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A Dictionary of the Suahili Language With Introduction Containing an Outline…
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KRAPF, Johann Ludwig

Johan Ludwig Krapf (1810–81), a German-born member of the Church Missionary Society in East Africa, is regarded as the founder of Swahili studies in Europe. Having pursued an interest in Oriental culture from an early age, he first went to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) as a missionary. During his travels in Africa, he became the first European to see Mount Kenya; but he also considered the potential o…

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Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
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