Dictionary and grammar of the Kongo language, as spoken at San Salvador, the ancient capital of the old Kongo empire, West Afrika [and Appendix]

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by  Bentley, W. Holman (William Holman), 1855-1905, compiler

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DICTIONARY AND GRAMMAR
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KONGO LANGUAGE.
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DICTIONARY AND GRAMMAR
OF THE
KONGO LANGUAGE
As spoken at San Salvador, the Ancient Capital of the Old
Kongo Empire, West Africa.
Compiled and Prepared for the Baptist Mission on the
Kongo River, West Africa,
BY THE
W. HOLMAN BENTLEY,
Rev.
Missionary of the Baptist Missionary Society on the Kongo.
PUBLISHED BY THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
19, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C.;
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TRUBNER & CO., Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.
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