Juba Arabic English Dictionary/Kamuus Ta Arabi Juba Wa Ingliizi Contributor(s): Smith, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 9970024752 ISBN-13: 9789970024759 Publisher: Fountain Books OUR PRICE: $33.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: Though not claiming to be definitive, this is a rare and important publication on Juba Arabic, sometimes known as Creole Arabic, a language spoken in the Juba region of southern Sudan, and used more widely as a tool of communication in the towns and villages of the Equatoria region, in the Bahr al Ghazal and Upper Nile regions, as well as by a considerable number of refugees originating in the area, who have left for other countries. Juba Arabic is not a standardised or uniform language - necessarily creating problems in determining the criteria for inclusion of items in the dictionary. It is therefore an important work incorporating formal research into the language. |
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BISAC Categories: - Reference | Dictionaries - Literary Criticism |
Dewey: 492.770 |
LCCN: 2005327353 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.56 lbs) 216 pages |