Modern Swahili Grammar is an important contribution to the study of Swahili grammar from pedagogical and lingustic perspectives, and thus relevant to both students of Swahili and scholars of linguistics and sociolinguistics. At a descriptive level, the book covers phonology, morphology and syntax. The following areas of Swahili grammar are also covered in detail: affixes, derivation, inflection, parts of speech, relatives, tenses, demonstratives of reference, pronominalisation, phrases, clauses and sentences. Grammatical explanations are always followed by exercises and comprehensive...

This is the only dictionary that focuses on Kiswahili synonyms. Drawing from all aspects of life, the authors have collated over 14,000 entries, many of which have varying numbers of synonyms. The dictionary not only brings out the richness of Kiswahili as a language, but it also enriches the reservoir of Kiswahili vocabulary. The authors are distinguished academic linguistic scholars, and the dictionary has been developed bearing in mind both the needs of scholars and teachers, and of learners of the language.