African Books


Spoken Arabic (Iraqi)Spoken Arabic (Iraqi)
Best Price: $13.42
I found the paperback version interesting but at the same time a bit hard to understand fully....
Theoretical Aspects of Bantu Grammar 1 (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)Theoretical Aspects of Bantu Grammar 1 (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Best Price: $14.95
The study of Bantu languages of sub-Saharan Africa has provided the basis for significant...
Language and Writing in Ancient Egypt (Carnegie Series on Egypt)Language and Writing in Ancient Egypt (Carnegie Series on Egypt)Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History (University of California Publications in Linguistics)Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History (University of California Publications in Linguistics)
Best Price: $95.00
This book seems informative for people who like to read a bunch of blabbering before getting to...
A Simplified Dictionary of Modern TonganA Simplified Dictionary of Modern Tongan
I have been working on a Tongan grammar guide and task sheet for organizational purposes. I...


Formal Spoken Arabic: Basic CourseFormal Spoken Arabic: Basic Course
I agree with Michael Akard. This is one of the few books that contains dialogue and vocabulary...
A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary: (Founded on Madan's Swahili-English Dictionary.)A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary: (Founded on Madan's Swahili-English Dictionary.)Nesiga (retraction of word stress) in Tiberian Hebrew (Textos y estudios "Cardenal Cisneros")Nesiga (retraction of word stress) in Tiberian Hebrew (Textos y estudios "Cardenal Cisneros")Standard Swahili-English DictionaryStandard Swahili-English Dictionary
Best Price: $20.58
English/Xhosa DictionaryEnglish/Xhosa Dictionary
Best Price: $64.00


Teach Yourself XhosaTeach Yourself Xhosa
This book is awesome. It offers dialogues and gives cultural references to help you understand...
Kiswahili (msingi wa kusema kusoma na kuadika) Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading and WritingKiswahili (msingi wa kusema kusoma na kuadika) Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading and WritingA classified vocabulary of the Sandawe language (Asian & African lexicon)A classified vocabulary of the Sandawe language (Asian & African lexicon)Dizionario Oromo-Italiano =: Oromo-Italian dictionary (Cushitic language studies)Dizionario Oromo-Italiano =: Oromo-Italian dictionary (Cushitic language studies)Who Needs a Story? Contemporary Eritrean Poetry in Tigrinya, Tigre and ArabicWho Needs a Story? Contemporary Eritrean Poetry in Tigrinya, Tigre and Arabic
Best Price: $22.95
This book was conceived and designed to provide students and teachers of African literatures,...

Semantics of Form in Arabic in the Mirror of European Languages (Studies in Language Companion Series)Semantics of Form in Arabic in the Mirror of European Languages (Studies in Language Companion Series)
Best Price: $170.82
Major Themes in Modern Arabic ThoughtMajor Themes in Modern Arabic ThoughtAn Introduction to Aramaic (Resources for Biblical Study, No 38)An Introduction to Aramaic (Resources for Biblical Study, No 38)
Best Price: $42.00
This is a great beginner's guide to Aramiac; it is clear and progresses at an appropriate pace....
Thai - Language/30 - A conversation course using a proven self-learning method (2 cassettes and phrase dictionary)Thai - Language/30 - A conversation course using a proven self-learning method (2 cassettes and phrase dictionary)
Best Price: $5.29
It's a way to memorize a few useful Thai sentences: two cassettes and a booklet. It's for you...
Grosses Handworterbuch Agyptisch-Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.): Die Sprache der Pharaonen (Kulturgeschichte der antiken Welt)Grosses Handworterbuch Agyptisch-Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.): Die Sprache der Pharaonen (Kulturgeschichte der antiken Welt)
Best Price: $74.99

South Africa Multilanguage DictionarySouth Africa Multilanguage Dictionary
For South Africans who want to talk to each other, this dictionary and phrase book opens doors...
The Languages of China before the ChineseThe Languages of China before the Chinese
Best Price: $23.99
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1887 edition by David Nutt, London.
English-Kiswahili Assorted DictionaryEnglish-Kiswahili Assorted Dictionary
Best Price: $30.36
This concise and portable dictionary, containing some 6000 entries, brings together English...
Vocabulearn Swahili/Kingereza: Level 1 (Language Power)Vocabulearn Swahili/Kingereza: Level 1 (Language Power)
Best Price: $11.84
If you already know basic Swahili, this product might help you expand your vocabulary. Otherwise...
Languages Of Ghana (African languages = Languages africaines. Occasional publication)Languages Of Ghana (African languages = Languages africaines. Occasional publication)
Best Price: $39.99

An English-Hausa Dictionary (Yale Language Series)An English-Hausa Dictionary (Yale Language Series)
Best Price: $35.00
Korle Meets the Sea: A Sociolinguistic History of AccraKorle Meets the Sea: A Sociolinguistic History of Accra
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Ghana has played a key role in African/Western relations since medieval times. For this reason...
A Concise Coptic-English Lexicon (Resources for Biblical Study)A Concise Coptic-English Lexicon (Resources for Biblical Study)
I have found this Coptic dictionary to be very useful in many ways. It is handy, practical, and...
Language Standardization and Language Change: The Dynamics of Cape Dutch (Impact: Studies in Language and Society)Language Standardization and Language Change: The Dynamics of Cape Dutch (Impact: Studies in Language and Society)
Best Price: $140.25
The Discovery of Hebrew in Tudor England: A Third LanguageThe Discovery of Hebrew in Tudor England: A Third Language
Best Price: $93.14

