An Edo-english Dictionary

An Edo-english Dictionary
Tags: Rebecca N Agheyisi

Edo, also called Bini, is the language spoken by some two million people in and around Benin City in Nigeria. It is the lanuage of the former Benin Kingdom, famous for its art. There exist two Edo-English dictionaries: this book and * Melzian, Hans - A Concise Dictionary of the Bini Language of Southern Nigeria, 1937. Other usefull books in LG for the student of the Edo language are: * Osayomwanbo Osemwegie Ero - Egirama Edo Nogbae (Intensive Edo Grammar), 2003 * Egharevba, Jacob - Itan Edagbon Mwen, 1972 * Ebohon, Osemwegie - Agbon-izeloghomwan Kevbe Ehengbuda, 1974