African Languages
Indigenous Languages of the Americas
Department of Linguistics
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African Languages
1A-C, 2A-C, 7A-C,
8A-C, 11A-C, 12A-C,
31A-C, 41A-C, 51A-C,
52A-C, 61A-C, 62A-C,
97, 103A-C,
123A-C, 133A-C,
143A-C, 153A-C,
M190, 199,
202A-C, 596
Indigenous Languages of the Americas
1A-1B-1C. Elementary Swahili. Lecture, five hours. Course 1A or equivalent is enforced requisite to 1B, which is enforced requisite to 1C. Major language of East Africa, particularly Tanzania.
2A-2B-2C. Intermediate Swahili. Enforced requisite: course 1C or equivalent. Course 2A or equivalent is enforced requisite to 2B, which is enforced requisite to 2C.
7A-7B-7C. Elementary Zulu. Lecture, five hours. Course 7a is enforced requisite to 7B, which is enforced requisite to 7C. Most widely spoken of the Nguni languages of South Africa, mutually intelligible with other members of this group.
8A-8B-8C. Intermediate Zulu. Enforced requisite: course 7C. Course 8A is enforced requisite to 8B, which is enforced requisite to 8C.
11A-11-B-11C. Elementary Yoruba. Lecture, five hours. Course 11A is enforced requisite to 11B, which is enforced requisite to 11C. Major language of Western Nigeria.
12A-12B-12C. Intermediate Yoruba. Enforced requisite: course 11C. Course 12a is enforced requisite to 12B, which is enforced requisite to 12C.
31A-31B-31C. Elementary Bambara. Lecture, five hours. Course 31A is enforced requisite to 31B, which is enforced requisite to 31C. major language of Mali, also widely spoken in adjacent parts of West Africa; includes Maninka (Malinke), Dyula, and other mutually intelligible dialects.
32A-32B-32C. Intermediate Bambara. Enforced requisite: course 31C. Course 32A is enforced requisite to 32B, which is enforced requisite to 32C.
41A-41B-41C. Elementary Hausa. Lecture, five hours. Course 41A is enforced requisite to 41B, which is enforced requisite to 41C. Major language of Northern Nigeria and adjacent areas.
42A-42B-42C. Intermediate Hausa. Enforced requisite: course 41C. Course 42A is enforced requisite to 42B, which is enforced requisite to 42C.
51A-51B-51C. Elementary Amharic. Lecture, five hours. (15 hours for intensive course). Course 51A is enforced requisite to 51B, which is enforced requisite to 51C. Major language of Ethiopia. P/NP (undergraduate), S/U (graduates), or letter grading.
52A-52B-52C. Intermediate Amharic. Lecture, five hours. (15 hours for intensive course). Enforced requisite: course 51C. Course 52A is enforced requisite to 52B, which is enforced requisite to 52C. P/NP (undergraduates), S/U (graduates), or letter grading.
61A-61B-61C. Elementary Wolof. Lecture, five hours. course 61A is enforced requisite to 61B, which is enforced requisite to 61C. Major language of Senegambia.
62A-62B-62C. Intermediate Wolof. Enforced requisite: course 61C. Course 62A is enforced requisite to 62B, which is enforced requisite to 62C. P/NP or letter grading.
97. Elementary and Intermediate Studies in African Languages (1 to 6 units). Instruction at elementary or intermediate level, based on needs of students, in any language for which appropriate facilities are available. Those taught in past included Akan, Efik, Ewe, Fula, Igbo, Lingala, Luganda, and Xhosa.
103A-103B-103C. Advanced Swahili. Prerequisite: course 2C or equivalent. Course 103A or equivalent is prerequisite to 103B, which is prerequisite to 103C. Readings in Swahili literature and the contemporary press. Discussions mainly in Swahili.
123A-123B-123C. Advanced Yoruba. Prerequisite: course 12C. Curse 123A is prerequisite to 123B, which is prerequisite to 123C. Reading in Yoruba literature and the contemporary press. Discussions mainly in Yoruba.
133A-133B-133C. Advanced Bambara. Prerequisite: course 32C. Course 133A is prerequisite to 133B, which is prerequisite to 133C. Readings in Bambara literature and the contemporary press. Discussions mainly in Bambara.
143A-143B-143C. Advanced Hausa. Prerequisite: course 43C. Course 143A is prerequisite to 143B, which is prerequisite to 143C. Readings in Hausa literature and the contemporary press. Discussions mainly in Hausa.
153A-153B-153C. Advanced Amharic. Lecture, five hours (15 hours for intensive course). Prerequisite: course 52C. Course 153A is prerequisite to 153B, which is prerequisite to 153C. Readings in Amharic literature and the contemporary press. discussions mainly in Amharic. P/NP (undergraduates), S/U (graduates), or letter grading.
M190. Survey of African Languages. (Formerly number 190.) (Same as Linguistics 115.) Prerequisite: Linguistics 20. Introduction to languages of African, their distribution and classification, and their phonological and grammatical structures; elementary practice in several languages.
199. Special Studies in African Languages (1 to 8 unites). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Instruction at advanced level or supervised research, based on needs of individual students. In any language or group of languages for which appropriate facilities are available.
202A-202B-202C. Comparative Bantu. Prerequisites: Linguistics 110, 165A, 165B. Recommended: three quarter courses in one Bantu language selected from through 1A through 8C, 199. Investigation of relationships among the Bantu languages; extent and external relationships of Bantu.
596. Directed Studies (1 to 8 units). Directed individual study or research. Four units may be applied toward M.A. course requirements. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
18A-18B-18C. Elementary Quechua. Lecture, five hours. Course 18a is enforced requisite to 18B, which is enforced requisite to 18C. Language of the Incas and its present-day dialects, as spoken in Andean South America.
119A-119B-119C. Advanced Quechua. Prerequisite: course 18C. Course 119A is prerequisite to 119B, which is prerequisite to 119C. Readings in Quechua. Dialectal and stylistic variation. Discussions mainly in Quechua.
596. Directed Studies in Quechua (1 to 8 units).
Prerequisites: courses 119A-119B-119C or consent of instructor. Directed
individual study or research in Quechua. Four units may be applied toward
M.A. course requirements. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
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