Xhosa-English/ English-Xhosa Dictionary & Phrasebook | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
aid workers
amaXhosa
automatic-update
B09=Aquilina Mawadza
Bantu
business
C01=Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko
Cape Town
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=CBDX
Category=CJ
Category=CJBT
click
communication
concise
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
dictionary
dining
Eastern Cape
English
entries
eq_dictionaries-language-reference
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
foreign language
Free State
Gauteng
grammar
introductions
isiXhosa
Khoisan
language
Language_English
NGO
Nguni
PA=Available
palatal click
phonetics
phrasebook
phrases
Price_€10 to €20
pronunciation
PS=Active
resource
scholars
semantics
softlaunch
South Africa
South African
students
tonal
tones
transportation
travel
vocabulary
Western Cape
Xhosa
Xosa
Zimbabwe
Zulu
Product Image

Xhosa-English/ English-Xhosa Dictionary & Phrasebook

★★★★★
★★★★★

English

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 for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes 4,000 dictionary entries; phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers; essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business; and concise grammar and pronunciation sections. See more
€17.50
Age Group_Uncategorizedaid workersamaXhosaautomatic-updateB09=Aquilina MawadzaBantubusinessC01=Mantoa Motinyane-MasokoCape TownCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=CBDXCategory=CJCategory=CJBTclickcommunicationconciseCOP=United StatesDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysdictionarydiningEastern CapeEnglishentrieseq_dictionaries-language-referenceeq_isMigrated=2eq_non-fictionforeign languageFree StateGautenggrammarintroductionsisiXhosaKhoisanlanguageLanguage_EnglishNGONguniPA=Availablepalatal clickphoneticsphrasebookphrasesPrice_€10 to €20pronunciationPS=ActiveresourcescholarssemanticssoftlaunchSouth AfricaSouth AfricanstudentstonaltonestransportationtravelvocabularyWestern CapeXhosaXosaZimbabweZulu
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Dimensions: 101 x 177mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Nov 2017
  • Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780781813631

About

Aquilina Mawadza holds a Ph.D. in Media and Migration Studies and and M.A. in Languages and Communications from the University of Florida, where she also taught Shona. She is the author of Beginner's Shona and Shona-English/ English-Shona Dictionary & Phrasebook, both published by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko is a senior lecturer and Head of African Languages and Literatures in the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Cape Town. She has authored, edited and translated Sesotho and isiXhosa school text-books and has published journal articles in the area of second language acquisition and child language development and multilingualism in the workplace. She is currently working on developing linguistic milestones for Sesotho and isiXhosa speaking children. Dr Motinyane-Masoko is the Chairperson of the African Languages Association of Southern Africa.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept