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Database of the Swahili People of East Africa (http://www.algonet.se/%7Ejhauser/swahili/index.htm)
Compiled by Jens Hauser, the intent is to create a database of all the books
about Swahili “culture, language and ethnicity.”
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it.
Hassan Alis Home Page (http://www.glcom.com/hassan/)
Offers links to many sites helpful to those interested in basic information about
the Swahili language and cultural life of Tanzania.
The Kamusi Project (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/782)
Offers a search engine for Swahili to English and English to Swahili translations,
a discussion section, and other helpful information to both the novice speaker
of Swahili (also known as Kiswahili) and those who are fluent in this East African
language.
Language and Popular Culture in Africa (http://www.pscw.uva.nl/lpca/)
“Language and Popular Culture in Africa is an internet project set up by
Johannes Fabian and Vincent de Rooij of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
at the University of Amsterdam. The main aim of LPCA is to document and further
the study of expressions of popular language and culture in Africa. This is accomplished
in two ways. First of all, by making available texts that serve as the medium
of African popular culture and are at the same time part of this culture. And,
secondly, by providing a forum for electronic publication: the Journal of Language
and Popular Culture in Africa. In the future we will also add separate sections
on popular painting and popular music containing sound and image files.”
Maasai Language
Project (University of Oregon) (http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Edlpayne/maasai/madict.htm)
In addition to a lexicography, and a database about the language spoken in both
Kenya and Tanzania, there are links to other documents and sites which focus
on the cultural aspects of Maasai society.
Maasai and Agents of Change (http://www.maasai-infoline.org/)
An amazing collection of documents and photographs depiciting life among the
Maasai people. There are categories to explore such as “rituals and ceremonies.” The
author of this site, Kakuta ole Maimai Hamisi, is from southern Kenya.
NTZ: An Information Resource for Northern Tanzania (http://www.ntz.info/)
Sponsored by Digital Safaris which maintains web sites for safari and similar
travel companies, this bibliographic database is described by the publisher as
containing 600 books, 200 extracts and 1000 names. “The book list is comprehensive,
and can be reviewed by Author or by Classification. ... . The criteria for inclusion
is that there should be at least one interesting reference to Northern Tanzania.”
Tanzanian Language Survey
(TLS) (http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/CBOLD/)
Presented on the web site of the Comparative Bantu OnLine Dictionary, located
at the University of California Berkeley, the TLS is searchable by language. UCLA
Swahili Poetry Project (http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/aflang/swahili/)
“This is an experimental site devoted to the dissemination of information
about Swahili poetry, to its collection and archiving, and for providing tools
which will allow students and scholars to access, read, and understand this rich
heritage. It is under construction and its content and design frequently change.
It consists of a number of resources: a textbase of Swahilipoetry, a dictionary/glossary,
a grammar, and bibliography. Some facts aboutSwahili poetry are also available
(Swahili and the Poetic Tradition).”
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