Sudan Arabic Texts: With Translation and Glossary

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.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: United Kingdom, 9 June 2011

Format: Paperback / softback, 244 pages

Age Range: 15+

Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 centimeters (0.39 kg)

Writer: S. Hillelson

Table of ContentsBibliography; Introduction; 1. Proverbs; 2. Riddles; 3. Folk tales; 4. Nursery rhymes; 5. Anecdotes; 6. The saga of Sha' al-din Wad al-Tiwaym; 7. The first aeroplane in the Sudan; 8. Sketches of Gezira life; 9. Stories of the Rubatab; 10. An Arab's advice to his fellow-tribesmen; 11. Tribal gossip; 12. Kordofan jottings; 13. Extracts from al-Mursid al-Sudani; 14. Letters from the Khalifa 'Abdullahi to negro chiefs; 15. Verse; 16. Prophecies and sayings of Shaykh Farah Wad Taktok; 17. Extracts from the Tabaqat of Wad Dayfallah; Glossary.

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