The story of Swahili /
Mugane, John M.,
The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. - Athens Ohio University Press 2015 - xiv, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Africa in world history . - Africa in world history. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index.
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.
9780896802926 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9780896802933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015014795
Swahili language--History.
Swahili language--Social aspects.
Swahili-speaking peoples--History.
PL8701 / .M77 2015
496/.392
The story of Swahili / John M. Mugane. - Athens Ohio University Press 2015 - xiv, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Africa in world history . - Africa in world history. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index.
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.
9780896802926 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9780896802933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015014795
Swahili language--History.
Swahili language--Social aspects.
Swahili-speaking peoples--History.
PL8701 / .M77 2015
496/.392