gracefully in theembrace of the Arabic writing with delightful modifications.With an enthralling history of evolution and cultural influences, Urdu and Hindihave witnessed the rise and fall of empires, each carrying stories of love,resilience, and change. Today, an incredible 60 million souls in Pakistan, India,and beyond, cherish these languages, making them one of the most widely spokenin the world.In the pages that follow, we shall explore the rich tapestry of vocabulary,expressions, and literary treasures that make Urdu and Hindi a true treasure trovefor language enthusiasts. Whether you seek to embrace your roots, communicatewith friends from across the border, or simply revel in the joy of languagediversity, this book promises to be your companion in this enthralling voyage.

This handbook is the largest and most comprehensive publication on Berber linguistics to date, covering the variety of Berber dialects and related linguistics trends. Extensive and diverse at thematic and theoretical levels, with the aim of deepening students and scholars' understanding of the workings of Berber as a linguistic phenomenon, it explores a multitude of angles through which the diachronic and synchronic intricacies of Berber varieties can be examined. It enables a better understanding of the issues in the various components of North African languages, as well as their theoretical and typological significance and implications. The work covers phonology and phonetics, morphology and syntax, semantics and pragmatics, socio-linguistics and dialectology, language teaching and psycholinguistics, lexicology, language contact and comparative linguistics, historical linguistics and etymology. Sub-themes explored include prosody, ideophones (and expressive language in general), morpho-syntactic categories, sociolinguistic variation and several other seminal interdisciplinary explorations. The chapters reflect the diversity of Berber varieties and include up-to-date scholarship by leading Berberists, with varieties including Figuig, Kabyle, Senhaja, Siwa, Standard Moroccan Amazigh, Tamazight, Tarifit, Tashlhit, Touareg, Tunisian Berber, Znaga, as well as Proto-Berber. A large geographical territory is covered, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. With contributions from these Berber-speaking countries and their diaspora, there are also chapters from prominent Berber scholars from America, Australia and Europe. To this end, the volume includes perspectives and theories from different schools of linguistics. In including original French contributions and English translations of research from top scholars in the field, the book includes another vital dimension in terms ofthe resources, and sources. As a comprehensive reference, this work is of interest to North Africanists from various disciplines, including anthropologists, linguists, and sociologists, but particularly linguists interested in endangered languages, and those working on the historical and comparative study of the Afroasiatic language phylum.

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Happy within is a bilingual book that will help children from around the world learn and appreciate self-love & diversity. The bilingual edition is available in other languages.Ìdùnnú atọkàn wa ni iwe bilingual kan ti yoo ṣe iranlọwọ fun awọn ọmọde lati kakiri agbaye lati kọ ati riri fun ifẹ ti ara ẹni. Ẹda bilingual wa ni awọn ede miiran.In this book the main character is a boy, who will help kids to learn how to be happy with themselves and within their own skin. This multi-racial children's book invites us to celebrate diversity, language, race and culture, finding beauty in everyone, no matter where in the world they are from, whether the race, the background, etc.This bilingual English Yoruba picture book for kids does not only teach them to support one another to be the best they can be, but also to be proud of who they are and of their uniqueness. It shows that growing in diversity and kindness to oneself is what makes the world a better place. This Yoruba children's book teaches that happiness is not dependent on others and starts with loving yourself. Only through self-love and believing in oneself it is possible to be happy within.Diverse books for toddlers and older children are especially important, as this is the time when kids start to recognise ethnic differences and when they can learn about the richness of diversity and multiculturalism.This bilingual English Yoruba bilingual children's book is ideal for kids between the ages of 3-6.Excellent first book for Yoruba language learningIdeal for preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, homeschools where the Yoruba language is taught.Text written in different colour fonts to help children follow and differentiate the two languagesColourful, bright and diverse illustrations to keep the kids engagedMakes an excellent gift and/or stocking stuffer for Yoruba speaking families.Perfect for monolingual or bilingual families who want to teach their child English and/or Yoruba.Bilingual books help improve literacy and communication in the two languagesA fun end enjoyable way for children and parents to learn another language together.So far 25+ bilingual language editions have been published and more to follow. Teaching kids that they are beautiful at a young age is so important that I wanted to publish the book in various languages as it is an important message for all kids around the world. Follow @lingobabies to stay up to date with new releases. For wholesale distribution order via Ingram Spark or contact the Author directly.

