Giryama proverbs (MS 198870a)
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Title:
Giryama proverbs (MS 198870a)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Kigiryama
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Old bound volume with brown and green cover; handwritten with black and blue ink; it also contains extracts of published material

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Giryama language ( LCSH )
Giryama language -- Spoken Giryama ( LCSH )
Proverbs ( LCSH )
Wagiriama (lugha )
Giryama language -- Vocabulary ( LCSH )
Giryama (African people) ( LCSH )
Genre:
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa
Coordinates:
1 x 38

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains a large collection of Giryama proverbs collected by Rev. Taylor. The material is handwritten with extracts from the proverbs published in the book ‘African Aphorisms’. For instance, proverb 5 of the MS is to be found as proverb 601 in the ‘Giryama section’ of the book; and proverbs 9 is to be found as proverb 634b of the ‘Nyika section’ of the same book. [The complete material of ‘African Aphorisms’ can be found in MS 47752] . The Giryama people together with Other people of the Kenya’s interior used to be generally called ‘WaNyika’. This term of reference acquired a negative connotation and it is not longer used. Instead, the people of this region are called Mijikenda (the Nine ‘Tribes’). Taylor differentiates between Giryama and ‘Nyika’, and in his ‘African Aphorisms’ he dedicates a section to Giryama proverbs, 601 to 633, and a general section to ‘Nyika’ proverbs (from 634 to 644) . The whole manuscript is not dated and it appears in the form of a collage, probably put together from Taylor’s notes. Overall, it contains some 200 proverbs in Giryama language. ( en )
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Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Kigiryama (Roman script)
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Extent: 1 volume
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Incipit: Afwaye h’aricha m’tsaiwe.
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See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 47752 and MS 20264.
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Kigiryama is also know as Giryama and, alternately, Giriama
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VIAF (name authority) : Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/68615291
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya
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Provenance unknown
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Publication information: Taylor, W E. 1891. Giryama Vocabulary and Collections. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London.
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Publication information: Taylor W E. 1891. African Aphorisms or, Saws from Swahili-land. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London
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Publication information: Werner, A. 1914. Giryama text. Afrika und Ubersee, 5:1-2

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 198870 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 198870a ( SOAS manuscript number )