Subject: kpelle dictionary , elizabeth grace winkler

kpelle - english dictionary with english - kpelle glossary elizabeth grace winkler ( indiana university - bloomington ) this dictionary of kpelle as spoken in bong county , liberia was prepared with the assistance of clara jimmy - samba , a native speaker of the language . kpelle is part of the mande branch of the western sudanic subgroup of the niger congo family and is representative of mande languages in many ways , including the absence of noun class markers and the presence of five tonal melodies . as kplelle is not a written language , dictionary entries ( over 1 , 100 ) are given in phonetic transcription . also included are comments on the sound system and grammar of kpelle . prepaid orders by u . s . check or money order : $ 4 . 00 + p&h : $ 3 . 50 us , $ 5 . 00 can , $ 5 . 50 other . # 97101 , 101 pp . iulc publications , 720 e . atwater ave . , bloomington , in 47401 usa email < iulc @ indiana . edu > http : / / php . indiana . edu / ~ iulc /
