African Books


The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write ItThe Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It
Best Price: $5.25
Awde and Samano's The Arabic Alphabet is a very good introduction to a complex language. I...
A Grammar for Biblical HebrewA Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
Best Price: $24.93
Yery good for new students, as well as one how wants to review. You can get iVocab Cd for the...
The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third EditionThe First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third Edition
Best Price: $34.95
I have spent a lot of money searching for a Biblical Hebrew book that works for an adult...
Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory GrammarBiblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar
Best Price: $17.46
Kelley has made this grammar perfect for the beginning student - it combines clarity, no doubt...
Ethiopian Amharic PhrasebookEthiopian Amharic Phrasebook
Best Price: $4.92
Yes its good to be portable but you would need Superman eyes to read the tiny print. I'm sending...


Swahili-English, English-Swahili Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)Swahili-English, English-Swahili Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)
Best Price: $14.28
Hodi! This book was a lifesaver for me when I was learning Kiswahili. I was always hearing...
Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading, and Writing - Second EditionSwahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading, and Writing - Second Edition
Best Price: $8.00
I used this book in addition to my classroom text in my Swahili course and I found it incredibly...
Swahili PhrasebookSwahili Phrasebook
Best Price: $4.30
We used this book before and during our volunteer trip to Kenya. It's a great resource, helps a...
African American Music: An IntroductionAfrican American Music: An Introduction
Best Price: $42.89
This book was very comprehensive I can't think of anything it has left out
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book (Picture Puffin Books)Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book (Picture Puffin Books)
Best Price: $3.32
Jambo Means Hello is an alphabet book that has a Swahili word on each page starting with the...


Teach Yourself Afrikaans Complete Course Package (Book+ 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses)Teach Yourself Afrikaans Complete Course Package (Book+ 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Complete Language Courses)
Best Price: $16.04
If I Compare this book with teaching yourself arabic this latter is much better structured. For...
Learn Hebrew Today: Alef-Bet for AdultsLearn Hebrew Today: Alef-Bet for Adults
Best Price: $12.94
Don't buy this book. Better sources exist for FREE; search for: 1) ancient-hebrew dot org...
The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary)The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary)
Best Price: $17.00
Good dictionary. I had an Egyptian friend look it over and she said it was excellent. The type...
Twi-English/English-Twi Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)Twi-English/English-Twi Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)
Best Price: $7.40
I read the reviews and found a used copy at a good price and thought I would try it since there...
An Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic: An Elementary Grammar of the LanguageAn Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic: An Elementary Grammar of the Language
Best Price: $29.81
This Introduction to Koranic and classical arabic is serious work. Each chapter (40 in total)...

Pimsleur Swahili: Learn to Speak and Understand Swahili with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur)Pimsleur Swahili: Learn to Speak and Understand Swahili with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur)
Best Price: $29.80
I ordered, it was shipped, I guess, and I have not received it. Where is it??????????
English Swahili DictionaryEnglish Swahili Dictionary
Best Price: $73.80
This is a great dictionary if you want to look up an English word and find the correct way to...
Swahili Dictionary and Phrasebook: Swahili-English English-Swahili (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks)Swahili Dictionary and Phrasebook: Swahili-English English-Swahili (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks)
Best Price: $7.64
The title says it all. I think this will be most helpful as a phrasebook for temporary...
Malagasy-English/English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Malagasy-English/English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
Best Price: $1.57
This book is excellent for what it is. It is not an all encompassing dictionary to make you...
Mazoezi ya KiswahiliMazoezi ya Kiswahili
Best Price: $14.98
The exercises in this manual are a collection of classroom exercises based on "Kiswahili...

A History of the Hebrew LanguageA History of the Hebrew Language
Best Price: $31.00
As a layman, neither linguist, theologian, nor Hebrew expert - just an amateur of the Hebrew...
Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of HieroglyphsMiddle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs
Best Price: $40.00
i got this book for class i find egyptian writing intesting plus one of my favorite cultures...
An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew SyntaxAn Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax
Best Price: $56.53
This is a great book to use to continue building on introductory Hebrew knowledge. They present...
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)
Best Price: $31.25
I chose to use this book in a paper that I wrote for my Race and Realism class. I was not able...
Egyptian Grammar (Egyptology: Griffith Institute)Egyptian Grammar (Egyptology: Griffith Institute)
Best Price: $55.80
This book is an easy 4.5 stars! This is an excellent book for someone serious about learning...

An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 1)An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 1)
Best Price: $15.17
- I wanted to know if it was sold in one or two volumes. I was suprised it was n? 1 out of 2 I...
Simplified Swahili (Longman Language Texts)Simplified Swahili (Longman Language Texts)
Best Price: $23.20
I have read the reviews, and agree completely and wholeheartedly--this book is the best one you...
The Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary)The Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary)
Best Price: $44.98
To the person who left one star: you're an idiot. Why are you using a dictionary if you can't...
Yoruba-English/English-Yoruba Modern Practical DictionaryYoruba-English/English-Yoruba Modern Practical Dictionary
Best Price: $14.53
I bought this dictionary expecting to find a decent amount of translation between Yoruba and...
An Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic: An Elementary Grammar of the Language Key to ExerciseAn Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic: An Elementary Grammar of the Language Key to Exercise
Best Price: $22.50
If you plan on using Thackston's text to teach yourself Arabic, this answer key is nearly...

