The Misiri legend explored
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
כותר |
The Misiri legend explored : a linguistic inquiry into the Kalenjiin people's oral tradition of ancient Egyptian origin / Kipkoeech araap Sambu. |
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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 |
שנת זכויות יוצרים |
©2011 |
מספר מערכת |
997010712398705171 |
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