A Tentative grammar of the Efe or Mbuti language

Material Information

Title:
A Tentative grammar of the Efe or Mbuti language the reputed language of the Pygmies of the Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
Creator:
Smith, Edwin William, 1876-1957
Place of Publication:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
[Methodist Missionary Society in Africa & Bible Society]
Publication Date:
Language:
English
eng, les
Lese
Physical Description:
299 leaves, 2 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Lese language -- Grammar ( LCSH )
Lese taal -- Grammatica
Lese -- Grammaire
Methodist Missionary Society in Africa & Bible Society
Genre:
grammar
grammaire
grammatica
Temporal Coverage:
- 1938
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Congo, Democratic Republic -- Ituri Province -- Ituri Forest
Africa -- Belgian Congo -- Ituri Forest
Afrique -- Congo, République démocratique -- Province de l'Ituri -- Forêt de l'Ituri
Afrique -- Congo belge -- Forêt de l'Ituri
Afrika -- Congo, Democratische Republiek -- Ituri -- Ituri-bos
Afrika -- Belgisch-Congo -- Ituri-bos
Coordinates:
1.5571 x 28.4491

Notes

General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Smith, Edwin William, 1876-1957 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/7483299
General Note:
Edwin William Smith was a Primitive Methodist missionary from South Africa. His missionary service extended from 1898 to 1915. During and mostly after his missionary service, Smith went on to author more than 30 titles. For additional biographical information, see the Dictionary of african christian biography.
General Note:
Lese is the language of the Efé people without any dialectical distinction from the Lese themselves
General Note:
The Library of Congress recognizes Efe as an alternate name for Lese. Ethnologue recognizes Efe and Lese as co-equal terms for the names of dialects of Lese.
General Note:
Limited publication intended for use by the Methodist Missionary Society in Africa & Bible Society

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Rights Management:
This title is believed to be in the public domain under WIPO rules. South African did not join the international copyright convention until 1978.
Resource Identifier:
Y Lese A /52579 ( SOAS classmark )
749646 ( Aleph )
81500122 ( OCLC )