From: J Fredoux (16 February 1866)

From: J Fredoux (16 February 1866)

Correspondence

A detailed letter from missionary Rev. J Fredoux to Wilhelm Bleek, dated 16 February 1866. Fredoux acknowledges Bleek's letters, along with a chapter from the second part of his Comparative Grammar. He mentions Jemima's poor health and recovery in Kalk Bay. Fredoux sent Bleek a Sechuana piece he had written and is glad Bleek read it. Responding to Bleek's request for his opinions of his research, Fredoux comments on the importance of Bleek's work for African language studies and discusses Bleek's analysis in his Grammar chapter. He explores the roots and meanings of words like "Bechuana", as well as pronunciation and orthography. He objects to Bleek's use of "X" to represent a sound. He references Lepsius's alphabet sounds and Moffat's Phonology, and discusses Bleek's advice for his own dictionary's orthography. He closes with hope that Bleek will not take offence at the freedom of his remarks and length of his "dissertation".

16 February 1866

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1. Fredoux was a missionary with the French Missionary Society. 2. "A Sketch of the Sechuana grammar", Rev. J Frédoux, 1864. 3. Karl Richard Lepsius. 4. Fredoux's father -in law was Rev. Robert Moffat, who was also father-in-law to David Livingstone.