Trinidad Yoruba

Trinidad Yoruba
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Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9766400547
ISBN-13 : 9789766400545
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Book Synopsis Trinidad Yoruba by : Maureen Warner-Lewis

Download or read book Trinidad Yoruba written by Maureen Warner-Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive description of the West African language of Yoruba as it has been used on the island of Trinidad, addressing the experience of Africans in Trinidad and examining the nature of their social and linguistic heritage as it was modified and discarded in the European-dominated island community. Explains linguistic structures, analyzing Trinidad Yoruba as a distinct dialect of African Yoruba, and discusses the creolization process. Includes a Yoruba lexicon. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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