David Whitehorn Arnott (23 June 1915 – 10 March 2004) was a British linguist who was Professor of West African Languages at

School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

. He is known for his works on

Fulani The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, ...

and Tiv.

Works

His works are the following: * Dictionnary of verb roots in Fulfulde dialects * Fula language studies : present position and future prospects * The languages of West Africa * The nominal and verbal system of Fula * The parent and the teacher: a grammatical analysis of a Fula text * Particles in Fula : their behaviour and meanings * Proverbial lore and word-play of the Fulani

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1915 births 2004 deaths Academics of SOAS University of London British Africanists Alumni of SOAS University of London 20th-century British linguists 21st-century British linguists Academics from London {{Africanist-stub

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