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The Misiri legend explored

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כותר The Misiri legend explored : a linguistic inquiry into the Kalenjiin people's oral tradition of ancient Egyptian origin / Kipkoeech araap Sambu.
מוציא לאור Nairobi, Kenya : University of Nairobi Press
שנה 2011
הערות Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
הערת תוכן ותקציר Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Pictures
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I - CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Introduction to Part I
CHAPTER 1 - Who are the Kalenjiin?
The People
CHAPTER 2 - The Hamite Factor
Definition and Overview
The Hamitisation and De-Hamitisation of the Kalenjiin
Merker's Maasai/Kalenjiin Ancient Egyptian "Semites" Theory, 1904
CHAPTER 3 - Locating the Kalenjiin's Cradle-land and Establishing the Migration Route
The Likely Misrian Abode of Tto
Assigning Reasons for the Departure from Egypt and a Time FrameThe Kalenjiin Language after Egypt
CHAPTER 4 - And Who are the Egyptians?
Ancient Egyptian Society as an Extension of Nilotic Africa
Modern Egyptian Society, the Copts, and the Coptic Language
Summary of Part I: Cultural Background
Part II - COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS
Introduction to Part II
CHAPTER 5 - Comparative vs. the Contrastive Method
Genetic Classification: A Comparative Linguistics Exercise
Diachronic and Synchronic Linguistics
Identifying and Declaring Items for a Comparative Exercise
Brief Notes on the Comparative Linguistics Techniques Applied in this StudySummary of Part II: Comparative Linguistics
Part III - Relating the Kalenjiin Language to the ancient Egyption Language
Introduction to Part III
CHAPTER 6 - How Important is a Linguistics Discussion to an Oral Tradition Investigating Process?
Lexicostatistical Analysis
CHAPTER 7 - Ancient Egyptian-Kalenjiin Syntactic Analysis
Word Order
Summary of Part III: Relating the Kalenjiin Language to the Ancient Egyptian Language
Part IV - Conclusion
A. Conclusions from the Angle of Oral Traditions
B. Conclusions from the Comparative Linguistics ExercisePart V - Appendices
Appendix 1 - The Country Name "Egypt" and Other Place-name Etymologies
Appendix 2 - The Civilising Debt as the Bone of Contention
Appendix 3 - James Massam's Kalenjiin Hieroglyphs Story of 1927, and the Ancient Egyptian Contribution to the Modern "Western" Alphabet
Appendix 4
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Back cover
היקף החומר 1 online resource (273 p.)
שפה אנגלית
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מספר מערכת 997010712398705171
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