The story of Swahili /John M. Mugane.
Mugane, John M.,
The story of Swahili /John M. Mugane. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : maps. - Africa in world history .
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780896804890
Swahili language--History.
Swahili language--Social aspects.
Swahili-speaking peoples--History.
Electronic Books.
PL8701 / .S767 2015
The story of Swahili /John M. Mugane. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : maps. - Africa in world history .
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780896804890
Swahili language--History.
Swahili language--Social aspects.
Swahili-speaking peoples--History.
Electronic Books.
PL8701 / .S767 2015