Charles William Isenberg
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Charles William Isenberg was a 19th-century German missionary and linguist known for his pioneering documentation of Ethiopian languages, including Gafat.
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| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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German person ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ethiopian highlands GENERATED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-09-05 GENERATED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early European knowledge of Ethiopian languages GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-06-10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| documented |
Amharic grammar
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Gafat vocabulary GENERATED ⓘ Oromo vocabulary GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicContextOfWork | Ethiopian peoples GENERATED ⓘ |
| familyName | Isenberg GENERATED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Ethiopian linguistics
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grammar writing GENERATED ⓘ lexicography GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
dictionaries
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grammars GENERATED ⓘ missionary reports GENERATED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documentation of Ethiopian languages
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early linguistic study of Amharic GENERATED ⓘ pioneering work on the Gafat language GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Amharic
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English ⓘ Gafat GENERATED ⓘ German GENERATED ⓘ Oromo GENERATED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Church Missionary Society GENERATED ⓘ |
| missionaryRegion | Abyssinia GENERATED ⓘ |
| name | Charles William Isenberg GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dictionary of the Amharic Language
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Grammar of the Amharic Language GENERATED ⓘ Vocabularies of the Galla and Gafat Languages GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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linguist GENERATED ⓘ missionary GENERATED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
East Africa
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Ethiopia GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Amharic language
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Gafat language GENERATED ⓘ Oromo (Galla) language GENERATED ⓘ |
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