"Waxaa la oran karaa walibana lagu faani karaa hal-abuurka dhaqanka iyo suugaanta Soomaaliyeed asaaggood way ka firfircoonaadeen, qayrkood way ka dheereeyeen. Qoladaan oo ay ku yaryihiin inta ku abtirsata tacliinta waxay dhabarka u riteen xil aan looga baran hal-abuurka noocooda ah dalalka kale. Waxay xambaarsadeen xilii garwadeenimada ama hoggaaminta fekerka bulshada ...Tani waa xaqiiqda jirta oo qof kasta la taabsiin karo...Waa in aan qirnaa in ay duulkani noo ceebastureen." Dr. Maxamed Daahir Afrax.Bulsho kasta waxay leedahay hal-abuuro ay tilmaamaan kana muuqda dadka dhexdooda, la yaabna ma leh in la qadariyo hal-abuurka ku xeel dheer dhaqanka, suugaanta, taariikhda iyo hantida aqooneed ee gaarka u ah iwm. Runtii qiimaha iyo waxtarka ay leeyihiin haldoorka Soomaaliyeed ma aha mid la qiyaasi karo, gaar ahaan kuwii ka muuqday masraxa iyo fagaarayaasha aqooneed ee ku firirsan dunida dacaladeyda. Waxay ahaataba qoraalka buugakani waxaa uu xanbaarsan yahay dabagalka tiirarka adag ee uu ku taagan yahay dhaqanka iyo afka Soomaaliga ee qurbaha si aynu u iftiimino dadaalada hal-doorka iyo xarumaha aqooneed ee ku aadan kor u qaadida iyo difaaca dhaqanka iyo afkeena hooyo ee qurbaha, gaar ahaan wadamada woyooyiga Yurub iyo boqortooyada Ingriiska.KU SAABSAN QORAAGA:¿¿Dr. Maxamed Xuseen Macallin wuxuu ku dhashay Muqdisho 1964kii. Sidoo kale waa bare, iyo cilmibaare. Wuxuu ka qalan jabiyay Jaamacat Umm al-Quraa' ee Makka al-Mukarama, qodob ku saabsan Taariikhda Islaamka sanadkii 1987-1991kii, isla jaamacaddaas sidoo kale master sanadkii 1992kii. PhD wuxuu ku sameeyay Jaamacada al-Niilayn ee Suudaan sanadkii 2001-2006kii. Dr Maxamed Xuseen Macallin wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyay Jaamacada badan. Sidoo kale qoraagu wuxuu ka mid yahay ururo aqooneed oo caalamka ku firirsan. Wuxuu horey u qoray dhowr buug oo ay ka mid yihiin kuwan: Diiwaanka Maansooyinka Abshir Bacadle, (2014); Taariikhda Culimada Soomaaliyeed (2021); Haldoorada Afka iyo Dhaqanka Soomaalida ee Qurbaha: Ingiriiska iyo Waqooyiga-Yurub (2023). Sidoo kale wuxuu Afcarabi ku qoray: al-Thaqaafat al-Carabiyyah war-Ruwwaaduhaa fiil-Soomaal (2011); Mucjam al-Mu'allifiin al-Soomaaliyiin fiil-Carabiyyah (2016); Cibaaqarat al-Qarn al-Ifriiqii (2017); al-Calaaqat bayn al-Qarn al-Ifriiqii wal Caalam al-Khaarijii (2021).Dr Maxamed Xuseen Macallin hadda wuxuu deggen yahay waddanka Noorwaay, waana aabbe, xaas, caruur leh..

This monograph examines the roles and functions of Swahili in war/conflict situations, and the impact of wars on the destiny of the language. Covering a period of over a century, the monograph explores this sociolinguistic theme in the context of six wars/conflicts: the Maji Maji resistance against German rule, the two World Wars, the anti-colonial resistance to British colonialism, the wars of the Great Lakes region, the cold wars, and the ongoing war against terrorism. In geographical focus, some of the war situations explored here are ¿local,¿ others are ¿transnational,¿ and others still rather ¿global¿ in scope and ramifications. In the final analysis, the monograph provides important snapshots of the conflict-based history of the Swahili language, demonstrating once again that language is a malleable tool that can be appropriated and galvanized to serve the interests of either party in a conflict and sometimes as a means of creating hegemonic and anti-hegemonic meanings.

