Corpus of Soqotri oral literature / / corpus editor, Vitaly Naumkin ; volume editor, Leonid Kogan ; with the contribution of 'Isa Gum'an al-Da'rhi, Ahmed 'Isa al-Da'rhi, Dmitry Cherkashin, Maria Bulakh, Ekaterina Vizirova.

• TeilnehmendeR: Naumkin, V. V. 1945-; Kogan, Leonid Efimovich,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2014.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 76.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (767 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

For the first time after D. H. Müller’s pioneering studies of the 1900s, a large body of folklore texts in Soqotri becomes available to the Semitological scholarship. The language is spoken by circa 100.000 people inhabiting the island Soqotra (Gulf of Aden, Yemen). Soqotri is among the most archaic Semitic languages spoken today, whereas the oral literature of the islanders is a mine of deeply original motifs and plots. Texts appear in transcription, English and Arabic translations, and an Arabic-based native script. Philological annotations deal with grammatical, lexical and literary features, as well as realia. The Glossary accumulates all words attested in the volume. The Plates provide a glimpse into the fascinating landscapes of the island and the traditional lifestyle of its inhabitants.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- Introduction / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- The Texts - soundfiles embedded / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- The Texts / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- Three Glossed Texts / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- Glossary / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- List of Plates / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- Plates / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova -- Bibliography / Vitaly Naumkin , Leonid Kogan , ʿIsa Gumʿan al-Daʿrhi , Ahmed ʿIsa al-Daʿrhi , Dmitry Cherkashin , Maria Bulakh and Ekaterina Vizirova.