A vocabulary of Bajau (Sra) as spoken by the Bajans of the East Coast of British North Borneo, 84 pages, containing English and Bajan words in parallel columns, in alphabetical order of English. Some pencilled notes give the Tempasuk equivalent of certain words.
Vocabulary of Bajau
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/RCMS 106
- Dates of Creation1914-12
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialCreoles and pidgins, English-based , English .
- Physical Description.01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper
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Administrative / Biographical History
Richard Martin Oscar Cook was Assistant District Officer, Simporna, British North Borneo, at the time when he compiled the vocabulary.
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Acquisition Information
Presented by R.M.O. Cook, 1939.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 34 V
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 74.
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Additional Information
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Cook, Richard Martin Oscar, fl 1914-1939