Hikmad Soomaali by Galaal, Muuse Haaji Ismaa'iil - 1956

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, 1956 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xi, 150 pp, editor's preface, Grammatical Introduction: I. The Dialect; II. Letters and Diacritics Used in the Spelling; III. Frontness; IV. Tone Marks; V. The Spelling of Verbal Endings; VI. The Spelling of the Present Tense Forms of the Compound Verfb Ieeyahay (leh+yahay) 'to Have'; VII. The Spelling of the Subject Pronouns aan, aad, &c.; VIII. The Spelling of the Impersonal Pronoun La and the Object Pronoun Ku; IX. The Spelling of the Conjunctions (Co-ordinates) e, oo and the Irregular Adjective ah; X. The Spelling of the Irregular Adjectives ah and leh; XI. The Spelling of Those Forms of Nouns, Verbs, and the definite Article which end in -e, -a, or -o before a Pause; XII. Alternative Forms of the Possessives kjis, and tjis; XIII. Contraction; XIV. Word Division; XV. Subsidiry Agreement Signs (SAS); SVI. Bibliography; Texts; Notes. Edited with grammatical introduction and notes by B. W. Andrezejewski: First Edition, 1956. "This book is a result of co-operation between Mr. Muuse Galaal and B. W. Andrezejewski. The stories given here are taken from his unpublished collection of Somali oral literature. Mr. Galaal learnt how to write down his own language at the time when he worked as Andrezejewski's assistant during his linguistic research tour in Somaliland and Somalia in 1950-51, and he is entirely responsible for the stylistic arrangement of the wtories, which though they deal with traditional themes, bear a clear imprint of his own personality." from the Editor's Preface. 3/4" rubbing to bottom edge spine with only the slightest additional wear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..