ISBN:
9789004297722
Language:
English
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Northern Sotho
Pages:
1 online resource (1,169 pages)
,
illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color), facsimiles
DDC:
305.896/39771
Keywords:
Hoffmann, C ; (Carl) ; 1868-1962
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Sotho (African people) ; South Africa ; Transvaal ; Social life and customs
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Ethnology ; South Africa ; Transvaal
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Oral tradition ; South Africa ; Transvaal
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Northern Sotho language ; Texts
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Missions, German ; South Africa
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"The translated and annotated ethnographic articles of Carl Hoffmann form the core of this book. They are preceded by an introduction and historical contextualisation. Following the Hoffmann corpus is a section in which orthographic developments are reflected upon and grammatical observations are made."--Summarised preview.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Translation from German to English by Klaudia Ringelmann. "The texts that were documented by Hoffmann and which are the focus of our research in this publication, were written in the Semamabolo (Mamabolo) dialect, which is close to the standardised form [of Northern Sotho]. To make these texts more accessible they have been rendered in the current official orthography in accordance with the Northern Sotho Terminology and Orthography rules Number 4 (Department of Education and Training 1988)."--Chapter 29
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