Leaves: 11; Pages: 22 (with many blank pages numbered here); Measurements: 17.7cm x 10.8cm; Dates; Script: Akauku Nyiet and roman script (for German language); Condition: Poor; Comments: Originally a German address book, this was subsequently turned into a Shümom wordlist. It also contains elaborate designs (for clothes?) along with a beautifully drawn design for the name “Njoya” in Akauku Nyiet.
Shümom word list and various designs
File details
Creation date:
1933-1956
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Register
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/5/14
Level:
File
Extent:
22 TIFF images
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This file is part of
- Project EAP051:
- Collection EAP051/1:
- Collection EAP051/1/1:
- Collection EAP051/1/1/5:
- File EAP051/1/1/5/14:
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Word list in Shümom
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Word list in Shümom and Shüpamom
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Word list in Shümom and Shüpamom
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Word list in Shümom and Shüpamom
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
