Chewa-English/ English-Chewa Dictionary & Phrasebook by Mervis Kamanga

Chewa-English/ English-Chewa Dictionary & Phrasebook by Mervis Kamanga

The first bilingual Chewa (Chichewa) phrasebook and dictionary available! Chewa (also known as Chichewa, Chinyanja, or Nyanja) is a Bantu language spoken by about 12 million people worldwide, mostly in southeastern Africa. It is the official language of Malawi, and is also spoken in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Malawi and neighboring regions with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes: 4,000 dictionary entries Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

Mervis Kamanga holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and is a lecturer at the Department of African Languages and Linguistics, University of Malawi. Aquilina Mawadza has held lectureship and adjunct faculty positions at the University of the Western Cape, the University of Zimbabwe and Howard University. She holds a PhD degree in Media & Migration Studies and an M.A in Languages and Communication from the University of Florida, where she also taught Shona. She is the author of Beginner’s Shona with 2 Audio CDs, also by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Cape Town, South Africa.

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ISBN 13	9780781813969
ISBN 10	0781813964
Title	Chewa-English/ English-Chewa Dictionary & Phrasebook
Author	Mervis Kamanga
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Year published	2020-02-13
Number of pages	256
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