Zimbabwe is one of the few countries in the region with no comprehensive information on its language situation. This book seeks to fill the gap. Language policy in Zimbabwe has evolved around the three official languages, English, Ndebele and Shona. The author, a lecturer in Bantu linguistics at the University of Zimbabwe highlights the status of theindigenous minority languages by identifying communities speaking minority languages, their locations, and the role minority languages have played inthe education system and in the media. Languages covered are Kalanga, Hwesa, Sotho, Shangani (Tsonga), Tonga of Mudzi District, Venda, Tonga, Chikunda, Doma, Chewa/Nyanja, Khoisan (Tshwawo), Barwe, Tswana, Fingo or Xhosa, Sena and Nambya. The author also gives recommendations of how minority languages may be incorporated into future language policy.

You have already acquired basic Kiswahili grammar and vocabulary and would like to deepen both through exercises? Then this exercise book is just the right thing for you. It allows you to practise grammar and vocabulary step by step and to consolidate what you have learned. As the first volume of the series 'Kiswahili Grammar and Vocabulary Training', you will find exercises for the following units:1. Pronunciation2. Verbs3. The simple imperative4. Greetings and farewells5. Personal pronouns6.1 Present 'to be'6.2. Negate 'to be'7. Introducing oneself8. Nominal classes 1 (ki/vi and m/wa)9. Genitive construction10. Present 'to have'11. Sentence formation with subject and predicate12. Possessive pronounsThe exercise book is specially designed for independent training. PART 1 provides you with varied exercises on grammar, vocabulary and phrases. To enable you to check your learning, in PART 2 the solutions to the exercises are also provided.

Are there children in your life who want to learn Wolof? This is the perfect dictionary! Included are pages filled with bright and colorful pictures and bilingual labels to help teach Wolof words to English speaking children.Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: 1000+ illustrations of familiar objectsPictures labeled with the English word followed by its Wolof equivalentPhonetic spellings the wordsWords grouped by themesThis dictionary is a fun way for young English-speaking children to build a basic vocabulary in Wolof. It's never too soon to start teaching boys and girls a second language!Perfect for children of all ages, these references employ stunning illustrations and photographs to bring to life the meanings of hundreds of essential terms. Filled with beautiful spreads, each pictorially defines many objects, people, concepts, and actions common to the everyday world ofIt makes gentle introductions, it is a great way to introduce the language. The book features, A fun and easy way for young language students to expand their vocabulary and broaden their knowledge.More than 1,000 images of familiar objects are labeled in Wolof and English, and structured by subject including: Animals, Action words, Colors, Position words, Directions, Numbers, Colo(u)rs... and many more!Ideal for learners of all ages at school or at home, as well as teachers who can use it as a tool in the classrooms

A unique interdisciplinary book on multilingual education in Africa, examining its potential across several countries and sectors. The authors discuss various dual-language education models and offer insights on how to scale them locally.

"Based on the author's life-long research experience, this book unearths the linguistic history of 66 unwritten and under-researched Central Chadic languages in West and Central Africa. It describes the complex historical development of the modern languages from the common proto-language and reconstructs 228 lexical items of their basic vocabulary"--

Der Missionar der Basler Evangelischen Missionsgesellschaft Ernst Dinkelacker (1873 - 1946) stellte das hier vorliegende zweisprachige Wörterbuch der Kameruner Bantu-Volksgruppe der Duala zusammen. Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1914.

