Sudan Arabic Texts
Originally published in 1935, this volume provides a selection of texts illustrating the Arabic dialect as spoken in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The extracts were chosen as specimens of native speech, but many of them provide an additional insight into the culture and traditions of the area. Most of the material was collected at first hand or contributed by native collaborators, the remainder is taken from printed sources. The assembled texts are all dual language, with the English version being contained on the opposite page to the original. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Sudan Arabic culture and linguistics.
Product details
June 2011Paperback
9780521229425
244 pages
229 × 152 × 14 mm
0.36kg
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Table of Contents
- Bibliography
- Introduction
- 1. Proverbs
- 2. Riddles
- 3. Folk tales
- 4. Nursery rhymes
- 5. Anecdotes
- 6. The saga of Shā' al-dīn Wad al-Tiwaym
- 7. The first aeroplane in the Sudan
- 8. Sketches of Ğezīra life
- 9. Stories of the Rubātāb
- 10. An Arab's advice to his fellow-tribesmen
- 11. Tribal gossip
- 12. Kordofan jottings
- 13. Extracts from al-Muršid al-Sūdanī
- 14. Letters from the Khalīfa 'Abdullāhi to negro chiefs
- 15. Verse
- 16. Prophecies and sayings of Shaykh Farah Wad Taktōk
- 17. Extracts from the Tabaqåt of Wad Dayfallāh
- Glossary.