A Grammar of Domari
Author | : Yaron Matras |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2012-10-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110291421 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110291428 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Grammar of Domari by : Yaron Matras
Download or read book A Grammar of Domari written by Yaron Matras and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domari is an Indo-Aryan language that is now highly endangered. Its speakers were traditionally nomadic metalworkers and musicians who lived in tiny, geographically scattered and socially isolated communities throughout the Middle East. The grammar is based on conversational material recorded in Jerusalem in the mid-1990s with some of the last speakers of this particular variety.