Riddles, along with proverbs, are key aspects of oral communication in many African cultures, including that of Abagusii of Kenya. Popular, especially with children in the community, participants typically use riddles to challenge one another's knoweldge. One person would metaphorically describe something with a concealed clue. The listener, using imagination, previous experience and the context in which the riddle is said, would search for the most relevant answer. It takes great imagination to get the correct answer.Riddles are also performed communally as in the case of groups of people working in the fields, trekking to the market, riding in the same public transport or simply sitting around an evening fire as they waited to retire to bed. This aspect of riddling acted to strengthen community bonds, enhanced knowledge-sharing and imparted lessons, especially for the young in the community. Riddles of Abagusii of Kenya documents the many riddles from that community recorded over a spread of time and space. It offers analysis intended for understanding the riddles and how they are used. What Others Say: The publication of Christopher Okemwa's Riddles of Abagusii of Kenya is a giant groundbreaking step in making available the rich reservoir of the oral literature of the Abagusii. The pool of riddles in the book will be handy in helping students and researchers to access this genre of the oral literature of the community. It is not only a fact that this is so far the best presentation of the riddling tradition among the Abagusii, but also the deep literary quality of this presentation places this book among the best that have emanated from a research on this community. - Obed Machogu, University of East Africa, Baraton."By collecting riddles from all parts of the Abagusii community, the author scores a first in this category of writing. However, what makes the book stand out and more useful is his treatment of riddling, which takes care of place, function and time. His analysis of the riddling styles caps the book achievement with refreshing, rather unexpected, academic spicing." - Anderea Morara, Editor; Author of "Ogasusu na Abasani Baye Aboro""Riddles' originality is that they imaginatively depict the environment in which they are made by a keen observant mind. Their reality makes it practical by the imagery with which they are expressed. They are factual and compelling." - Evans Machera, Lawyer."It creates suspense that demands the reader to search for more. The tone is high that makes one want to laugh, yet hidden meaning challenges the reader's thinking. It is revealing and entertaining." - Anonymous

The book contributes to the sparse academic literature on African and minority language media research. It serves as a compendium of experiences, activities and case studies on the use of native language media. Chapters in this book make theoretical, methodical and empirical contributions about indigenous African language media that are affected by structural factors of politics, technology, culture and economy and how they are creatively produced and appropriated by their audiences across African cultures and contexts. This book explores indigenous African language media about media representations, media texts and contents, practice-based activities, audience reception and participation, television, popular culture and cinema, peace and conflict resolution, health and environmental crisis communication, citizen journalism, ethnic and identity formation, beat analysis and investigative journalism, and corporate communication. There are hardly any similar works that focus on the various issues relating to this body of knowledge. The book provides a valuable companion for scholars in various fields like communication, media studies, African studies, African languages, popular culture, journalism, health and environmental communication.

Are there children in your life who want to learn Edo? This is the perfect dictionary! Included are pages filled with bright and colorful pictures and bilingual labels to help teach Edo words to English speaking children.Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: 1000+ illustrations of familiar objectsPictures labeled with the English word followed by its Edo equivalentPhonetic spellings the wordsWords grouped by themesThis dictionary is a fun way for young English-speaking children to build a basic vocabulary in Edo. It's never too soon to start teaching boys and girls a second language!Perfect for children of all ages, these references employ stunning illustrations and photographs to bring to life the meanings of hundreds of essential terms. Filled with beautiful spreads, each pictorially defines many objects, people, concepts, and actions common to the everyday world ofIt makes gentle introductions, it is a great way to introduce the language. The book features, A fun and easy way for young language students to expand their vocabulary and broaden their knowledge.More than 1,000 images of familiar objects are labeled in Edo and English, and structured by subject including: Animals, Action words, Colors, Position words, Directions, Numbers, Colo(u)rs... and many more!Ideal for learners of all ages at school or at home, as well as teachers who can use it as a tool in the classrooms

In poems exploring family, survival, generational trauma and the complexities of belonging, Manorism is an examination of the lives of Black British men and boys. At the heart of the book is the ongoing pressure of code-switching - changing one's behaviour and language to suit radically different cultural contexts and environments. The violence of artists such as Caravaggio in seventeenth-century Rome and modern-day commentary by the likes of David Starkey and Piers Morgan provide a lens for considering differences of impunity afforded to white and Black people. Snippets of Yoruba interweave with English, and a moving final sequence - adapted for the Almeida stage in June 2021 to glowing reviews from the Guardian, Time Out and others - charts the dramatic reconciliations surrounding a death in the family. The result is a thrillingly original book that charts the vulnerabilities and rich nuances of Black masculinity in Britain.

A unique historical and linguistic resource for those in anthropology, art, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, psychology, religion, sociology, and environmental studies, as well as performers and poets.