Swahili-English/ English-Swahili Concise Dictionary

$44.99

Nicholas Awde
ISBN: 9780781814683
Published: 2026
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Paperback / softback, 256

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Description

This essential, portable Swahili-English resource puts instant communication at your fingertips!

Spoken by over 200 million people worldwide, Swahili is the most widely spoken African language and the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and eastern Congo (Zaire). This concise volume is a perfect dictionary for adults and students learning Swahili, as well as for travelers, business people, journalists, government and NGO personnel, and aid workers visiting Eastern Africa.

Features include:

A brief introduction to the Swahili language and pronunciation
14,000 total word-for-word entries
Phonetic pronunciation for English words
Part of speech and grammatical information for each entry
Available in print and e-book format