Originally published in 1937, this book is a practical manual of Kanuri which will be of use to both the layman and the linguist. This analysis makes it clear that kanuri is a tone-language and the author urges the reader to observe the tone-system of the language so that the accidence can be fully understood, as grammatical tone sometimes forms an integral part of it. As this is a practical study, a practical orthography has been chosen - i. e one that uses only letters that are absolutely necessary. This system improved Kanuri orthography, as it was based on scientific principles.
| ISBN: | 9781351598095 |
| Publication date: | 18th September 2017 |
| Author: | Lukas, Johannes |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Format: | Ebook (PDF) |