For linguists and anthropologists, this book offers a valuable glimpse into the languages and cultures of three African tribes. Edward Steere, a British missionary and scholar, spent years studying the vocabularies of the Gindo, Zaramo, and Angazidja peoples in the mid-1800s. His work is a testament to the importance of preserving and studying languages in danger of disappearing.

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