JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

JOURNAL DE L'INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL DES LANGUES ET CIVILISATIONS AFRICAINES ZEITSCHRIFT DES INTERNATIONALEN INSTITUTS FÜR AFRIKANISCHE SPRACHEN UND KULTUREN

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CONTENTS

The International Institute of African Languages and Cultures.
Rt. Hon. Sir F. D. Lugard

Text-books for African Schools. The Executive Council

Sprache und Volkstum. Carl Meinhof

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Primitive Law in Eastern Africa. J. H. Driberg

Le Théâtre Mandingue (Soudan Français). Henri Labouret et Moussa
Travélé .

Anthropology and Christian Missions. R. Sutherland Rattray

Maurice Delafosse: A Personal Appreciation. Henri Labouret .
Recent Literature on Bantu Tribes: Some Ethnological and Linguistic
Publications. Paul Schebesta

The Practical Orthography of African Languages. A. Lloyd James
La Voix de l'Africain

Notes on Contributors

Résumés de quelques Articles anglais en français

Notes and News

La 'Librairie' des Écoles indigènes en Afrique. Georges Hardy

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The Influence of the Kingdom of Kongo on Central Africa. E. Torday 157
Economic Changes in South African Native Life. I. Schapera
Gottesvorstellungen in Oberguinea. Diedrich Westermann.
African Sculpture. Eckart von Sydow

Principles of Practical Orthography for African Languages:
I. Carl Meinhof