Utumbuizo wa kubembelea (MS 455)
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Material Information

Title:
Utumbuizo wa kubembelea (MS 455)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Poems about the Prophet Mohammed and various Swahili Religious poems
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink;

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Songs ( LCSH )
Oral literature
Kiswahili mashairi
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Utumbuizo
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This short manuscript contains three utumbuizo, lullaby. The first is lullaby sung to children when going to sleep. The second is song for women in labour sung to ease labour pain. The third is a song sung by a woman welcoming her husband home after a day of hard work in the fields. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: Northern
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Poetic Form: Utumbuizo (bipartite long-measure verse)
General Note:
Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Extent: 3 pages
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Incipit: mji mji kae wali wangu kitulia kwa mwana uwani
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 15
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.11 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 455 ( SOAS manuscript number )