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This document provides a biography of Johannes Lukas, a pioneering linguist who studied African languages. It discusses his early career focusing on Oriental and African studies in Vienna. It then describes how in 1932-1933 he traveled to Northern Nigeria and concentrated his studies on languages of the Lake Chad region, coining the term "Chado-Hamitic." The document highlights how in late 1933 Lukas was offered a post in Hamburg where he expanded his studies. It then focuses on Lukas

Author

Abdulbasit Kassim

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EN