Eugenia Smagina

Eugenia Smagina (–ï–≤–≥e–Ω–∏—è –ë. –°–ºa–≥–∏–Ω–∞) first published her grammar of the Old Nubian language in 1986 in Russian. For more than thirty years the work has remained untranslated, even though the late Gerald M. Browne affirmed that ‚Äúthis lucid, well-argued presentation should be available to all Nubiologists and ought therefore be translated into a western language.‚Äù  Slavicist Jos√© Andr√©s Alonso de la Fuente has prepared a first English translation of this concise but indispensable work, which forms a necessary counterpart to Browne‚Äôs classic Old Nubian Grammar. The grammar is divided into sections on script, lexicon, morphology, and syntax, and is followed by the analysis of a sample text, known as The Miracle of St. Mƒìnas.  Smagina‚Äôs The Old Nubian Language provides an excellent first introduction into the grammar of this medieval Nilo-Saharan language.

The Old Nubian Language

Eugenia Smagina

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