Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading, and Writing

by Thomas J. Hinnebusch, Sarah M. Mirza, Sarah Mirza

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761809724
• ISBN13: 9780761809722
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

very good for beginners!

I used this book in addition to my classroom text in my Swahili course and I found it incredibly helpful. The grammar notes were especially helpful and the presentation of the very difficult noun classes was awesome! I would definitely recommend this as a supplement or even for the motivated independent student!!!!

Very clear and helpful

I found this book easy to use and very clear on matters of grammar and pronunciation. The reading exercises advance at a nice pace, so you are continually challenged without being overwhelmed. I do agree with the other reviewer that more answers to the exercises would be really helpful for self-study. The dictionary section at the back is pretty thorough, though if you keep going past about the first half of the book, you will be interested in investing in a Swahili-English dictionary (probably Awde).

Excellent!

This is a really wonderful book to start learning Kiswahili with. The explanations are clear and it is very attractively illustrated. My only (small) gripe is that there are no solutions for the exercises, which hampers independent study somewhat. However, this won't deter any serious student as the book does include a translation of all the dialogues,as well as all a vocabulary listing all the words used in the book. Highly recommended!