African Books


Bilder und Schriften der Vorzeit: Band II (German Edition)Bilder und Schriften der Vorzeit: Band II (German Edition)
Best Price: $19.99
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1821 edition by Verfasser, Mannheim.
Leer Xhosa Saam Met Anne Munnik (Afrikaans Edition)Leer Xhosa Saam Met Anne Munnik (Afrikaans Edition)How to Read Egyptian HieroglyphsHow to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Best Price: $10.76
A practical teach-yourself course on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for the general reader. In...
Dictionary Amharic-English English-AmharicDictionary Amharic-English English-Amharic
Best Price: $28.80
It must be said at the outset, this dictionary is not different than the fine one produced by...
Lingala-English, English-Lingala Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook)Lingala-English, English-Lingala Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook)
This is the only dictionary and phrasebook on the Lingala language. Curious about the language...


English-Somali Somali-English Dictionary/Ingirisi Soomaali Qaamuus Soomaali Ingiris (Languages of the World)English-Somali Somali-English Dictionary/Ingirisi Soomaali Qaamuus Soomaali Ingiris (Languages of the World)Hausa-English/English-Hausa Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hausa Edition)Hausa-English/English-Hausa Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hausa Edition)
Best Price: $87.01
Lingala­Russian DictionaryLingala­Russian DictionaryL'Afrikaans de PocheL'Afrikaans de PocheNuer-English DictionaryNuer-English Dictionary
I really like the book! It's a fantastic piece of a learning material for those who want to...


Jamaican Anansi Stories [Illustrated]Jamaican Anansi Stories [Illustrated]
Illustrated with over 10 illustrations of music. This classic of Jamaican folklore was...
Collins Afrikaans Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)Collins Afrikaans Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)
In all of the most common travel situations, nonnatives need the reassurance that they...
Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian WritingHieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing
Best Price: $26.13
Marveling over the tomb treasures of Ramses II and Tutankhamen that have toured U.S. and...
Say It in Swahili (Dover Language Guides Say It Series)Say It in Swahili (Dover Language Guides Say It Series)
Best Price: $2.49
A friend gave me this pocketsize booklet as an encouragement to learn Swahili. It is especially...
Phonological Rules and Dialect Variation: A Study of the Phonology of Lumasaaba (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)Phonological Rules and Dialect Variation: A Study of the Phonology of Lumasaaba (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
Dr Brown examines the functions of different types of rules in the phonological component of a...

Comparative Bantu: An Introduction to the comparative linguistics and prehistory of the Bantu languagesComparative Bantu: An Introduction to the comparative linguistics and prehistory of the Bantu languagesIntroduction to Hausa Grammar (Language Texts) (Hausa Edition)Introduction to Hausa Grammar (Language Texts) (Hausa Edition)
Best Price: $28.28
Ramesside Inscriptions, Translations: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth DynastyRamesside Inscriptions, Translations: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty
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This volume contains all the historically significant inscriptions from the reigns of the...
Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu (African Language)Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu (African Language)Yoruba-English/English-Yoruba Concise DictionaryYoruba-English/English-Yoruba Concise Dictionary
Best Price: $51.76
i found the dictionary to be more frustrating than helpful as a learning aid to Yoruba. There...

Between Distinction and ExtinctionBetween Distinction and Extinction
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African Languages and Cultural BeliefsAfrican Languages and Cultural BeliefsEssai de morphosyntaxe systematique des parlers kongo. K10 (Societe d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France)Essai de morphosyntaxe systematique des parlers kongo. K10 (Societe d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France)
Best Price: $25.00
Phonologie et morphologie du soninke: Une analyse non linéaire (French Edition)Phonologie et morphologie du soninke: Une analyse non linéaire (French Edition)
Best Price: $111.00
Sous un éclairage différent de celui des études précédentes, le...
Der Vertrag zwischen Ramses II. von Agypten und Hattusili III. von Hatti (Wissenschaftliche Veroffentlichung der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft) (German Edition)Der Vertrag zwischen Ramses II. von Agypten und Hattusili III. von Hatti (Wissenschaftliche Veroffentlichung der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft) (German Edition)
Best Price: $111.75

