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John Bennie (1796–1869) was a Presbyterian minister, missionary, and early Xhosa linguist. [1] In 1816 he became associated with the Glasgow Missionary Society while still in Scotland and [1] sailed to South Africa on the ship Woodlark as a catechist where he carried out his missionary work in the Ciskei.
John Bennie (footballer) (1896–after 1921), Scottish footballer John Bennie (missionary) (1796–1869), Presbyterian missionary and Xhosa linguist Topics referred to by the same term
Category: Translators to Xhosa. 1 language. ... John Bennie (missionary) D. Henry Hare Dugmore This page was last edited on 25 January 2016, at 14:15 (UTC) ...
John Bennie was one of the founding fathers of the mission station, which was established among the Xhosas. In 1846 the work at Lovedale was again interrupted, this time by the War of the Axe . On this occasion the buildings were converted into a fort and garrisoned by regular troops.
John Bennie was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary and early Xhosa linguist. Bennie, along with John Ross (another missionary), set up a printing press in the Tyhume Valley and the first printed works in Xhosa came out in 1823 from the Lovedale Press in the Alice region of the Eastern Cape. But, as with any language, Xhosa had a rich history of ...
The committee was led by Democrat Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who later campaigned with Trump's opponent, Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Bennie is a surname which may refer to: Andrew Bennie (born 1956), New Zealand horseman; Bob Bennie (1900–1972), Scottish footballer; Charlie Bennie (1887–1963), Australian rules footballer; John Bennie (footballer) (1896–?), Scottish footballer; John Bennie (missionary) (1796–1869), Presbyterian missionary and Xhosa linguist
Xhosa: John Bennie's Xhosa reading sheet: Complete Bible translation 1859 c. 1833: Vai: Vai syllabary created by Momolu Duwalu Bukele. 1833: Sotho: reduced to writing by French missionaries Casalis and Arbousset: First grammar book 1841 and complete Bible translation 1881 1837: Zulu: Incwadi Yokuqala Yabafundayo