Authors: Thomas J. Hinnebusch, Sarah M. Mirza
Creator: Adelheid U. Stein
Publisher: University Press of America
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 428971

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.8

ISBN: 0761809724
Dewey Decimal Number: 496.39282421
EAN: 9780761809722
ASIN: 0761809724

Publication Date: January 8, 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

very good for beginners! December 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I used this book in addition to my classroom text in my Swahili course and I found it incredibly helpful. The grammar notes were especially helpful and the presentation of the very difficult noun classes was awesome! I would definitely recommend this as a supplement or even for the motivated independent student!!!!

1 out of 5 stars

Get Anything Else April 13, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Reading other glowing reviews of this book made me wonder "Did I have the same text?" This book is a hopeless muddle for a beginning student of the language! Almost all other books on the market are at least organized in a manner that offers a non-intimidating approach. This specimen begins the actual instruction with section titles in Swahili, and proceeds to introduce terms that are not yet accessible to students in the chapters being studied. I'm sorry, this is the ONLY Swahili language text I could find that I would NEVER recommend for an independent learner.

4 out of 5 stars

Very clear and helpful February 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I found this book easy to use and very clear on matters of grammar and pronunciation. The reading exercises advance at a nice pace, so you are continually challenged without being overwhelmed. I do agree with the other reviewer that more answers to the exercises would be really helpful for self-study. The dictionary section at the back is pretty thorough, though if you keep going past about the first half of the book, you will be interested in investing in a Swahili-English dictionary (probably Awde).

4 out of 5 stars

Excellent! March 26, 2000
20 out of 22 found this review helpful

This is a really wonderful book to start learning Kiswahili with. The explanations are clear and it is very attractively illustrated. My only (small) gripe is that there are no solutions for the exercises, which hampers independent study somewhat. However, this won't deter any serious student as the book does include a translation of all the dialogues,as well as all a vocabulary listing all the words used in the book. Highly recommended!