Images
Scope and Content
[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2022: A copy of the book by W.A. Elmslie. The book presents an introduction to the Ngoni language, as spoken circa the 1880s by the Ngoni group led by Mombera in what is now northern Malawi.]
Metadata
Introductory Grammar of the Ngoni (Zulu) Language, As Spoken in Mombera's Country
[ Source of title : FHYA using W. A. Elmslie's material ]
Textual record
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Elmslie credited William Koyi, an African convert to Christianity, with helping him come to grips with the Ngoni language.
[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2022: Written by W. A. Elmslie sometime between 1884 and July 1891. It appears to have been published by G. & W. Fraser in Aberdeen in 1891. A copy was acquired by the Library of the University of California, Los Angeles, at an unknown date. It was digitised by Google at an unknown date and uploaded to Google Books. Acquired by FHYA in April 2022 and uploaded by Benathi Marufu for FHYA in April 2022.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2022- | Digitised by Google for Google books an unknown date |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Custody | 19-? | |
| G. & W. Fraser | Publication | 1891 | |
| W.A. Elmslie | Writing | 1884-1891 |
If you have difficulty accessing the objects, use these links.
Introductory Grammar of the Ngoni (Zulu) Language, As Spoken in Mombera's Country
Contributions