Carl Meinhof, Bekangumhleli wetilwimi tase-Afrika futsi longulomunye walabo labahamba embili ekwetfuleni imitsi yesayensi. Wafundza tilwimi tebantfu base-Afrika kodvwa waphindze wafundza siHottentot, siBushman kanye nesiHamitic. Carl Meinhof abephetse sihlalo sekucala se-African Studies eJalimane nga-1909 eHamburg.

Nga-November 1933, bekangulomunye walabo labasayina sifungo lesabhalwa boprofesa basemanyuvesi nasemakolishi aseJalimane, sekutsi batawutivumela ku-Adolf Hitler kanye nasembusweni wemaNazi. Umsebenti Wetesayensi Meinhof wafundza eNyuvesi yaseGreifswald naseNyuvesi yaseTubingen. Lomunye wemisebenti lebaluleke kakhulu ya-Meinhof bekungumsebenti wakhe wekucatsanisa lulwimi lwe-Afrika.

Bekangulomunye webasunguli bekucopha kanye nekucwaninga ngetilwimi kanye nemasiko ase-Afrika. Sibonelo saloku kutsi nga-1902 eTanzania wacala kuhlabela tingoma temdzabu tase-Afrika kanye nemagilamafoni, waphindze washicilela tinhlanganisela tetinganekwane tase-Afrika. Meinhof wachubeka wakha umcondvo wekutsi lulwimi lwe-Hamit lumelela bantfu baseNyakatfo Afrika labanesikhumba lesikhanyako kanye netitukulwane tabo lebetitfutfuke kakhulu e-Afrika. Waphindze wenta lucwaningo ngetigaba temabito lapho atfola kutsi tilishumi nesiphohlongo-18, lapho watfola kutsi sigaba 12 na 13 bete ticalo temabito.^[1]

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