Yoruba-english / English-yoruba Dictionary & Phrasebook

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Nigeria and other parts of West Africa 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.

Info autore

Clement Odoje is an assistant lecturer in the Linguistics Department at University of Ibadan, Nigeria.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 Shona Dictionary & Phrasebook and Beginner’s Shona with 2 Audio CDs, also by Hippocrene Books.

Riassunto

Yoruba, one of the national languages of Nigeria, is spoken by more than 30 million people worldwide. It is the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English, and is also spoken in Benin and Togo.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Nigeria and other parts of West Africa 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Clement (TRN)/ Mawadza Oyeleke
• Con la collaborazione di: Aquilina Mawadza (Editore), Clement Odoje (Traduzione), Clement Oyeleke (Traduzione), Aquilina Mawadza (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Hippocrene Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2019, ritardato
• EAN: 9780781813891
• ISBN: 978-0-7818-1389-1
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Guide linguistiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Nigeria, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks, TRAVEL / Africa / West, Benin