Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature : : Volume 2 / / Vitaly Naumkin, Leonid Kogan.

• TeilnehmendeR: Naumkin, Vitaly,; Kogan, Leonid,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden,, Boston : : BRILL,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English; Arabic
• Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 95.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (753 pages) :; illustrations.

Four years after the publication of the Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature , volume I (Brill, 2014), this volume present the second installment of the Corpus. Inspired by D.H. Müller’s pioneering studies of the 1900s, the authors publish a large body of folklore and ethnographic texts in Soqotri. The language is spoken by more than 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 original motifs and plots. Texts appear in transcription, English and Arabic translations, and the 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 -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- On This Volume -- Abbreviations of Lexicographic Tools -- Introduction -- The Texts -- bɛr di-ˀəgɛ́ḷəd -- ifúḷ yəftódə ɛ́ˀɛfo mən ŝḥaf bə-saḳɔ́ṭri -- ifúḷ ɛ́ˀɛfo yənófəˁ tɛ bə-saḳɔ́ṭri -- ḫúne di-ˁáže díˀse ˁag -- ɛ ˁəbéro … -- taˁámər ḥeḷóti … -- Ditbaḥt -- di-yaˁsəyétən -- ifúḷ ɛ́ˀɛfo yəyhónə tímhɛr bə-saḳɔ́ṭri -- əngébo wa-ríkit -- tɔ́mər di-saḳɔ́ṭri -- touḳiˀḥétən -- tɛ́gər di-bíŝi šəy -- nə́ṭfe di-šar -- rə́bne di-ˁag díˀyhe ḳáḳa -- ginníye di-škéro -- gənníye di-təróbən súwa -- gənníye di-məsɛ́mir -- ṣaˁáḳe di-šóumaˁ məs -- maḥazɛ́ḷo -- ḳénho di-yəšmɛ́toḷ -- érḳaṣ arbáˁa -- bɛ́di di-trɔ -- múgšəm di-yəṭobírin díˀyhe bíyyo -- ḥadíbo -- ɛtíhi di-sáṭahan -- ifúḷ ɛ́ˀɛfo yənófəˁ ḳáˁar fɔ́ne -- bíyyo di-ẓ̂aḷáḷ -- náḥag di-múgšəm -- ɛ́tər -- Appendices -- Glossary -- List of Plates -- Plates.