Miscellaneous Poetry (PP MS 20-3d)
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Title:
Miscellaneous Poetry (PP MS 20-3d)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Swahili poetry
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript with black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious poetry ( LCSH )
Popular poetry
Africa, East -- Ethnology ( LCSH )
East Africa -- Ethnology
East Africa -- Ethnography
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Poetry ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This section contains the following poems either in the Utenzi or Shairi form: - Vave a Walivukae (32 verses) - Kitabu Maulidi (138 verses) - Utenzi wa Sh. Ali (13 verses) - Mashairi ya zita za watu wa Lamu na Pate by Abdulla bin Hemedi Mazrui (155 verses) - Waadhi ‘l Fuadi by Bi Sharifu Amina binti Sayyid Amini (241 verses) - Utenzi wa Maleuni by Ahmad Nassir Juma Bhalo (400 verses) - Utenzi wa Kiswa cha Mtu aliyefumaniwa na Mwanamke (311 verses) - Ushairi ya Waladi Isibani (454 verses) - Hadithi ya Mikidadi na Mayasa (166 verses) - Maawia na Yazidi (39 verses) This section also include a few typescript pages about ‘tribal and economic notes on East Africa provincial regions. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: Northern
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Poetic Form: Various
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Extent: 183 leaves
General Note:
Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Incipit: Vave a Walivukae. Bisumila chwambe Mungu chumuombe Mvumba dhivumbe Na it, idhe nane
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:
PP MS 20-3 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 20-3d ( SOAS manuscript number )