Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st

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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083638

South African History Online (2012) 'Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083638 (Accessed: 19 September 2026).

South African History Online, Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083638, (accessed 19 September 2026).

"Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083638. Accessed 19 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Adolphe Mabille, Swiss missionary, Sotho philologist and Bible translator, dies at Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho) where he was st." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083638.