The Bantu Languages (Routledge Language Family)The Bantu Languages (Routledge Language Family)
Best Price: $62.28
It is estimated that some 240 million people, or one in three Africans, are Bantu speakers and...
A Thesaurus of African Languages, a Classified and Annotated Inventory of the Spoken Languages of Africa: With an Appendix on Their Written RepresenA Thesaurus of African Languages, a Classified and Annotated Inventory of the Spoken Languages of Africa: With an Appendix on Their Written RepresenKiswahili for Beginners (Malthouse Literary Series)Kiswahili for Beginners (Malthouse Literary Series)
Best Price: $16.61
The author of this book works at the prestigious Institute of Kiswahili Research at the...
Assyrian Prophecies (State Archives of Assyria, published by the Neo-Assyrian Text Crrpus Project of the University of Helsinki in co-operation with Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft)Assyrian Prophecies (State Archives of Assyria, published by the Neo-Assyrian Text Crrpus Project of the University of Helsinki in co-operation with Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft)Yiddish for Yankees;: Or, Funny, you don't look gentileYiddish for Yankees;: Or, Funny, you don't look gentile
Best Price: $50.00

Language in Time of RevolutionLanguage in Time of Revolution
Best Price: $25.00
An essay on Jewish culture and consciousness which concerns two specific events: the worldwide...
A Beginner's Handbook to Biblical HebrewA Beginner's Handbook to Biblical HebrewHausar Yau Da Kullum Intermediate and Advanced Lessons in HausaHausar Yau Da Kullum Intermediate and Advanced Lessons in HausaHumanism, Culture, and Language in the Near East: Studies in Honor of Georg KrotkoffHumanism, Culture, and Language in the Near East: Studies in Honor of Georg Krotkoff
Best Price: $10.28
Structuralist Studies in Arabic Linguistics: Charles A. Ferguson's Papers, 1954-1994 (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics) (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)Structuralist Studies in Arabic Linguistics: Charles A. Ferguson's Papers, 1954-1994 (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics) (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)
Best Price: $80.00
Containing Charles Ferguson's papers on Arabic linguistics, this volume addresses issues of...

Programmed Arabic Islamic Reader #2Programmed Arabic Islamic Reader #2
Best Price: $35.00
Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt: Ostraca, Papyri, and Studies in Honour of Sarah Clackson (American Studies in Papyrology)Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt: Ostraca, Papyri, and Studies in Honour of Sarah Clackson (American Studies in Papyrology)
Best Price: $59.35
Scholars and colleagues of Sarah Clackson honored her memory through a two-day symposium,...
A Grammar Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee Twi: Based On The Akuapem DialectA Grammar Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee Twi: Based On The Akuapem Dialect
Best Price: $27.05
This book describes a very complete study of Asante language, a language from West Africa. The...
EASY SWAHILI FOR EVERYBODYEASY SWAHILI FOR EVERYBODY
Best Price: $17.94
Since my childhood, I have been interested in other countries, the life style of people in these...
Comprehensive Afrikaans to English and English to Afrikaans Dictionary / Groot Woordebowk Afrikaans - Engels / Engels - AfrikaansComprehensive Afrikaans to English and English to Afrikaans Dictionary / Groot Woordebowk Afrikaans - Engels / Engels - Afrikaans

Arabic at a Glance: Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers (At a Glance)Arabic at a Glance: Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers (At a Glance)
Best Price: $5.52
Arabic at a Glance is one of the most compact yet complete phrase book I have seen. It contains...
The Concise Arabic-English Lexicon of Verbs in ContextThe Concise Arabic-English Lexicon of Verbs in Context
This is an excellent collection of Arabic verbs. It provides the three letter root, and the...
SwahiliSwahili
Best Price: $39.95
I disagree with the reviewer who objected to the lack of words like "dog" and...
Arabic Adeni Reader (Arabic dialect series)Arabic Adeni Reader (Arabic dialect series)Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles (Masai, Selections)Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles (Masai, Selections)
Best Price: $3.78
These enchanting tales from the Masai of East Africa describe worlds of warriors...

The Mende Language: Containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short Vocabularies, Reading MaterialsThe Mende Language: Containing Useful Phrases, Elementary Grammar, Short Vocabularies, Reading Materials
Best Price: $17.43
This is a very well built grammar of mende language. We can understand the structure of the...
colloquial Yoruba (Colloquial Series (Book Only))colloquial Yoruba (Colloquial Series (Book Only))
Best Price: $19.83
Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, this easy to use and up...
The Rosetta Stone: The Story of the Decoding of HieroglyphicsThe Rosetta Stone: The Story of the Decoding of Hieroglyphics
Best Price: $6.25
This book is highly useful to understand in plain language the real endeavour of archaeologists...
Swahili Made EasySwahili Made Easy
Best Price: $19.69
A complete beginner's course in Swahili, this beautiful and useful African language, and carrier...
Elementary Egyptian GrammarElementary Egyptian Grammar
Best Price: $16.97
1932. The author's intent was to produce a little Grammar intended for absolute beginners, who...

Assyrian Rulers of the Early 1st Millennium: (1114-859 Bc) (Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Period)Assyrian Rulers of the Early 1st Millennium: (1114-859 Bc) (Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Period)
Best Price: $136.85
From Code Switching To Borrowing (Library of Arabic Linguistics)From Code Switching To Borrowing (Library of Arabic Linguistics)
Best Price: $5.35
Afroasiatic Linguistics, Semitics, And Egyptology: Selected Writings Of Carleton T. HodgeAfroasiatic Linguistics, Semitics, And Egyptology: Selected Writings Of Carleton T. Hodge
Best Price: $50.00
Back-to-school Hebrew reading refresherBack-to-school Hebrew reading refresher
Best Price: $3.50
The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain (Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies)The Compunctious Poet: Cultural Ambiguity and Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain (Johns Hopkins Jewish Studies)
Best Price: $112.23
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