Masamo Ya Kisasa: Contemporary Readings in Swahili

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Africa World Press, 2005 - Swahili language - 362 pages
This book is designed to enable students at the intermediate and advanced levels to read and understand authentic texts in Swahili. Appropriate for classroom or independent use, this book provides a transition to unassisted reading of journalistic, scholarly and literature works in Swahili. The lessons in the book include contemporary texts on a wide range of topics from cooking and courtship to politics and poetry. Each lesson includes glosses in Swahili that define the vocabulary; grammatical and cultural notes; comprehensive questions; and activities.

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Contents

Nchi Yetu
1
Mapishi
13
Popo
25
Copyright

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About the author (2005)

Ann Biersteker is associate professor, adjunct in linguistics and African studies, associate chair of the Council on African Studies, and director of graduate and undergraduate African studies at Yale University.

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