UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
LANGUAGES
LANGUAGES
Penn s libraries are in the process of increasing their African language collections. New titles
will be added to this Web site as needed. Eventually, the site will include a comprehensive list of
all African language titles at Penn, o rganized by region and language group. Until then, to search
for a specific language, try a keyword search (k=swahili) or a subject search in Franklin. Possible
subject headings for Yoruba include:
s=yoruba language
s=yoruba language--readers
s=yoruba language--text-books
s=yoruba language--grammar
s=yoruba language--dictionaries
Barreteau, Daniel et. al. Bibliographie des langues camerounaises. Paris: Editions de l ORSTOM,
1993.
VP on order [book + 1 computer disk]
Bibliography of African Languages and Linguistics. Compiled by John D. Murphy and Harry Goff.
Washington, D.C.: Catholic University, 1969.
VP Z7106 .M8
Bibliography of African Language Texts in the Collections of the School of Oriental and African
Studies, University of London, to 1963. Compiled by Michael Mann and Valerie Sanders. London: Hans
Zell, 1994.
VP Reference PL8005 .M352 1994
[Haverford Library has: Catalogue of the C. M. Doke Collection on African Languages in the
Library of the University of Rhodesia. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1972. Call No.: Ref Z7106 U54]
Gregerson, Edgar A. Language in Africa: An Introductory Survey. New York: Gordon and Breach,
1977.
VP, Annenberg and Museum PL8005 .O75