Barua (MS 53489h)
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Material Information

Title:
Barua (MS 53489h)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Scrapbook on East African History and Geography
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Loose papers

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( LCNA )
Ahmad bin Muhammed
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 53489 contains the correspondence between Rev. Taylor and his informants, from Mombasa, in the late 1880s. Ahmad bin Muhammed was a prominent member of the WaMvita people of Mombasa, and because of his wide knowledge of Swahili language and culture, he was the most important informant of Rev. Taylor. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.)
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: KiMvita
General Note:
Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 22 June 1945
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Extent: 22 leaves
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Incipit: Rev red. Waliam-Anasti-Tela salamu sana mtang wa pwani ni haba
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is believed to be in the public domain
Resource Identifier:
MS 53489 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53489h ( SOAS manuscript number )