Ila Speaking
Subtitle: Records of the Lost World (International African Institute)
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: March 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9783825861155
Subjects: Anthropology; Ethnic studies; Literary & Linguistic Reference Works; Literature: Texts; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Bantu languages; History: World; General
Description: ""The Ila Speaking" is a record of life in a Central African village around a century ago. It originated in conversations recorded by Methodist missionaries as they attempted to learn the language and customs of the Ila people. Over the years 1906 to 1966 they collected over 12000 items. What began as a vocabulary with examples ended as the self-portrait of a people and a way of life."--Jacket.