1st Edition
Hausa Tales and Traditions An English Translation of Tatsuniyoyi Na Hausa Originally Compiled by Frank Edgar
Edited By Neil Skinner
Copyright 1969
474 Pages
by
Routledge
474 Pages
by
Routledge
474 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1969, this book is a translation of Frank Edgar's Hausa folk stories, which was made primarily in Sokoto Province at the direction of Major John Alder, who in 1910 gave Edgar some Hausa texts written in the Ajemic script for transliteration into Roman characters. Edgar prepared the the first volme of the Tatsuniyoyi for publication in 1911. The Hausa whose folklore Edgar... Read more
Part i: Mainly Animals. 1. Spider. 2. Hare. 3. Jackal. 4. Lion. 5. Cat. 6. Goat. 7. Hyena. 8. A Miscellany. Part II: Caricatures - Ethnic and Other Stereotypes. 1. Maguje. 2. Fulani. 3. Gwari. 4. The Kano Man. 5. Sokoto Men. 6. Kanuri. 7. Tuareg and Buzu. 8. Nupe. 9. Stupid Country Folk. 10. The Malam. 11. The Barber. 12. All Hausas. Part III: Moralising. 1. Women. 2. Poverty. 3. Gratitude and Ingratitude. 4. The Will of God. 5. Miscellaneous Morals. Part IV: Mena nd Women Young Men and Maidens. Part V: Dilemma Tales. Part VI: Cases at Law.
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