Gamo-English-Amharic Dictionary with an Introductory Grammar of Gamo
| AUTHOR | Chabo, Eshetu; Hayward, Richard J. |
| PUBLISHER | Harrassowitz (03/01/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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Gamo, an important member of the Ometo linguistic cluster, is spoken to the west of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Based on the native speaker utterances and intuitions of one of the authors this pioneer work presents a basic grammar together with a first dictionary. Lexical entries are glossed in both English and Amharic, but the grammatical description is in English only. The usage of most entries is illustrated in example sentences, which in addition to English and Amharic translations have detailed grammatical analyses.
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ISBN-13:
9783447101097
ISBN-10:
3447101091
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
Amharic
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Page Count:
1172
Carton Quantity:
1
Product Dimensions:
7.40 x 2.70 x 9.60 inches
Weight:
4.50 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bilingual
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see also Swahili)
Foreign Language Study | Linguistics - General
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Gamo, an important member of the Ometo linguistic cluster, is spoken to the west of the Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Based on the native speaker utterances and intuitions of one of the authors this pioneer work presents a basic grammar together with a first dictionary. Lexical entries are glossed in both English and Amharic, but the grammatical description is in English only. The usage of most entries is illustrated in example sentences, which in addition to English and Amharic translations have detailed grammatical analyses.
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