The story of Swahili /:
Swahili, or more properly Kiswahili, was once an obscure littoral dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use Swahili, making it one of the few truly international languages: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. How this...
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| Schriftenreihe: | Africa in world history.
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| Zusammenfassung: | Swahili, or more properly Kiswahili, was once an obscure littoral dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use Swahili, making it one of the few truly international languages: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore. The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans - and others - to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread but fallacious assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine the prosperity of any given language. The Story of Swahili is about where languages come from, where they are now, and where they are headed, using the success of Swahili as a convenient point of entry. As a language that arose from contact between peoples from diverse cultures, Swahili is an excellent conveyor of the history of communities in eastern and central Africa as well as their associations throughout the Indian Ocean world. It is also a vibrant, living language that continues to adapt to the changing demands of global trade, technology, and communication. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource : maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780896804890 0896804895 |
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| series | Africa in world history. |
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| spelling | Mugane, John M., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96115851 The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource : maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Africa in world history Swahili, a language alive -- Swahili, the complex language of a cosmopolitan people -- A grand smorgasbord of borrowings and adaptation -- A classical era : the peak of Swahili prosperity, 1000-1500 CE -- Consolidation of a popular language, 1500-1850s -- The women of Swahili -- The Swahili literary tradition -- Writing Swahili in Arabic characters -- Colonialism and standardization of Swahili, 1850s to the 1960s and beyond -- Modern Swahili : moving on -- Swahili in African American life -- Swahili is for the living. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Swahili, or more properly Kiswahili, was once an obscure littoral dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use Swahili, making it one of the few truly international languages: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore. The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans - and others - to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread but fallacious assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine the prosperity of any given language. The Story of Swahili is about where languages come from, where they are now, and where they are headed, using the success of Swahili as a convenient point of entry. As a language that arose from contact between peoples from diverse cultures, Swahili is an excellent conveyor of the history of communities in eastern and central Africa as well as their associations throughout the Indian Ocean world. It is also a vibrant, living language that continues to adapt to the changing demands of global trade, technology, and communication. English. Swahili language History. Swahili language Social aspects. Swahili-speaking peoples History. Swahili (Langue) Histoire. Swahili (Langue) Aspect social. Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) Histoire. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY African Languages. bisacsh Swahili language fast Swahili language Social aspects fast Swahili-speaking peoples fast Swahili gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4078094-6 Sprachverbreitung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4182539-1 History fast has work: The story of Swahili (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFvt3tmPytQtY64yHjCxXd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Mugane, John M. Story of Swahili 9780896802926 (DLC) 2015014795 (OCoLC)895302213 Africa in world history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009188308 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1020645 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Mugane, John M. The story of Swahili / Africa in world history. Swahili, a language alive -- Swahili, the complex language of a cosmopolitan people -- A grand smorgasbord of borrowings and adaptation -- A classical era : the peak of Swahili prosperity, 1000-1500 CE -- Consolidation of a popular language, 1500-1850s -- The women of Swahili -- The Swahili literary tradition -- Writing Swahili in Arabic characters -- Colonialism and standardization of Swahili, 1850s to the 1960s and beyond -- Modern Swahili : moving on -- Swahili in African American life -- Swahili is for the living. Swahili language History. Swahili language Social aspects. Swahili-speaking peoples History. Swahili (Langue) Histoire. Swahili (Langue) Aspect social. Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) Histoire. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY African Languages. bisacsh Swahili language fast Swahili language Social aspects fast Swahili-speaking peoples fast Swahili gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4078094-6 Sprachverbreitung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4182539-1 |
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| title | The story of Swahili / |
| title_alt | Swahili, a language alive -- Swahili, the complex language of a cosmopolitan people -- A grand smorgasbord of borrowings and adaptation -- A classical era : the peak of Swahili prosperity, 1000-1500 CE -- Consolidation of a popular language, 1500-1850s -- The women of Swahili -- The Swahili literary tradition -- Writing Swahili in Arabic characters -- Colonialism and standardization of Swahili, 1850s to the 1960s and beyond -- Modern Swahili : moving on -- Swahili in African American life -- Swahili is for the living. |
| title_auth | The story of Swahili / |
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| title_full | The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. |
| title_fullStr | The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. |
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| topic | Swahili language History. Swahili language Social aspects. Swahili-speaking peoples History. Swahili (Langue) Histoire. Swahili (Langue) Aspect social. Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) Histoire. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY African Languages. bisacsh Swahili language fast Swahili language Social aspects fast Swahili-speaking peoples fast Swahili gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4078094-6 Sprachverbreitung gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4182539-1 |
| topic_facet | Swahili language History. Swahili language Social aspects. Swahili-speaking peoples History. Swahili (Langue) Histoire. Swahili (Langue) Aspect social. Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) Histoire. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY African Languages. Swahili language Swahili language Social aspects Swahili-speaking peoples Swahili Sprachverbreitung History |
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