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Wit and wisdom from West Africa; or, a book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas, and laconisms. Comp. by Richard F. Burton ...

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Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 1821-1890, comp

Publication details: London Tinsley Brothers 1865.Description: 3 preliminary leaves, [xi]-xxx pages, 2 leaves, [3]-455 pages 21 cmContent type:

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Proverbs in the native tongue, with English translations.

CONTENTS.--- Proverbs in the Wolof tongue. ---- In the Kanuri tongue. ---- In the Oji tongue. ---- In the Ga or Accra language. ---- In the Yoruba language. ---- In the Efik, or old Calabar language. Varia variorum. --- Proverbial sayings and idioms in the Mpangwe (Fan) tongue. Miscellaneous phrases and expressions.

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