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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Some problems of the translation of the Bible into African languages |
Author: | Dammann, E. |
Year: | 1977 |
Periodical: | Kiswahili |
Volume: | 47 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 88-95 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | East Africa |
Subjects: | Bible translation Bantu languages |
Abstract: | Survey of Bible translations such as those attempted by the Anglicans, the Catholics and the Lutherans into East African Bantu languages, in particular Swahili; some of the problems of translation, such as proper names, and the choice of words; and some of the consequences of Bible translations beyond the spiritual or religious sphere (e.g. investigation of languages, enlargement of the language, influence on literature). Notes. |