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A Grammar of Siwi

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Siwi is a Berber (also known as Amazigh; Afroasiatic) language spoken in the Siwa Oasis and the nearby, smaller oasis of El Gara. Together, they form Egypt's only Amazigh-speaking area. Drawing on oral texts and...
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Siwi is a Berber (also known as Amazigh; Afroasiatic) language spoken in the Siwa Oasis and the nearby, smaller oasis of El Gara. Together, they form Egypt's only Amazigh-speaking area. Drawing on oral texts and elicitation data collected since 2011, this grammar provides a comprehensive account of the language's phonology, morphosyntax, semantics and pragmatics, together with key typological features. Seventeen chapters are complemented by a glossary organized into four semantic fields and by four illustrative texts, consisting of two folktales, a historical narrative and a recipe, offering valuable insights into Siwi as it is used in everyday life.
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Price: $183.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Africa
Publication Date: 18 March 2027
ISBN: 9789004688100
Format: Hardcover
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Valentina Schiattarella is a linguist specializing in Amazigh languages. She has held positions at several universities, including the University of Naples "L'Orientale" and the University of Hamburg. She earned a PhD from the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris (2015), and authored Berber Texts from Siwa (Köppe, 2017).