Letters from Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri and Mwidani bin Mwidadi (MS 47769l)
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Material Information

Title:
Letters from Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri and Mwidani bin Mwidadi (MS 47769l)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
Creator:
Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri, Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( Author, Primary )
Mwidani bin Mwidadi ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Old handwritten page collated into a larger page and bound in a book with red and gold cover.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East ( LCSH )
East Africa
Land tenure ( LCSH )
Christianity ( LCSH )
Missionary work
WaJomvu
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
In this final section of MS 47769 there are a few letters from Nasoro bin Salim al-Mundhiri to Taylor, mostly undated and written in Roman script. Most of the information contained in the letters is personal communication to Taylor. The last letter is from Mwidani bin Mwidadi to Taylor, also undated, but written like the rest of the letters contained in this collection in Arabic script. Mwidani asks Taylor for a money advance of three riyals, as well as informing him of land tenure issues related to his coconut tree plantation. Mwidani was of the Jomvu group, an ethnic group related to the Swahili, and he was one of the first to convert to Christianity. He greatly helped Other missionaries as well, like, for instance, Krapf and Wakefield. Mwindani also urged Wakefield to set up a mission in the Jomvu area. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Mwidani bin Mwidadi was of the Jomvu group, an ethnic group related to the Swahili, and he was one of the first to convert to Christianity. Mwindani greatly helped Other missionaries as well, like, for instance, Krapf and Wakefield. Mwindani also urged Wakefield to set up a mission in the Jomvu area
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Date of Composition: 1888 AD (1305 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 8 leaves
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Incipit: Wa ba’du yule mtu aliyepigwa bunduki jana usiku alikufa
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Archival history: The letters were collated into the present volume by Hichens
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Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 14 June 1945
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Jomvu
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Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 1994. Swahili Letters from the Taylor papers (being a study of SOAS MS 47769 & MS 47782). in South African Journal of African Languages, 14 (1), pp. 2-11.
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Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 2001. 14th/19th century Swahili letters from the Taylor papers (Part 3: being fifteen items in SOAS MS 53826). in South African Journal of African Languages, 15 (1), pp. 17-24.
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Publication information: Lambert, H E. 1958. Chi-Jomvu and Ki-Ngare, Studies in Swahili Dialects III. Kampala: East African Swahili Committee

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 47769 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47769l ( SOAS manuscript number )