The role of missionaries in the development of African languages / edited by Kwesi Kwaa Prah.

"Most of the contributors suggest that, much as the work of these missionary groups laid the foundations for the literary rendering of African languages, the wider object of African education was not their principal aim. The central purpose of missionary endeavours was to use African languages to wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:CASAS book series ; no. 66.
Corporate Author: Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society
Other Authors: Prah, Kwesi Kwaa
Language:English
Published: Cape Town, South Africa : Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society, 2009.
Series:CASAS book series ; no. 66.
Subjects:
African languages > Religious aspects.
Language and education > Africa.
Literacy > Africa.
Native language and education > Africa.
Missions > Study and teaching > Africa.
Physical Description:x, 264 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book

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