Lonely Planet Africa Phrasebook & Dictionary

By Lonely Planet, Harrison Adeniyi, Martin Benjamin, et al.

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In addition to its many other attractions, Africa offers incredible linguistic diversity. Most African languages belong to one of the following four language families: Afro- Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo (with the Bantu languages as the major branch) and Khoisan.

Coverage of the 13 key African languages Useful words and phrases to get you by in any part of the continent Handy pronunciation guide throughout Easy coloured-tab navigation

Coverage includes: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, French, Hausa, Malagasy, Portuguese, Shona, Swahili, Wolof and Xhosa.

Lonely Planet gets you to the heart of a place. Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each and every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Wilna Liebenberg, Daniel Aboye Aberra, Harrison Adeniyi, Martin Benjamin, Derek Gowlett, Michael Janes, Russell Kaschula, Shalome Knoll, Robert Landon, Fiona McLaughlin, Vololona Rasolofoson, Chenjerai Shire, and Izabela Will.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1741042275
• ISBN13: 9781741042276
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 3.7" x 5.5"