Hallo! I write in Gikuyu an African language and it is difficult to share over the net because some letters are interpreted differently by the computer. In...
Wangui wa Mwangi
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Oct 4, 2002 7:52 pm
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There is a Hausa language group on Hausa literature at http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/littattafan_Hausa_na_zamani/ . It is currently rather inactive, but may...
Thanks for this feedback. Which are the characters or diacritics you have had difficulties with? My limited knowledge of Gikuyu orthography is that it uses...
There is a good presentation of the (Latin-based) Yoruba orthography available both in .pdf document format at: http://www.learnyoruba.com/ORTHOGRAPHY_1.pdf ...
"LitNet" is a site on South African literature, poetry, etc. at http:// www.mweb.co.za/litnet/ . It is mostly in English and Afrikaans but has Xhosa and Zulu...
Hi, Buy books and support the African writers. The books are $10.00 each and shipping is $5.00. If your order is more than 5 books add $3.00 more for...
Wangui wa Mwangi
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Nov 5, 2002 1:56 pm
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In 1986 the Organization of African Unity adopted a Language Plan of Action. It does not seem to have been widely disseminated but is now available on the web...
Here's another source for books in African languages that I just heard about. Most on this site seem to be Nigerian. "African Shop 4 African languages African...
FYI - this was posted on the Africa-related H-net groups... ____________________________ African Literature Association 29th Annual Meeting ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT ...
From: Afroheritage9760@... Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:34:40 EST The African Heritage Press is proud to announce the recent Literary Prize, and distinction...
I'm passing on the following request for information re African language content on the internet. Don Osborn Bisharat.net ... Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:19:03...
(The following info was posted by Joseph Caruso of Columbia U. to the H-Africa list) African Language Materials Archive: Internet and Multi-Lingual CD-ROM ...
... Black woman..mwanamke mweusi. Actually I currently moderate a Kiswahili group with 250 members from East Africa and other parts of the world (most of the...
Hello, I am looking to collaborate with translators who can undertake jobs in any African Languages for future projects. Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya,Swahili,...
The following info on African book website (in French) may be of interest. It is apparently concerned mainly with publications in the French language. Don...
The "Ethiotrans" service, which I just learned about, may be of interest for some of the languages that you mention - see http://www.ethiotrans.com/ I'm not...
Below is an excerpt from an announcement concerning a forum in the Washington, DC area. The featured authors apparently write in English (not sure if Helon...
Hello, Please find pasted below a call for papers for the Africa Without Borders Conference. Can you also help by forwarding it to other interested parties?...
mukoma ngugi
Mukoma@...
Feb 5, 2003 6:29 pm
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A back issue of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) newsletter focuses on languages of instruction. See: ...
Here are two websites on African books for which I just received info (one via H-West-Africa). The first is presented in French, the second in English. I'll...
The annual observance of International Mother Language Day is next week, 21 February 2003. See the webpage at http://www.unesco.org/education/imld_2003/ It...
Hi, Buy books and support the African writers. The books are $10.00 each and shipping is $5.00. If your order is more than 5 books add $3.00 more for...
Wangui wa Mwangi
wanguimwa@...
Feb 26, 2003 7:28 pm
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... Buy books and support the African writers. The books are $10.00 each and shipping is $5.00. If your order is more than 5 books add $3.00 more for...
Wangui wa Mwangi
wanguimwa@...
Feb 26, 2003 7:31 pm
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The Africa Book Centre indicated that they don't have a listing by languages, but that one can search titles at their site. I haven't been in touch with...
FYI, the Modern Language Association convention in Dec. 2003 will apparently have three Africa-related sessions - according to a recent call for papers which I...
Wangui, Out of curiosity, what are the languages of the books listed as nos. 8, 9, 25, 26 and 27? I assume the two by Ngugi wa Thiong'o (8&9) are in Gikuyu....
I am curious to know more about how African families with higher levels of education and/or living outside of Africa use their maternal languages with their...
