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Wit and wisdom from West Africa; or, A book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas, and laconisms.
- Title
- Wit and wisdom from West Africa; or, A book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas, and laconisms.
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
- Publication
- New York, Negro Universities Press [1969]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc 398.9-B (Burton, R. Wit and wisdom from West Africa) | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc 398.9-B (Burton, R. Wit and wisdom from West Africa) | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xxx, 455 p.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Proverbs, African > Africa, West
- Note
- Proverbs in the native languages, with English translations.
- Reprint of the 1865 ed.
- Contents
- Proverbs in the Wolof tongue.--Proverbs in the Kanuri tongue.--Proverbs in the Oji tongue.--Proverbs in the Ga or Accra language.--Proverbs in the Yoruba language.--Proverbs in the Efik, or Old Calabar language. Varia variorum.--Proverbial sayings and idioms in the Mpangwe (Fan) tongue.--Miscellaneous phrases and expressions.
- Call Number
- Sc 398.9-B (Burton, R. Wit and wisdom from West Africa)
- ISBN
- 0837112784 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 69018975 //r85
- OCLC
- 23555
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
- Title
- Wit and wisdom from West Africa; or, A book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas, and laconisms.
- Imprint
- New York, Negro Universities Press [1969]
- Research Call Number
- Sc 398.9-B (Burton, R. Wit and wisdom from West Africa)