LEADER 02603nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910781789103321 005 20230810214722.0 010 $a9789027283078 (e-book) 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042996 035 $a(EBL)784238 035 $a(OCoLC)744333863 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000827096 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11459528 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827096 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10829198 035 $a(PQKB)11287862 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10488457 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322243 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042996 100 $a19990607h19991999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSomali /$fJohn Saeed 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia :$cJohn Benjamins Pub.,$d1999. 210 4$aŠ1999 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) 225 1 $aLondon Oriental and African language library,$x1382-3485 ;$vv. 10 311 0 $a9789027238108 (Hardback) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-287)and index. 327 $aSOMALI; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Phonological units; Chapter 3. Phonological Rules; Chapter 4. Grammatical Categories; Chapter 5. Word formation; Chapter 6. Phrases; Chapter 7. Simple sentences; Chapter 8. Subordinate Clauses; Chapter 9. Discourse; Appendix I Data Sources; Appendix II Texts; Notes; References; Index 330 $aSomali is spoken by more than nine million people in the Horn of Africa and by expatriate communities in the Middle East, Europe and North America. It is the official language of Somalia and an important regional language in Ethiopia and Kenya. As a Cushitic language Somali is part of the great Afroasiatic language family whose other branches include Semitic, Berber, Chadic and Ancient Egyptian. This book provides a comprehensive description of the grammar of the language that will be of interest to non-specialists and linguists interested in typology and language comparison. The author's acce 410 0$aLondon Oriental and African language library ;$v10. 606 $aSomali language$xGrammar 615 0$aSomali language$xGrammar. 676 $a493/.545 700 $aSaeed$b John I$0221761 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781789103321 996 $aSomali$91297108 997 $aUNINA