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African Languages
English-isiZulu / isiZulu-English Dictionary
Fourth Edition Compiled by C.M. Doke, D.M. Malcolm, J.M.A. Sikakana and B.W. Vilakazi
C. M. Doke was a linguist and lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. D. M. Malcolm was a linguist and so was J. M. A. Sikakana. B. W. Vilakazi was a South African poet, novelist, and lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
This was the first English-isiZulu / isiZulu-English dictionary published in South Africa, initially undertaken in the 1940s by the University of the Witwatersrand lecturers, C.M. Doke and B.W. Vilakazi. Vilakazi was the first poet published in isiZulu and his collection, Amal’eZulu, is considered one of the most significant African books of the twentieth century. This dictionary has long been recognised as the standard work in the field. The aim of this dictionary is twofold: to meet the needs of the English speakers who wish to know how to render the English into isiZulu, and to meet the needs of the isiZulu speakers who wish to know the meaning and idiomatic use of English words. Various revisions were undertaken over the years. Included in this revised edition are the historical prefaces and introduction. These reflect the historical development of the dictionary and have not been altered so as to preserve a sense of continuity. A newly revised isiZulu orthography has been introduced in this Fourth Edition in line with the approved PanSALB (2008) orthography. The revision of some aspects of the orthography was undertaken under the auspices of the Wits Language School. This dictionary provides an invaluable resource for students of isiZulu, for isiZuluspeaking students of English, and for linguists working in the isiZulu language.
2014 | 235 x 136 mm | 1291 pp | Paperback | Rights: Wworld Print: 978-1-86814-738-0 | PDF: 978-1-86814-739-7 Mobi: 978-17-7614-254-5
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