David Whitehorn Arnott

David Whitehorn Arnott (23 June 1915 – 10 March 2004) was a British linguist who was Professor of West African Languages at School of Oriental and African Studies. He is known for his works on Fulani and Tiv.

Works
His works are the following:
 * Dictionnary of verb roots in Fulfulde dialects
 * Fula language studies : present position and future prospects
 * The languages of West Africa
 * The nominal and verbal system of Fula
 * The parent and the teacher: a grammatical analysis of a Fula text
 * Particles in Fula : their behaviour and meanings
 * Proverbial lore and word-play of the Fulani