East African Swahili Committee (PP MS 42. S/59-S/62)
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Material Information

Title:
East African Swahili Committee (PP MS 42. S/59-S/62)
Series Title:
Whiteley Collection : Swahili language and list of authors
Creator:
East African Swahili Committee ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili language ( LCSH )
Swahili language -- Standardization ( LCSH )
Language development
Nationalism ( LCSH )
Language and languages--Origin ( LCSH )
Language and languages--Origin ( LCSH )
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Dar es Salaam
Coordinates:
-6.8 x 39.283333

Notes

Abstract:
In this section there are four papers relating to Swahili language development. The first paper, held in S/59, contains the Minutes of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the East African Swahili Committee held at the University College of East Africa, Makerere College, in 1959. A copy of the Committee’s budget is also included, as well as a letter by Aidan Southall to Whitley complaining that a specific Swahili degree was not included in the new academic year at Makerere College. S/60 contains the minutes of the Sub-Committee on Swahili of the Language Committee, African Education program, Washington D.C. This report discusses the introduction of advance courses in African languages for the US Foreign Service department. The booklet of materials proposed for Swahili is contained in S/53. S/61 contains a short report by the Wizara ya Elimu ya Taifa (Ministry of Education) discussing Swahili exam papers; it also contains a report by Shabaan Robert entitled ‘Teacher’s Supplement to Wasifu wa Siti binti Saad’ that gives more information on the life of the famous singer Siti binti Saad that should become part of the Swahili curriculum. Finally, S/62 contains a paper by Bernd Heine entitled ‘On the distribution of Swahili in western Kenya’. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: 1959-1971 AD (1379-1391 A.H.)
General Note:
Dialects: Southern
General Note:
Extent: 54 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Minutes of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the East African Swahili Committee
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : East African Swahili Committee : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/131986427
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Dar es Salaam
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Uganda -- Central Uganda Region -- Kampala District -- Kampala -- Makerere
General Note:
North America -- United States of America -- District of Columbia -- Washington
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Uganda

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/49-S/62 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 42. S/59-S/62 ( SOAS manuscript number )