George Percy Bargery (1 October 1876 – 2 August 1966) was an

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missionary and linguist from Exeter,

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. Bargery was born in Exeter, where he was educated at Hele's School and

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. After attending the

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, Bargery was ordained with the

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in 1899. Bargery joined the Colonial Education Service and was sent to Northern Nigeria, serving until 1910. He published a ''

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-English Dictionary'' in 1934 that remains widely referenced and is available in several online versions. The dictionary was recognised as a tremendous achievement, and his alma mater, the University of London, rewarded him with a Doctorate in Literature in 1937. He also worked as a lecturer in the professor of Hausa at the university for several years while working in London on his dictionary. He was married to Eliza Minnie "Nina" Turner from 1906 to her death in 1932. They had one son. He remarried in 1940 to Minnie Jane Martin, who died in 1952. In 1966, he died suddenly at his son's home in

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, Hertfordshire, at age 90. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1957 Birthday Honours. He returned to England from Nigeria permanently in 1957. According to the

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Library in London, where Bargery's collected papers are on deposit, his Hausa-English dictionary contained "the first tonal analysis of the Hausa language".

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External links

Bargery's ''Hausa-English Dictionary'' OnlineBargery's ''Hausa-English Dictionary'' OnlineArchives in London and the M25 Area
1876 births 1966 deaths Linguists from England English Anglican missionaries Clergy from Exeter Anglican missionaries in Nigeria Missionary linguists Officers of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of the University of London Colonial Education Service officers People educated at Hele's School, Exeter Linguists of Hausa {{UK-linguist-stub