Herbert, Thomas. 1677. "Some Yeares Travels Into Diverse Parts of Asia and Afrique." 8, 399, 19. R. Everingham; R. Scot; T. Basset; J. Wright; Richard Chiswell.
ELP ID
50307
Source type
book
Address
London
Author
Herbert, Thomas
Geofield
POINT (-0.127586 51.507218)
Geo Location
51.5072178, -0.1275862
Free Text Citation
Herbert, Thomas. 1677. "Some Yeares Travels Into Diverse Parts of Asia and Afrique." 8, 399, 19. R. Everingham; R. Scot; T. Basset; J. Wright; Richard Chiswell.
Year
1677
Edition
4th edition, with additions by the author throughout the whole work
Note
Besides a few Khoekhoe words, this edition also has a short word list of Comorian, recorded by the author as early as 1626. “These words of the ‘Mohella’ language ... were not inserted into his book until the 1677-edition was produced” (Johnston 1919:2). They are reportedly a mish-mash of Arabic and Portuguese (Latham 1847:195). Doke (1960:32) quotes the following: “A King is a ‘Sultan’, Bracelets ‘Arembo’, a Hen ‘Coquo’, an Ox ‘Gumbey’, Coco-nuts ‘Sejavoye’, Plantains ‘Figo’, a Goat ‘Buze’, an Orange ‘Tudah’, a Lemon ‘Demon’, Water ‘Mage’, Paper ‘Cartassa’, a Needle ‘Sinzano’, etc.”
Pages
8, 399, 19
Publisher
R. Everingham; R. Scot; T. Basset; J. Wright; Richard Chiswell