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Africa
AfricaPHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY
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A accommodation ma·duh·ree·yaadaptor a·dap·tuhrafter buh·hu·wa·laairport
ai·rop·lan ma·ruh·fee·yaalcohol al·kolall hu·luallergy ‘a·luhr·jeeand i·naankle k’ur·ch’im·ch’im·itantibiotics an·tee·ba·yo·teek
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breakfast bronchitis
C cancel can opener cash gcell phone centre cheap ri·kcheck (bill) check-in h d h
english–amharic dictionarIn this dictionary, words are marked as (noun), (adjective), (verb),
(singular), (plural), (informal) and (polite) where necessary
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centrecheAre park fees included?
Is parkfooie ingesluit? is p Inazingatia ada za hifadhi? ee·n
How many people will be in the group? Hoeveel mense sal in die groep hu wees? vey Kundi itakuwa na watu koo wangapi? waWe’d like to go wildlife spotting. Ons wil gaan diere kyk. aw Tunataka kwenda kutafuta tooa
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I’m married. Ngishadile. I’m not married. Angishadanga. Can I take a photo Ngicela uku(ku)- (of you)? thatha isithombe.
eating outCan you Ungasitshela recommend a …? … na? bar ngendawo yoku oyithandayo dish ngesidlo osithandayo place to eat ngendawo yok oyithandayo IS
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AFRIKAANS • AMHARIC • ARABIC • FRENCH • HAUSA • MALAGASYPORTUGUESE • SHONA • SWAHILI • WOLOF • XHOSA • YORUBA • ZULU
AFRIKAANS • AMHARIC • ARABIC • FRENCH • HAUSA • MALAGASYPORTUGUESE • SHONA • SWAHILI • WOLOF • XHOSA • YORUBA • ZULU
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acknowledgments
This book is based on existing editions of Lonely Planet’s phrasebooks as well as new content. It was developed with the help of the following people:
• Wilna Liebenberg for the Afrikaans chapter • Daniel Aboye Aberra for the Amharic chapter • Shalome Knoll for the Arabic chapter• Michael Janes for the French chapter• Izabela Will for the Hausa chapter• Vololona Rasolofoson for the Malagasy chapter• Robert Landon for the Portuguese chapter• Chenjerai Shire for the Shona chapter• Martin Benjamin for the Swahili chapter• Fiona McLaughlin for the Wolof chapter• Harrison Adeniyi for the Yoruba chapter• Russell Kaschula and Thanduxolo Fatyi for the Xhosa chapter• Derek Gowlett for the Zulu chapter
Thanks also to thank Jean-Pierre Masclef (French) and Yukiyoshi Kamimura (Portuguese) for additional language expertise.
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contentsAfk Amh Arb Fre Hsa Mgy Por Sho Swa Wol Xho Yor Zul
chapter contents9 27 45 63 77 95 113 127 145 163 181 199 217
pronunciation10 28 46 64 78 96 114 128 146 164 182 200 218
introduction11 29 47 79 97 129 147 165 183 201 219
language difficulties12 30 48 65 80 98 115 130 148 166 184 202 220
time, dates & numbers12 30 48 65 80 98 115 130 148 166 184 202 220
border crossing13 31 49 66 81 99 116 131 149 167 185 203 221
tickets14 32 50 67 82 100 117 132 150 168 186 204 222
transport14 32 50 67 82 100 117 133 150 168 186 204 222
directions15 33 51 68 83 101 118 133 151 169 187 205 223
accommodation16 34 52 68 84 102 118 134 152 170 188 206 223
banking & communications17 35 53 69 85 103 119 135 153 171 189 207 225
tours17 36 54 86 103 136 154 172 190 207 226
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shopping18 36 54 69 86 104 119 136 154 172 190 208 226
making conversation19 37 55 69 87 105 119 137 155 173 191 209 227
eating out20 38 57 71 88 106 121 139 157 174 192 210 228
emergencies21 39 57 71 89 107 121 139 157 175 193 211 229
medical needs22 40 58 72 90 108 122 140 158 176 194 212 230
dictionary23 41 59 73 91 109 123 141 159 177 195 213 231
culture section 235
history timeline 236–239food 240–241festivals 242–245sustainable travel (including safari) 246–250
index 251
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africa – at a glanceIn addition to its many other attractions, Africa offers incredible linguistic diversity. Most African languages belong to one of the following four language families: Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo (with the Bantu languages as the major branch) and Khoisan. In addition, the languages of Madagascar belong to the Austronesian language family. Even though the number of languages spoken in Africa is huge (around 1000), most of them have less than a million speakers. On the other hand, more prominent languages usually also serve as regional lingua francas – such as Swahili in East Africa. Luckily for English speakers, most African languages use Roman script and there’s a general correspondence between the pronunciation and the written form of words.
Arabic has a particularly important status in the north and northeast of the continent, due to its proximity to the Middle East and the Arab conquests of North Africa from the 7th century. Among the African languages, Amharic is linguistically closest to Arabic, as they both belong to the Semitic group of the Afro-Asiatic family. In addition, they’re both script languages, but the two scripts are quite different.
Due to the 19th-century European colonisation of Africa, a few European lan-guages (particularly English, French and Portuguese) are still influential in vari-ous African countries and even share official status with native African languages. English is predominantly represented in the east and the south, French in the north and the west, and Portuguese in the east and the west of the continent.
A unique linguistic feature of Africa is Afrikaans, which belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It was created as a result of the 17th-century Dutch colonisation of the south of the continent. Although still very similar to Dutch, Afrikaans is now considered a language in its own right.
did you know?
• The African Union (AU) was established in 2000 by the adoption of the Consti-tutive Act at the Lome Summit (Togo). It developed from the African Economic Community and the Organisation of African Unity. It has 54 member states, covering the entire continent except for Morocco. The AU is governed by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government and the Pan-African Parliament.
• The home of the AU is Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The AU anthem is the song ‘Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together’. The AU flag combines green, yellow and gold colours, with the emblem showing the African continent in the middle.
• The official languages of the AU are all African languages, as well as Arabic, English, French and Portuguese. The African Academy of Languages (founded in 2001) strives to preserve African languages and promote their use among the African people.
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