Taylor’s diary and Swahili proverbs
In codex: MS 47757
| MS 47757 | Available |
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| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Level: |
Work |
| Main author: |
Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 |
| Language: |
Swahili |
| Note: |
"This volume (volume VII of Taylor papers) seems to be Taylor’s notebook and travel diary.
The second part of the manuscript, referred as Section B, contains extracts of poems and songs with a large section dedicated to the poetry of Muyaka bin Haji. Everything written in Roman Swahili |
| Incipit: |
Karafuu yali kale, ilipo ikipendeza, leo imengia maji, imefanya na kuoza |
| Online access: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000409/00001 |
| Reference number: |
MS 47757 |
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| Dimensions: | |
| Hand notes: | |
| Hand scope: |
major |
| Hand script: |
unknown |
| Hand medium: |
blackink |
| Hand description: |
A European hand |
| History: | |
| Record history: |
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections". |
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