ASHANTI PROVERBS: THE PRIMITIVE ETHICS OF A SAVAGE PEOPLE; TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL WITH GRAMMATICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTES

First published in 1916, this book contains eight hundred and thirty (830) proverbial sayings of the Ashantis revised with the modern Akan-Twi alphabetic characters and an introduction to the Twi language with a view to the pronunciation of Twi words. To this has been added numerous annotations including English names of the flora and fauna in the Asante dialect employed in this book. This book seeks to show: Some customs, beliefs, or ethical determinant pure and simple, which may be of interest to the anthropologist. Some grammatical or syntactical construction of importance to the student of the language.
ASIN: B09FNR8BQ2
VSKU: BVV.B09FNR8BQ2.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:RATTRAY, R. S|Sarfo-Adu, Mr. P|CLIFFORD,, HUGH
Binding: Paperback
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