Die Aussenwand des Sanktuars in Dendara: Untersuchungen zur Dekorationssystematik (Munchner agyptologische Studien) (German Edition)Die Aussenwand des Sanktuars in Dendara: Untersuchungen zur Dekorationssystematik (Munchner agyptologische Studien) (German Edition)
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Introduction to the History of Umbundu: L. Magyar's Records and the Later SourcesIntroduction to the History of Umbundu: L. Magyar's Records and the Later SourcesHausa Comparative Dictionary (Westafrikanische Studien vol. 11) (German Edition)Hausa Comparative Dictionary (Westafrikanische Studien vol. 11) (German Edition)
Best Price: $44.80
This work has approximately 400 pages: Introduction and Bibliography, 36; Hausa-English and...
Studies in Chadic Morphology and Syntax (Afrique et Langage)Studies in Chadic Morphology and Syntax (Afrique et Langage)
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The present volume consists of fourteen comparative and descriptive studies dealing with the...
Coptic Paradigms: A Summary of Sahidic Coptic MorphologyCoptic Paradigms: A Summary of Sahidic Coptic Morphology
Best Price: $15.93
Facility in reading an ancient language requires several competencies: control of the...

The Mandingo-Gambia Language: A Vocabulary With a Guide to Pronunciation (Swahili Edition)The Mandingo-Gambia Language: A Vocabulary With a Guide to Pronunciation (Swahili Edition)English-Somali Phrase Book of Common and Medical TermsEnglish-Somali Phrase Book of Common and Medical TermsAfroasiatic Linguistics, Semitics, And Egyptology: Selected Writings Of Carleton T. HodgeAfroasiatic Linguistics, Semitics, And Egyptology: Selected Writings Of Carleton T. Hodge
Best Price: $45.18
A Grammar of Fongbe (Mouton Grammar Library, 25)A Grammar of Fongbe (Mouton Grammar Library, 25)
Best Price: $272.62
This volume is a reference grammar of Fongbe, a language which is part of the Gbe dialect...
A Study of Midob (Sprache und Oralitat in Afrika)A Study of Midob (Sprache und Oralitat in Afrika)

Die (auto-)biographischen Inschriften des agyptischen Alten Reiches: Untersuchungen zu Phraseologie und Entwicklung (Studien zur altagyptischen Kultur) (German Edition)Die (auto-)biographischen Inschriften des agyptischen Alten Reiches: Untersuchungen zu Phraseologie und Entwicklung (Studien zur altagyptischen Kultur) (German Edition)Res Severa Verum Guadim: Festschrift Fur Karl-theodore Zauzich zum 65. Geburtstag am 8. Juni 2004 (Studia Demotica)Res Severa Verum Guadim: Festschrift Fur Karl-theodore Zauzich zum 65. Geburtstag am 8. Juni 2004 (Studia Demotica)
Best Price: $138.00
Die zu Ehren von Karl-Theodor Zauzich verfasste Festschrift enthaelt 37 Beitraege mit der...
Making a Virtue of Necessity: An Overview of the English Language in Nigeria (Studies in African Past, 1, 1) (Swahili Edition)Making a Virtue of Necessity: An Overview of the English Language in Nigeria (Studies in African Past, 1, 1) (Swahili Edition)
Best Price: $21.94
The author is a prominent linguistics scholar. The study of sociolinguistics of the English...
Globalization and the Future of African LanguagesGlobalization and the Future of African Languages
Best Price: $39.94
Leading scholars of African languages address the many new ways that ICT have relevance to...
An Amharic ChrestomathyAn Amharic Chrestomathy
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The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New GuineaThe Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Best Price: $56.95
Twelve Nigerian LanguagesTwelve Nigerian LanguagesUnderstanding HieroglyphsUnderstanding Hieroglyphs
Best Price: $39.94
This is an excellent book for people just starting to learn about Egyptian hieroglyphs. The...
The Archive of Hor (Texts from Excavations)The Archive of Hor (Texts from Excavations)
The texts published by Dr. Ray originated in the diggins of the Egypt Exploration Society at...
English Sotho Sotho English DictionaryEnglish Sotho Sotho English Dictionary

Swahili Active Introduction: General Conversation (Book and 2 Cassettes)Swahili Active Introduction: General Conversation (Book and 2 Cassettes)English-Tigrigna DictionaryEnglish-Tigrigna Dictionary
Best Price: $354.84
Sentences in SwahiliSentences in SwahiliTigrinya GrammarTigrinya Grammar
Best Price: $36.47
Tigrinya Grammar by John Mason is the best book on the market for learning Tigrinya grammar. The...
The Egyptian Language And WritingThe Egyptian Language And Writing
Best Price: $21.32
THIS 18 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Dwellers on the Nile, by E. A. Wallis Budge....

