John Bendor-Samuel

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John Bendor-Samuel was a British linguist and missionary known for his influential work on African languages, particularly within the Niger–Congo family.

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John Bendor-Samuel canonical 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
human
linguist
missionary
areaOfActivity Africa NERFINISHED
Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED
contributedTo classification of Niger–Congo languages
description of African languages
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Bendor-Samuel NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork African linguistics
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED
linguistics
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasGender male
knownFor research on Niger–Congo language family
work on African languages
languageOfWorkOrName English
name John Bendor-Samuel NERFINISHED
nationality United Kingdom NERFINISHED
notableFor influential work on African languages
promoting linguistic research in Africa
notableWorkArea West African languages
occupation linguist
missionary
religiousActivity Christian missionary work
studied African morphology
African phonology
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED

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Description of subject: John Bendor-Samuel was a British linguist and missionary known for his influential work on African languages, particularly within the Niger–Congo family.

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Proto-Niger–Congo researchedBy John Bendor-Samuel