Concise Amharic DictionaryConcise Amharic Dictionary
Best Price: $29.47
As far as I know, this is the only English-Amharic dictionary on earth. So, it is an invaluable...
Swahili (World Languages)Swahili (World Languages)
Best Price: $28.54
During a recent visit to Tanzania I became fascinated with the people there and with Swahili. In...
Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write ThemEgyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them
Best Price: $4.36
book was ok, if maybe a little old. feels like it was written in the 70's, just hope all its...
How the Hebrew Language GrewHow the Hebrew Language Grew
Best Price: $17.05
This quickly rose to the top of my collection of Hebrew books. It's accessible to anyone who has...
501 Hebrew Verbs : Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Follow Format alphabetically Arranged by Root501 Hebrew Verbs : Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Follow Format alphabetically Arranged by Root
Best Price: $24.95
I refer to this book constantly. Very easy to use, interesting, and helpful! Like a good...

Biblical Hebrew: Step by Step Volume. 1Biblical Hebrew: Step by Step Volume. 1
Best Price: $6.75
Menahem Mansoor was the Chair of Semitic studies at the University of Wisconsin, and his book...
Intensive Course in Tongan: With Numerous Supplementary Materials, Grammatical Notes, and GlossaryIntensive Course in Tongan: With Numerous Supplementary Materials, Grammatical Notes, and Glossary
Best Price: $25.00
A great book for absolute beginners. It has many examples of sentences in Tongan which helps a...
Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian (Egyptology: Griffith Institute)Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian (Egyptology: Griffith Institute)
Best Price: $40.00
I'm sure that this book would be as wonderful as everyone else here says it is - if i already...
Collins Afrikaans Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)Collins Afrikaans Phrasebook: The Right Word in Your Pocket (Collins Gem)
Best Price: $7.95
In all of the most common travel situations, nonnatives need the reassurance that they can...
Hebrew: A Language Course Level OneHebrew: A Language Course Level One
Best Price: $10.00
A little difficult for anyone who has never seen the language before. I'm in a Hebrew class,...

Beginner's Yoruba (Hippocrene Beginner's Series)Beginner's Yoruba (Hippocrene Beginner's Series)
Best Price: $18.25
This book gives you a decent start, but isn't perfect. Instead of giving you the actual Yoruba...
201 Arabic Verbs (201 Verbs Series)201 Arabic Verbs (201 Verbs Series)
Best Price: $8.34
I have been studying the Arabic language for about a year and felt that it was time to start...
Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
Best Price: $6.98
As an English teacher for Somali refugees this has been of great help. It doesn't always have...
Say It in Swahili (Dover Say It Series)Say It in Swahili (Dover Say It Series)
Best Price: $3.99
More than you really need to know, unless you are hiring your own bearers. If you are touring...
Sacred Language, Ordinary People: Dilemmas of Culture and Politics in EgyptSacred Language, Ordinary People: Dilemmas of Culture and Politics in Egypt
Best Price: $26.88
This book was for the same Egyptology student, who is taking her studies further in Social...

Teach Yourself Swahili DictionaryTeach Yourself Swahili Dictionary
Best Price: $8.98
I received the book in the condition that it was described. They also had great service in...
Colloquial Swahili: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only))Colloquial Swahili: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only))
Best Price: $27.93
Readings in Biblical Hebrew: An Intermediate Textbook (Yale Language Series)Readings in Biblical Hebrew: An Intermediate Textbook (Yale Language Series)
Best Price: $29.99
This intermediate level Hebrew reader inductively introduces the student who has just completed...
The Rough Guide to Swahili Dictionary Phrasebook 3 (Rough Guide Phrasebooks)The Rough Guide to Swahili Dictionary Phrasebook 3 (Rough Guide Phrasebooks)
Best Price: $3.07
The Rough Guide phrasebook will have you speaking Swahili as soon as you arrive. This revised...
Beginner's Shona (Chishona) (Hippocrene Beginner's)Beginner's Shona (Chishona) (Hippocrene Beginner's)
Best Price: $6.46

Wolof-English/English-Wolof Dictionary & PhrasebookWolof-English/English-Wolof Dictionary & Phrasebook
Best Price: $6.70
Yes, It is far different than the Wolof that I now, which I learned in Senegal. It seems the...
Biblical Hebrew Workbook: An Inductive Study for BeginnersBiblical Hebrew Workbook: An Inductive Study for Beginners
Best Price: $39.90
This work is a simplified introductory grammar of Biblical Hebrew based on the inductive study...
A New Arabic Grammar of the Written LanguageA New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language
Best Price: $27.38
The text adequately explains the basic patterns and syntax of Modern Standard Arabic, but it...
Kullu Tamam! An Introduction to Egyptian Colloquial ArabicKullu Tamam! An Introduction to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
Best Price: $18.56
This book is intended for use in a university with language students, who are used to terms like...
Afrikaans-English/English-Afrikaans Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)Afrikaans-English/English-Afrikaans Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)
Best Price: $3.84
I was really excited when I bought this book. Seeing an opportunity to really expand my ability...

Colloquial Amharic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only))Colloquial Amharic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Book Only))
Best Price: $27.36
This is a really nice book, well thought out. I enjoyed it. Although i didn't expect to...
Biblical Hebrew: A Text and Workbook (Yale Language Series)Biblical Hebrew: A Text and Workbook (Yale Language Series)
Best Price: $72.95
To be honest I used this book several years ago in university, and I didn't bring it to my...
Igbo-English English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Igbo-English English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)
Best Price: $6.77
This is a very useful book. I'm looking to learn something new and, lo and behold, I find this....
Amharic English, English Amharic Dictionary: A Modern Dictionary of the Amharic LanguageAmharic English, English Amharic Dictionary: A Modern Dictionary of the Amharic Language
Best Price: $26.95
Amharic English, English Amharic Dictionary: A Modern Dictionary of the Amharic Language I was...
Hausa-English English-Hausa Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)Hausa-English English-Hausa Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)
Best Price: $11.53
I have practiced Hausa in Niger, North of Nigeria, for 12 years. Practical Hausa! I had a...
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