Manding-English Dictionary Maninka, Bamana Vol. 1. / Volume 1, A, B, D-DAD, supplemented by some entries from subsequent volumes : Valentin Vydrine. A, B, D-DAD, supplemented by some entries from subsequent volumes : Volume 1,

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vydrin, V. F. (Valentin Feodosʹevich), author.

Series:

UPCC book collections on Project M

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bambara language--Dictionaries--English.

Bambara language.

Mandingo language--Dictionaries--English.

Mandingo language.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Manding is a common name for several closely related languages in West Africa: Maninka (or Malinke), Bamana (or Bambara), Jula, Mandinka, Xasonka, etc., spoken by up to 40 million people. In this dictionary, forms of Malian Bamana and Guinean Maninka are included. The polysemy of words is represented in all details, the senses are represented hierarchically. Verbal valencies are indicated throughout and clarified by abundant illustrative examples. Numerous idiomatic expressions are given. Most of lexemes are provided with etymological information: sources of borrowing or proto-forms and their reflexes in other Mande languages. The dictionary is oriented toward advanced language learners and professional linguists, but it can be also useful for native speakers of Bamana and Maninka languages.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; INTRODUCTION; 1. Manding group and Mande family; 1.1. Bamana; 1.2. The Maninka; 1.3. The North-Western subcontinuum; 1.4. The term Jula (Dioula) covers several realities.; 1.5. Marka-Dafin; HOW TO USE THIS DICTIONARY; 2.1. Alphabet.; 2.2. Nko Alphabet; 3. COMPOSITION OF THE VOCABULARY; 4. TONES; 5. Structure of an entry; 5.1. Headword and its phonetic variants; 5.2. Lexical homonyms; 5.3. Derived forms within an entry; 5.4. Parts of speech (Grammatical categories); 5.5. SEMANTICS OF A WORD; 5.5.1. Interpretation of semantics; 5.5.1.1. Verbs; 5.5.1.2. Nouns

5.5.2. Presentation of translations, commentaries, and illustrations.5.6. Stylistic characteristics; 5.7. Synonyms; 6. References; 7. Sources; LIST OF SOURCES; LITERATURE; Appendix: New sources added after the publication of the Vol. 1; Back cover

Notes:

Title on added title page in Mandingo and Bambara.

Reprint. Originally published: by S.-Peterburg : Dimitry Bulanin, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780993996931

0993996930

OCLC:

905378114