African Folklore & Mythology, Proverbs
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Overview
This collection of Yoruba proverbs is the most complete and authoritative study that has ever been made available to the reading public and the scholarly community. It is written in standard modern Yoruba orthography, offering both the contracted and uncontracted forms of the entries, with fastidious attention to tonal language.
Editorials
Research In African Literatures
This new collection is the best to appear so far, both in terms of its scope and in terms of the clarity and thoroughness with which the meanings and applications of the proverbs are explained....There is no doubt...that the author has done an excellent job and that this collection will prove a valuable source for scholars of Yoruba oral literature and culture.American Reference Books Annual
This work is the first of its kind and will be very useful to the general public and scholarly community....recommended to most libraries and to scholars and students of African languages and linguistics.American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
This work is the first of its kind and will be very useful to the general public and scholarly community....recommended to most libraries and to scholars and students of African languages and linguistics.Book Details
Published
December 18, 1987
Publisher
University Press of America
Pages
398
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780819165022