A Chinese young man from Nanjing, eastern China's Jiangsu Province, is compiling a Swahili-Chinese dictionary on the Zanzibar Island, Tanzania.
Shen Yuning, who majored in the German language in Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, chose to study Swahili in Germany after graduation.
Since the Zanzibar Island is the birthplace of Swahili culture, Shen went there to find and study its origin.
Now living in a humble little house, Shen engages in the endeavor at his own expense.
Shen works about 15 hours a day, finishing about 100 entries at best. But when it comes to ambiguous words, he can only manage 30 or so.
"I've collected almost 6,000 words. My goal is 15,000 to 25,000 words."
The Swahili-Chinese dictionary available at present in the Chinese market was published in the 1970s. But with the further development of Sino-African relations, the need for a new Swahili-Chinese dictionary becomes more and more urgent.
Shen said he hopes his dictionary when completed would be a great help for people who need a better Swahili-Chinese dictionary.
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Shen Yuning, who majored in the German language in Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, chose to study Swahili in Germany after graduation.
Since the Zanzibar Island is the birthplace of Swahili culture, Shen went there to find and study its origin.
Now living in a humble little house, Shen engages in the endeavor at his own expense.
Shen works about 15 hours a day, finishing about 100 entries at best. But when it comes to ambiguous words, he can only manage 30 or so.
"I've collected almost 6,000 words. My goal is 15,000 to 25,000 words."
The Swahili-Chinese dictionary available at present in the Chinese market was published in the 1970s. But with the further development of Sino-African relations, the need for a new Swahili-Chinese dictionary becomes more and more urgent.
Shen said he hopes his dictionary when completed would be a great help for people who need a better Swahili-Chinese dictionary.
Read more: newscontent.cctv.com
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