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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000410/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Notes (MS 47758a)
- Series Title:
- Taylor Papers :
- Creator:
- Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
- Publication Date:
- circa 1882-1893 AD (circa 1299-1311 A.H.)
- Language:
- Swahili
- Materials:
- Paper ( medium )
- Technique:
- Handwritten manuscript : Notes collated into bound volume with red cover; handwritten with black and blue ink, or pencil
Notes
- Abstract:
- These miscellaneous notes were collected by Rev. Taylor during his stay in Mombasa, and gathering from the dates included they were written between 1882 and 1893. W. Hichens, in 1936, collated the notes into the present volume after having purchased the material from Mrs Taylor. The material is still quite disorganized and many of the notes are unreadable. Some are written in Arabic script while the rest in Roman script. Some pages are headed papers of the Church Missionary Society, of which Taylor was a representative in East Africa. The material includes proverbs and riddles in Swahili and Giryama, traditional songs and songs for children, a letter and correspondence notes, a few short poems, and general notes about the use of the Swahili language, with some examples of sentences and expressions. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition: circa 1882-1893 AD (circa 1299-1311 A.H.)
- General Note:
- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script) and Swahili (Roman script)
- General Note:
- Dialects: KiMvita
- General Note:
- Extent: 93 leaves
- General Note:
- Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
- General Note:
- Incipit: Swahili Notes. The fragments in this volume are miscellaneous notes made or collected by the Rev. W E Taylor
- General Note:
- W. Hichens purchased the notes from Mrs Taylor, and he collated into the present volume.
- General Note:
- Archival history: The material was purchased by W. Hichens from Mrs Taylor in 1936. The manuscript was bought by SOAS from Mrs Hichens in 1945.
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/68615291
- 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 47758 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47758a ( SOAS manuscript number )
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