Dinka Vowel System (SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, vol. 82)Dinka Vowel System (SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, vol. 82)
Best Price: $170.19
This study addresses one of the oldest topics in language analysis. While considering a thorough...
No-Time Swahili (Cassette Course)No-Time Swahili (Cassette Course)Igbo Basic CourseIgbo Basic Course
Best Price: $38.44
Foreign Service Institute Igbo Basic Course Digital Cd ROM Version (Foreign Service Institute...
A Short Ibo GrammarA Short Ibo GrammarA Comparative Study of the Bantu and Semi-Bantu Languages (Volume 1)A Comparative Study of the Bantu and Semi-Bantu Languages (Volume 1)
Best Price: $39.98
Vol. 1 of Harry Johnston's magnficient compendium supplies comparative vocabularies plus...

Agreement, Pronominal Clitics and Negation in Tamazight Berber: A Unified Analysis (Continuum Studies In Theoretical Linguistics)Agreement, Pronominal Clitics and Negation in Tamazight Berber: A Unified Analysis (Continuum Studies In Theoretical Linguistics)
Best Price: $102.82
This book presents a study of various important aspects of Tamazight Berber syntax within the...
The Structure of Dagaare (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)The Structure of Dagaare (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Best Price: $40.92
This book grew out of Dagaare field methods courses at the University of Trondheim, Norway and...
FSI Chinyanga Basic Course on CassetteFSI Chinyanga Basic Course on Cassette
(Nyanja) This course is designed to teach the student to use Chinyanja, the language of...
Afrikaans Self-taught: By the Natural Method with Phonetic Pronunciation (Thimm's System): New EditionAfrikaans Self-taught: By the Natural Method with Phonetic Pronunciation (Thimm's System): New Edition
Best Price: $18.94
I really recommend this book; it has helped renew my confidence in my Afrikaans language skills....
Language Attitude and Language Conflict in West Africa (Our Heritage Series) (Swahili Edition)Language Attitude and Language Conflict in West Africa (Our Heritage Series) (Swahili Edition)
Best Price: $10.48
This varied collection of essays explores the vast, complex and contentious subject of language...

The Bafaw Language. Bantu A10The Bafaw Language. Bantu A10
Best Price: $27.52
The Bafaw Language (Bantu A10) is a product of the language research programme of the Department...
Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class (Race and American Culture)Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class (Race and American Culture)
For over two centuries, America has celebrated the very black culture it attempts to control and...
Ancient Egyptian and PurépechaAncient Egyptian and Purépecha
The author examines the linguistic correspondence between the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and...
Collins Zulu Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)Collins Zulu Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)
Best Price: $40.00
In all of the most common travel situations, nonnatives need the reassurance that they...
Swahili ExercisesSwahili Exercises
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

Swahili for Starters: A Practical Introductory Course: (previously known as "Twende!") (School of Oriental & African Studies)Swahili for Starters: A Practical Introductory Course: (previously known as "Twende!") (School of Oriental & African Studies)
Best Price: $56.50
This book teaches Swahili in its social and cultural context. It introduces the language in a...
Je K`A Ka Yoruba: An Intermediate Course (Yale Language Series)Je K`A Ka Yoruba: An Intermediate Course (Yale Language Series)
Best Price: $30.69
This book is the second in the series by this author. This was not clear when I purchased this...
Egyptian Hieroglyphs: For EveryoneEgyptian Hieroglyphs: For Everyone
Best Price: $6.99
95 pp. with numerous illus., 8vo.
Dictionary of the Nupe Language. Volume 1: Nupe-English.Dictionary of the Nupe Language. Volume 1: Nupe-English.The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New GuineaThe Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Best Price: $56.95

Twelve Nigerian LanguagesTwelve Nigerian LanguagesUnderstanding HieroglyphsUnderstanding Hieroglyphs
Best Price: $39.94
This is an excellent book for people just starting to learn about Egyptian hieroglyphs. The...
The Archive of Hor (Texts from Excavations)The Archive of Hor (Texts from Excavations)
The texts published by Dr. Ray originated in the diggins of the Egypt Exploration Society at...
English Sotho Sotho English DictionaryEnglish Sotho Sotho English DictionarySwahili Active Introduction: General Conversation (Book and 2 Cassettes)Swahili Active Introduction: General Conversation (Book and 2 Cassettes)

