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005        20161208112338.0
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024 7    |a MS 53489 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 53489h |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Barua (MS 53489h) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Scrapbook on East African History and Geography.
500        |a Date of Composition: circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.)
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
500        |a Dialects: KiMvita
500        |a Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 22 June 1945
500        |a Extent: 22 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Rev red. Waliam-Anasti-Tela salamu sana mtang wa pwani ni haba
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
506        |a This item is believed to be in the public domain
520 3    |a 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.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Swahili language.
650    7 |a Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927. |2 LCNA
650        |a Ahmad bin Muhammed.
655    4 |a Letter.
655    7 |a Correspondence |2 LCTGM
655    7 |a Personal correspondence |2 LCGFT
700        |a [s.n.]. |4 cre
752        |a Kenya |b Mombasa County |d Mombasa.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a William Hichens Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000201/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/02/01/00001/00_ToBeScannedthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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