Letters from Mzee R Hemedi (PP MS 42. P/1)
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Material Information

Title:
Letters from Mzee R Hemedi (PP MS 42. P/1)
Series Title:
Whiteley Collection : Swahili language and list of authors
Creator:
Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Letters handwritten on aerogramme contained in a white envelope

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Iraqw
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Selous Mbuyu
Coordinates:
-6.82292 x 39.26966

Notes

Abstract:
In this section there are six letters to Whiteley from Bwana R Hemedi, one of Whiteley informants, discussing issues of the Iraqw people and language. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Bwana R Hemedi was one of Whiteley’s informants who provided him with information about the Iraqw.
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Date of Composition: 1950s AD (1369 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Extent: 6 leaves
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Incipit: Mpenzi Bwana Whiteley, Salaam sana baada ya salaam,
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VIAF (name authority) : Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/149191397
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Selous Mbuyu
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Arusha Region -- Arusha District -- Arusha
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Publication information: Whiteley, W H 1960. The Verbal radical in Iraqw. African Language Studies, SOAS, pp. 79-95.
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Publication information: Whiteley, W. H. 1953. Studies in Iraqw: an introduction. East African Institute of Social Research, Makerere College, Kampala.
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Publication information: Whiteley, W. H. 1958. A Short description of items category in Iraqw. East African Institute of Social Research, Kampala

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 42. P/1-P/11 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 42. P/1 ( SOAS manuscript number )