Chart entitled 'The Groundwork of the Swahili Language', by Rev. William Ernest Taylor

The chart shows basic Swahili grammar and was produced for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, (London, 1898) 'for the use of those learning Swahili in East Africa and elsewhere'.


Order number: MS 380577
Main author: Taylor; William Ernest (1856-1927); missionary and Swahili scholar
Order: MS 380577
Date(s) of creation: 1898
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380577
Order number: MS 380577
Summary: The chart shows basic Swahili grammar and was produced for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, (London, 1898) 'for the use of those learning Swahili in East Africa and elsewhere'.
Main author: Taylor; William Ernest (1856-1927); missionary and Swahili scholar
Extent: 1 item, folded
Admin history: Rev. William Ernest Taylor was Examination Chaplain in the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa and worked for the Church Missionary Society from 1880 at the Nyanza mission, Mombasa, Giryama and Kisulutini. Rev. Taylor published widely on the gospels and religious texts, and worked on the Swahili language.
Acquisition: Transferred from the School of Oriental and African Studies Library in 1989.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Swahili (macrolanguage)
Related material: SOAS Library Swahili manuscripts collection (various MS numbers)
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
African history
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/P130171 Taylor; William Ernest (1856-1927); missionary and Swahili scholar Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
192950 Kenya