A Language for the World : The Standardization of Swahili - 9780821424957

Based on extensive archival research, this intellectual history of Standard Swahili-a dialect of the Swahili language written in the Latin alphabet-argues that attention to the intertwined processes of codification from 1864 to 1964 lends new perspectives on history, colonialism, time, and cultural representation in East Africa and beyond.

• | : Morgan J. Robinson
• | Publisher: Ohio University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 25, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 312 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0821424955
• | ISBN-13: 9780821424957