Kiswahili, langue classique (PP MS 42. S/32)
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Material Information

Title:
Kiswahili, langue classique (PP MS 42. S/32)
Series Title:
Whiteley Collection : Swahili language and list of authors
Creator:
Van der Vorst, Gerard ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Swahili language -- Dialects ( LCSH )
Critique
Linguistics ( LCSH )
Belgian colonialism
Kiswahili mashairi
Criticism ( LCSH )
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Shairi
Wimbo
Shayari
Nyimbo
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Coordinates:
-2.269444 x 40.902222

Notes

Abstract:
In S/32 there is an essay by a Belgian colonial administrator, Gerard Van der Vorst, regarding the teaching of Swahili in colonial secondary schools. The essay is arguing for the promotion of the study of indigenous language and literature to Europeans. According to Van der Vorst, the Swahili language is perfectly suitable for this task because of its rich literature, oral and written, and it is also suitable for translation in terms of linguistics pedagogy. The author is here presenting two songs, with French and Kingwana translation, to show how compatible for translation Swahili can be. The two poems presented are, first, a song in Kiamu, with attached translation in French, and Kingwana, the Swahili spoken in Belgian Congo (Zaire), and finally an extract from a Liongo song to show the epic genre. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: circa 1958 AD (circa 1378 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: KiAmu; KiMvita and KiNgozi
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Poetic Form: Shairi - nyimbo (wimbo [singular], a song form of verse)
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Extent: 7 leaves
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Incipit: Le kiswahili, langue classique. A l’heure ou les commissins de reforme
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Swahili dialect: KiNgozi
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Kisangani was previously known as Stanleyville
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
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Africa -- Central Africa -- Zaire
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Africa -- Central Africa -- Congo (Kinshasa) -- Orientale Province -- Tshopo District -- Kisangani
General Note:
Africa -- Central Africa -- Congo (Kinshasa) -- Kinshasa

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 42. S/23-S/37 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 42. S/32 ( SOAS manuscript number )