Sudan Arabic Texts
With Translation and Glossary

This 1935 selection illustrates the native Arabic dialect of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

S. Hillelson (Edited and translated by)

9780521229425, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

244 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg

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.

Bibliography
Introduction
1. Proverbs
2. Riddles
3. Folk tales
4. Nursery rhymes
5. Anecdotes
6. The saga of Sh?' al-d?n Wad al-Tiwaym
7. The first aeroplane in the Sudan
8. Sketches of ?ez?ra life
9. Stories of the Rub?t?b
10. An Arab's advice to his fellow-tribesmen
11. Tribal gossip
12. Kordofan jottings
13. Extracts from al-Muršid al-S?dan?
14. Letters from the Khal?fa 'Abdull?hi to negro chiefs
15. Verse
16. Prophecies and sayings of Shaykh Farah Wad Takt?k
17. Extracts from the Tabaqåt of Wad Dayfall?h
Glossary.

Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]