English-Tigrigna DictionaryEnglish-Tigrigna Dictionary
Best Price: $354.84
Sentences in SwahiliSentences in SwahiliTigrinya GrammarTigrinya Grammar
Best Price: $36.47
Tigrinya Grammar by John Mason is the best book on the market for learning Tigrinya grammar. The...
The Egyptian Language And WritingThe Egyptian Language And Writing
Best Price: $21.32
THIS 18 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Dwellers on the Nile, by E. A. Wallis Budge....
Simplified Swahili (Longman language texts)Simplified Swahili (Longman language texts)
Best Price: $25.15
I arrived in Nairobi in 1981 for a two year stint with a multinational. When I voiced a desire...

Ramesside Inscriptions: Translated and Annotated : Ra,Esses I, Sethos I and ContemporariesRamesside Inscriptions: Translated and Annotated : Ra,Esses I, Sethos I and Contemporaries
In the long history of pharaonic Egypt, the most vivid and richly documented flowering of her...
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Part 2Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Part 2
Best Price: $35.73
Budge was an expert in Semitic languages and in Coptic. He was a talented and skilled linguist...
Swahili Culture Book 1 (Studies in Swahili Language and Literature)Swahili Culture Book 1 (Studies in Swahili Language and Literature)
Best Price: $174.30
A series of essays on the culture of the people who live on the east coast of Africa between the...
Zulu-English/English-Zulu DictionaryZulu-English/English-Zulu Dictionary
Best Price: $14.30
Lacks many basic word meaning.e.g. "Impela" Dict. "Truely" Lit....
Twi/English-English/Twi Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)Twi/English-English/Twi Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)
Best Price: $8.99
I love this dictionary It breaks it down in Twi and english. Thank You.

Handbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Study of the Ancient LanguageHandbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Study of the Ancient Language
Best Price: $79.98
I like this book, but it is quite difficult to use. In it, the author criticizes Budge by saying...
The Report of Wenamun (The Johns Hopkins Near Eastern studies)The Report of Wenamun (The Johns Hopkins Near Eastern studies)Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient ArtFascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art
Best Price: $34.99
Sure this isn't an in-depth textbook on hieroglyphics, but it is a neat little book...
Niger-Congo Languages: A Classification and Description of Africa's Largest Language FamilyNiger-Congo Languages: A Classification and Description of Africa's Largest Language FamilyAzerbaijani-English/English-Azerbaijani Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Azerbaijani-English/English-Azerbaijani Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
Best Price: $6.99
I spoke Azeri relatively well once and decided to pick up this little book to revisit the...

Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
Best Price: $8.13
Of course, when I bought this dictionary, there were no others on the market at all. There are...
Fascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient ArtFascinating Hieroglyphics: Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art
Best Price: $7.98
Despite other reviews of this book, I have read it and believe that Jacq achieves all of his...
Teach Yourself Zulu Complete Course for Beginners (Teach Yourself Series)Teach Yourself Zulu Complete Course for Beginners (Teach Yourself Series)
This book is attractively printed and the tape is useful for learning pronounciation. However, I...
Shona: A Comprehensive GuideShona: A Comprehensive Guide
Best Price: $30.00
Introduction: Shona or chiShona is the most widely spoken language in Zimbabwe after English....
Chitumbuka Chitonga-English/English-Chitumbuka Chitonga DictionaryChitumbuka Chitonga-English/English-Chitumbuka Chitonga Dictionary
Best Price: $84.50
Product Dimensions: 21c15.5x2.5 cm. Lang. of Northern Malawi

Sound Mutations: The Morphophonology of ChahaSound Mutations: The Morphophonology of Chaha
Best Price: $95.00
Investigates and attempts to explain sound mutations which are mainly related to strengthening,...
An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (bar s)An Index of Ancient Egyptian Titles, Epithets and Phrases of the Old Kingdom (bar s)
Best Price: $451.74
This index is indispensable for the Egyptologist, but of no use to the layman. It is an index of...
Talk Now! Tamazight (Berber) (Berber Edition)Talk Now! Tamazight (Berber) (Berber Edition)
Best Price: $18.00
Rubbish. Isnt compatible with ipod at all. The disc itself is great, but as I need it on my ipod...
  
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