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John William Carnegie Kirk

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John William Carnegie Kirk (1878-1962) was a British Army officer, and botanist working in South Africa and author of A British Garden Flora.

Biography

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Kirk was commissioned a second lieutenant in The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry on 18 October 1899, and promoted to lieutenant on 16 February 1901.[1] In August 1902 he was seconded for service under the Foreign Office,[2] and transferred to the 3rd (East Africa) Battalion of the King's African Rifles.

Geeraar for Sultan Nur

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Sultan Nur (centre) and Habar Yunis horsemen

During his time in British Somaliland he recorded many poems and translated accounts and stories in the Somali language and compiled them into a book. One of such poems was about a visit from the powerful Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman to the Habr Je'lo. The Habr Je'lo recited this geeraar praising Sultan Nur.[3]

Works

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A Grammar of the Somali Language: With Examples in Prose and Verse 1905

References

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  1. ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
  2. ^ "No. 27465". The London Gazette. 15 August 1902. p. 5332.
  3. ^ J.W.C. Kirk (1905). A Grammar of the Somali Language: With Examples in Prose and Verse. Cambridge University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9781108013260.
  4. ^ J.W.C. Kirk (1905). A Grammar of the Somali Language: With Examples in Prose and Verse. Cambridge University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9781108013260.