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African Aphorisms (MS 47752a)
African Aphorisms (MS 47752a)
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1891 AD (1309 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Aphorisms
Proverbs
Swahili oral literature
Oral literature
Giryama oral literature
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Translation
Language:
Dawida
Kigiryama
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Giryama proverbs (MS 198870a)
Giryama proverbs (MS 198870a)
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Giryama language
Giryama language -- Spoken Giryama
Proverbs
Wagiriama (lugha )
Giryama language -- Vocabulary
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa
Genre:
Translation
Language:
Kigiryama
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Hausa proverbs
Hausa proverbs
Creator:
Merrick, George ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1905
Publisher:
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
Hausa Language
Yaren Hausa
Hausa (African people)
Hausa (Mutanen Afirka)
Hausa (African people) -- Proverbs
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- West Africa
Language:
English
Hausa
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Kikulacho ni Nguoni Mwako (MS 193290e)
Kikulacho ni Nguoni Mwako (MS 193290e)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Short stories
Proverbs
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Stories
Hadithi
Literature (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
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Literary and historical Notes (MS 53503e)
Literary and historical Notes (MS 53503e)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili Literature
Swahili poetry
Songs
Oral history
Yao proverbs
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Notes
Records (Documents) (LCGFT)
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Maxims of ‘Alī
Maxims of ‘Alī
Creator:
علي بن أبي طالب، الخليفة، 23 ق. هـ.-40 هـ
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661 ( contributor )
Amir Al-Mu'minin 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1753-1754 CE
Type:
Artifact
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661
Proverbs
Aphorisms and apothegms
Maxims
Ali bin Ebu Talib, Halife, yaklaşık 600-661
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Turkey
Language:
Arabic
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Na Hagore Koiliu
Na Hagore Koiliu
Creator:
Bourne, E. (Edmond) ( Author, Primary )
Hembala, Hugo ( Author, Secondary )
Publication Date:
1923
Publisher:
British and Foreign Bible Society ( London )
Type:
Book
Format:
83 p. ; 17 cm
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Donor:
Bourne, E. (Edmond)
Subject Keyword:
Bugotu language -- Texts
Bible. Proverbs. Bugotu
Spatial Coverage:
Oceania -- Solomon Islands -- Isabel Province -- Santa Isabel Island
Genre:
reader
Language:
Austronesian (Other)
Bugotu
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Newspapers - S.T. Plaatje
Newspapers - S.T. Plaatje
Publisher:
manuscript
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Proverbs, Tswana
Mahoko a Bechwana
Bechuana News
Tswana newspapers
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Botswana
Language:
English
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Photocopy of additional Sechuana proverbs (unpublished) with English translations
Photocopy of additional Sechuana proverbs (unpublished) with English translations
Publisher:
manuscript
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Proverbs, Tswana
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Botswana
Language:
English
Tswana
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Proverbs, fables, similes and sayings of the Bamongo : Translated and explained, giving the nearest equivalent in English
Proverbs, fables, similes and sayings of the Bamongo : Translated and explained, giving the nearest equivalent in English
Creator:
Ruskin, E. A. (Edward Algernon), 1871-1943 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1897
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS, University of London
Subject Keyword:
Proverbs, Bantu
Mongo-Nkundu language -- Texts
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Congo (Kinshasa) -- Mongala -- Bongandanga
Language:
Bantu (other)
Mongo-Nkundu
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Swahili Tales-Vol. I (MS 54341a)
Swahili Tales-Vol. I (MS 54341a)
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1890 AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Oral literature
Riddles
Proverbs
Songs
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Shairi
Wimbo
Shayari
Nyimbo
Language:
Swahili
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Taylor’s diary and Swahili proverbs. Muyaka poems : MS 47757a
Taylor’s diary and Swahili proverbs. Muyaka poems : MS 47757a
Creator:
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji, approximately 1776-1840 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Swahili songs
Proverbs
Travel diary
Notebooks
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Language:
Dawida
Swahili
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[Negeri Sembilan customary sayings]
[Negeri Sembilan customary sayings]
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Donor:
Winstedt, Sir Richard Olaf (1878-1966) Knight Colonial Administrator Orientalist
Subject Keyword:
Proverbs, Malay
Peribahasa Melayu
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Malaysia -- Negeri Sembilan
Language:
Malay
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Ġurban jüil-ün üge-ber qabsuruġsan neretü erdemten-ü quriyaġsan bic̆ig
Ġurban jüil-ün üge-ber qabsuruġsan neretü erdemten-ü quriyaġsan bic̆ig
Publication Date:
光绪巳卯 = C̆ing ulus-un badaraġultu törö-yin tabuduġar on = 1879
Publisher:
護國寺隆福寺書攤蕭姓 ( 京都 )
Kü göve se löng fü se qoyar söm-e-dü Mongġol Kitad qudaldudaġ siyoo oboġtu ( Ging dü )
Type:
Book
Format:
2 volumes ; 24 cm
Edition:
刻本 = Modon bar
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
經部 -- 小學類
Jing bu -- Xiao xue lei
Proverbs, Chinese
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Japan -- Kansai Region -- Kyoto Prefecture -- Kyoto
アジア -- 日本 -- 関西地方 -- 京都府 -- 京都市
亞洲 - 日本 - 關西地區 - 京都府 - 京都市
亚洲 - 日本 - 关西地区 - 京都府 - 京都市
Asia -- China
Language:
Manchu
Chinese
Altaic
Mongolian
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