Colonial rule · Missionary linguist
A Kafir-English Dictionary
Albert Kropf, 1899
Summary
Albert Kropf's comprehensive Xhosa-English dictionary, the standard reference for the language in the late nineteenth century. Compiled after decades of missionary work among Xhosa communities, it preserves vocabulary and usages from a period of rapid social change — essential for historical linguistic research and reading Xhosa-language documents.
Topics
Xhosa, Language, Dictionary, Missionaries, Rhenish Mission
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- Albert Kropf
- Year
- 1899
- Language(s)
- English, Xhosa
- Period
- Colonial rule
- Perspective
- Missionary linguist
- Access
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