Liongo, the Spearlord (MS 205000a)
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Title:
Liongo, the Spearlord (MS 205000a)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Liongo the Spearlord
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript in black ink

Subjects

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

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 205000 contains the first four parts of chapter 3 of the ‘History of Swahili Literature’ written by W. Hichens. This section begins with the Table of Content for the whole manuscript that is chapter 3 and 4, of the ‘History of Swahili Literature’. W. Hichens probably intended to publish the book, as the organisation of this manuscript suggests. At the beginning we also find a Map of Lamu Archipelago, a list of songs mentioned in the manuscript with page reference, and a Table of persons named in the Liyongo tradition. This section, of 45 pages, gives historical information, gathered by Hichens, on the life of Liyongo Fumo, and the sources available of the Liyongo tradition (mainly poems and songs narrating events in his life). Each page is followed by a page of footnotes. The historical description is intercalated with samples of Mashairi ya Liyongo. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Fumo Liyongo 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 (Roman script)
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Dialects: KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Utumbuizo (bipartite long-measure verse)
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Extent: 45 leaves
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Incipit: Liongo Fumo wa Bauri, nobleman of Shaka upon Ozi, warrior and minstrel, is the traditional hero of the Swahili people.
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Donated by Dr J. Knappert, 3 July 1968
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See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 210013, MS 53492, MS 53493
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VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1944 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982
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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 -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
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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. 66-101
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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 is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 205000 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 205000a ( SOAS manuscript number )