Songs of Songs in ‘Falasha’ [presumably Qwara]. Translation commissioned by James Bruce, probably in 1770/71. Bodleian Library, Bruce MS 94.
(adapted from a scan of the Bruce manuscript no. 94
at the Bodleian Library, Oxford)
Note
The (pejorative) term “Falasha” does not refer to a language, but rather to a Jewish community that calls itself Beta Israel.
Depending on the region where they lived, the Beta Israel spoke different languages. The language of the manuscript shown here is Qʷara (Girma G. and D. Appleyard, p. 96).
Further reading
Girma Getahun and David Appleyard. “Other Languages,” in Treasures of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, edited by Jacopo Gnisci, pp. 95‒101. Oxford: Manar al-Athar, Univ. of Oxford, 2019. [Download]