A Grammar Of The Nupe Language PDF Download

Excerpt from A Grammar of the Nupe Language, Together With a Vocabulary J. L. Macintyre, have decided to publish a Nupe Grammar and Vocabulary. Having been associated with the Nupe Province since the earliest days of British Administration, I desire to place on record the unsparing devotion and arduous labours performed by the authors of this book in the interests of the Nupe people, their language, life, and customs. After many years' residence amongst the N upe people, they have become thoroughly conversant with their habit of thought and have obtained a real insight into the lives of these interesting and intelligent people. Few people have a greater knowledge of Nupe history. This work now to be published is the result of strenuous and earnest effort in the study of this difficult language. The measure of success in a work of this nature will not be gauged by the number of Copies of the book purchased but In the careers of young Political officers and others, who have the honour to serve their country in the Nupe Province of Nigeria. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.