Catalog Search Results
Want to learn a new language? Check out online learning with your Library card!
Author
Language
English
Description
Comprehensive Igbo Language provides thorough and effective ways to learn and master the skills you need for Igbo communication, reading and writing. Unlike every other Igbo language book, it contains guide to pronunciation and detailed explanation on pitch accent marking and syllable formation. Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words. This book helps you in-depth guide on unit of pronunciation and the formation...
2) Yoruba - French - English Phrasebook: Guide de conversation trilingue Yoruba – Français - Anglais
Author
Language
English
Description
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey of African language learning? In this book, we will explore the rich and fascinating world of the Yoruba language, spoken by over 20 million people across West Africa, including Nigeria, Benin, Togo. From basic greetings to more complex phrases, this comprehensive guide will equip you with the essential tools to communicate effectively with Yoruba speakers. Whether you're planning a trip to Nigeria or...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
With stunning new design and layout and the most up-to-date travel information, the market's most indispensable phrasebook and dictionary has been reinvented for e-readers and is better than ever. Gem Afrikaans will give you the right word at the right time - every time.
In all of the most common travel situations, you need the reassurance that you can communicate with ease. A reliable, portable and easy-to-use phrasebook is a travel essential, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ce livre est un dictionnaire des expressions. Il conient plus de 2000 expressions courantes en langue éwé soigneusement sélectionnées pour une utilisation dans la vie quotidienne. Pour faciliter l'acquisition, le livre est organisé en 32 chapitres, chacun couvrant un thème spécifique. Les thèmes incluent les présentations, les salutations, les adieux, les questions, l'amour, les sentiments, les souhaits de fête, les expressions d'indignation,...
Author
Language
Igbo
Description
The Adventurous Kid wants to be like the other animals and by trying, he discovers himself. A story that teaches kids that everyone has their different capabilities. The kid lived on a farm, and was lively, adventurous and loved to play. He would watch chickens fly, ducks swim and dogs bark. He tried to be like them; tried to fly, swim and bark. But, in the end he discovers the best: being himself! (An Igbo language book with English subtitles).
6) Dewtere Kongo: Fulfulde - French - English Phrasebook: Guide de conversation trilingue Français-angl
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is a dictionary of common expressions in the Fulfulde language. It contains over 2000 carefully selected expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversations in Fulfulde. The book is well-organized into 32 chapters, covering everything you need to communicate fluently in daily life.This book primarily focuses on the Fulfulde or Peul language as spoken in Benin. This variant of Fulfulde is also understood in Niger, Burkina Faso, and...
7) Deftere Kalimaaji Fulfulde - French-English: Guide de Conversation Trilingue Français-Anglais-Fulful
Author
Language
English
Description
ENGLISHThis book contains over 2000 expressions carefully chosen from the most used expressions in everyday conversations, in Fulfulde (Fulani) language. It is very well organized in 32 chapters including everything you need to communicate fluently in everyday life.The book primarily focuses on the Fulfulde or Fula language as spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. For those interested in learning about Fulfulde as spoken in Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso,...
Author
Language
English
Description
This course enables you to speak the basics of the Yoruba language with a focus on commonly used words and phrases. The course includes 15 sessions that cover increasingly more complex content as well as reviewing past content to improve pronunciation and comprehension.
Author
Language
English
Description
Are you ready to embark on a life-changing journey to the vibrant and diverse continent of Africa? "Moving to Africa" is your ultimate companion, offering an in-depth roadmap to make your transition as smooth and rewarding as possible.This comprehensive guide takes you through every step of your exciting relocation, from initial considerations to thriving in your new African home. Whether you're an expatriate, entrepreneur, or adventurer, this book...
Author
Language
English
Description
There are over 6 million Xhosa speakers in South Africa, where the Xhosa people are the second largest cultural subgroup (after the Zulu). Xhosa is a tonal language known for its clicking sounds. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to South Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal...
Author
Language
English
Description
Kinyarwanda, also known as Rwandan, is a national language of Rwanda (along with French and English) and spoken by almost all of the 11 million inhabitants of the country. Kinyarwanda is the second most widely spoken Bantu language after Kiswahili. It is a sister dialect of Kirundi, the national language of Burundi, so Burundians can understand Kinyarwanda well. Kinyarwanda speakers are also found in Uganda, Tanzania and in parts of the Democratic...
12) Ŋwɑ̀'nǐ njá'ghə̀ə̀ mɑ̀ ghə̀ə̄: Guide de conversation trilingue Français-anglais-fe'efe'e.: French
Author
Language
English
Description
Ce manuel s'impose désormais comme un référentiel d'expressions courantes en langue fe'efe'e, regroupant plus de 2000 expressions typiquement employées au quotidien. Celles-ci sont judicieusement organisées en 32 chapitres, couvrant une vaste gamme de situations communicatives.Sa structure thématique permet une navigation rapide et aisée à travers son contenu riche. L'auteur incite vivement les lecteurs à mettre en pratique ces expressions...
Author
Language
English
Description
The earliest registered civilization is probably the civilization of Cushitic speaking peoples spearheaded by ancient Egypt. The Oromo are of the Cushitic speaking stock. Missing links of that civilization are hoped to be found in the language and culture of the Oromo nation of East Africa. It is not too late for researchers of ancient civilizations to turn their attention towards East Africa, specifically Oromia. The first step towards this may be...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book examines the challenges posed by English, a foreign language, as a language of teaching and learning for community secondary schools in Tanzania in terms of academic performance. The book probes the necessity for having two languages of instruction in the Tanzanian educational system. While Kiswahili, the native language, is predominantly understood by the majority of people, the discussion in this book indicates that most students in community...
Author
Language
English
Description
Yoruba, one of the national languages of Nigeria, is spoken by more than 30 million people worldwide. It is the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English, and is also spoken in Benin and Togo.
This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Nigeria and other parts of West Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication...
Author
Language
English
Description
Explore Kenya with this fun and educational book! With Exploring Kenya: Fascinating Facts for Young Learners, readers are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through adorable illustrations and fun facts about the country's culture, history, language, geography, and wildlife, your children will get an up close and personal look at this beautiful country. Visit two children who live in Nairobi and Mombasa. Perfect for young history and geography...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Cracking the Code: The Confused Traveler's Guide to Liberian English" is the brainchild of John Mark Sheppard, who moved with his family from the United States to Liberia when he was just three years old. He learned Liberian English as a second language as he spent his childhood and teen years immersed in the Liberian culture. After college in the United States, John Mark returned to Liberia and began a more formal study of Liberia's history, customs...
Author
Language
English
Description
Tone, the use of pitch to provide phonological contrast between morphemes, plays an integral role in the structures of many languages. This book teaches linguists a tried-and-proven methodology for analyzing tone in any part of the world. Significant features:
• Delivers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to tone analysis for field linguists
• Emphasizes the discovery of contrastive tone patterns of morphemes, as opposed to contrastive...
20) Up-Country Swahili - For the Soldier, Settler, Miner, Merchant, and Their Wives - And for all who
Author
Language
English
Description
"Up-Country Swahili Exercises" is a guide to learning Swahili complete with exercises. Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of Southeast Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This volume concentrates on rural dialects and the more commonly-spoken...
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Penticton Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Items must be over 1 year old.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service for new books published this year. Submit Request