Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 305c)
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Material Information

Title:
Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 305c)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Photographic enlargments of M1008 (Swahili and Arabic manuscripts)
Creator:
Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Copy of microfilm therefore slightly gray, readable arabic script

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Popular poetry
Oral literature
Songs ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Liongo Fumo ( DNB )
Fumo Liyongo
Shaha Bwana Mwengo
Mwingwari
Genre:
Poem
Utumbuizo
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Coordinates:
-2.135 x 41.06467

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 279888, namely MS 305/3, contains one of the best- known songs attributed to Fumo Liyongo, the Swahili mythical hero, and it originated in oral literature. The song is in the Utumbuizo genre and narrates of the wedding of Liyongo’s sister at the court of King Daudi Mwingwari. The Gungu drum is played to call the guests to come to the wedding ceremony that is also attended by Liyongo’s brOther, Bw. Shaha and by Bwana Mwengo. The same song is found in the Hichens collection (MS 205000), a version of which was published by Knappert (1979, p. 76-78). ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Liyongo Fumo is a mythical Swahili poet and hero, and it is tought that he composed many oral songs and poems narrating about his life time, which is around the 12th and 13th century. For more information on Liyongo, see the field ‘relevant publication’.
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Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Poetic Form: Utumbuizo (bipartite long-measure verse)
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Extent: 1 page
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Incipit: Mringwari na Shaha ndooni mwitwa na Fumo Liyongo ndooni mwitwa na Lyiongo Fumo na nduguye Shaha wa Bwana Mwengo
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Shanga is also known as Shagga
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See SOAS University of London manuscript MS 205000 (Hichens)
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Other copy: Same song in SOAS University of London manuscript MS 205000 (Hichens) and published by Knappert (1979, p.76); also in microfilm SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 10
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VIAF (name authority) : Liongo Fumo : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/225493124
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Shanga Ruins -- Pate Island
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Tana River County -- Kipini
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Witu Sultanate -- Witu
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Publication information: Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Kijumwa. 196-?. Utenzi wa Fumo Liongo. Dar es Salaam: East African Swahili Committee.
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Publication information: Mbele, Joseph L. 1986. The Liongo Fumo epic and the scholars. Kiswahili 53 (1-2): 128-145.
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Publication information: Werner, Alice. 1928. The Swahili saga of Liyongo Fumo. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 4: 247-255.
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1987. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, London. pp. 76-78
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1983. Epic Poetry in Swahili and Other African Languages. Ch 6. E.J. Brill, Leiden. pp.142-168

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.2 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 305c ( SOAS manuscript number )