Hadithi ya Liongo na Nduguyakwe Mdogo (MS 193290i)
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Material Information

Title:
Hadithi ya Liongo na Nduguyakwe Mdogo (MS 193290i)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Hadithi
Translated Title:
Story of Liongo and his younger kinsman ( English )
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
English
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript in black ink on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Short stories ( LCSH )
Fiction ( LCSH )
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Moral values
Bunilizi
Values -- Moral and ethical aspects ( LCSH )
Liongo Fumo ( DNB )
Fumo Liyongo
Genre:
Stories
Hadithi
Literature ( LCTGM )
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This hadithi, part of the collection MS 193290, seems to be, according to the researcher, an old egyptian story that has been transliterated and translated into Swahili. It narrates the story of an imaginary Sultanate where the laws are all inverted and the population cannot make sense of it. With humorous device it also instructs about moral values within the Muslim community. The Kimvita dialect is predominant, however there are many words of southern dialects like, for instance, the use of the verb ‘kugombana’ in the last paragraph of page 2. This causes problems in identifying the scribe or translator of the story. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 2 leaves
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Incipit: Zamani alipokufababayo walikuwa nti ya Shiraz na babayao yule alikuwa mfalme.
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Donated to SOAS, 23 May 1967
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This copy is incomplete
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Includes English translation
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Publication information: Abou Egl, Mohammad. 1983. The life and works of Muhamadi Kijuma. PhD thesis, SOAS, University of London

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 193290 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 193290i ( SOAS manuscript number )