The thing about Setswana is that the inconsistency of the name makes finding resources interesting. You can search for Setswana, Tswana, Sechuana, Bechuana or variants of these.
I found a book in French called "Etudes sur la langue Sechuana ... precedees d'un introduction sur l'origine et les progres de la mission chez les Bassoutos" by Eugene Casalis. Published in 1841! It has some interesting points, for example Setswana words with Hebrew origins ...
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I think this is going to be a good read! I wonder if Casalis' book is referenced in Trubner's Catalog....
It is!
I also found in the Catalog references to:
- Archbell J, Grammar of the Bechuana Language, 112 pg, 1837
- Endemann K, Versuch einer Grammatik des Sotho, 206 pg, 1876
both available in e-format.
other finds for Daniel Jones:
Sechuana Reader - in international phonetic orthography (with English translations) -
https://archive.org/details/sechuanareaderin00joneuoftThe Tones of Sechuana Nouns, 1928 -- this last also has a nice review, which scares the pants off of me!!
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So, remaining in the area of tones and transcription, I've been trying to at the vowels used in Setswana and the transcription of these. Ended up downloading the PRAAT software and am playing with it...
I should probably start a thread on IPA transcription, because I have a lot of questions.
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