doke
Speech parts
1. doke - Noun
2. Doke - Proper noun
Meaning
doke (plural dokes)
(UK, dialect) A dimple or dint.
Doke (plural Dokes)
A surname.
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A large Shona -speaking area extends between the Zimbabwe border and the sea: this was formerly known the Ndau variety Doke, Clement, A Comparative Study in Shona Phonetics.
During his tenure Doke developed and promoted a method of linguistic analysis and description of the Bantu languages that was based upon the structure of these languages.
However, a clustering of sounds at the beginning of a syllable can be readily observed in such languages as Shona, Doke, Clement M., A Comparative Study in Shona Phonetics University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, 1931.
His father Reverend Joseph J. Doke left England and travelled to South Africa in 1882, where he met and married Agnes Biggs.
Clement Doke also realised that his field work couldn't continue much longer and left in 1921.
Missionary in Lambaland The Doke family had been engaged in missionary activity for the Baptist Church for some generations.