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024 7    |a MS 205000 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 205000b |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Liongo Boy and Man (MS 205000b) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Liongo the Spearlord.
500        |a 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’.
500        |a Date of Composition is unknown
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
500        |a Dialects: KiTikuu and KiAmu
500        |a Poetic Form: Various
500        |a Extent: 28 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Of Liongo’s childhood there is no record, but it is likely that he lived, as a young boy, with his mOther at Shanga,
500        |a Donated by Dr J. Knappert, 3 July 1968
500        |a See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 210013, MS 53492, MS 53493
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1944 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Liongo Fumo : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/225493124
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Shanga Ruins -- Pate Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
500        |a Publication information: Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Kijumwa. 196-?. Utenzi wa Fumo Liongo. Dar es Salaam: East African Swahili Committee.
500        |a Publication information: Mbele, Joseph L. 1986. The Liongo Fumo epic and the scholars. Kiswahili 53 (1-2): 128-145.
500        |a Publication information: Werner, Alice. 1928. The Swahili saga of Liyongo Fumo. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 4: 247-255.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1987. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, London. pp. 66-101
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1983. Epic Poetry in Swahili and Other African Languages. Ch 6. E.J. Brill, Leiden. pp.142-168
506        |a This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This section follows the previous one in giving historical information about the life of Liyongo. The second page of the section contains a Tumbuizi (Serenade), with translation and footnotes, ascribed to Liyongo. This gives information in the form of a shairi about his house, which reflects the typical architectural style of Shanga, the Liyongo homeland. Other poems and songs mentioned here provide useful information on the life and times of Liyongo. Among those, we noted the following: - Liongo na Mmanga, translated as ‘Maid of Araby’. - Hadithi ya Liongo. - Sifu Uta Wangu, known as Praise to my Bow. - The Warrior’s Song. Hichens gives literary notes on the poems as well as information on content, and comments on how the poems reflect Liyongo life. References are given in the footnotes.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Oral history.
650        |a Oral literature.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650    0 |a Legends.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a Oral tradition in literature.
650    7 |a Liongo Fumo. |2 DNB
650        |a Fumo Liyongo.
700 1    |a Hichens, William, -1944, |e author, primary.
700        |a Liongo Fumo. |4 ctb
752        |a Kenya |b Lamu County |d Shanga |g Shanga Ruins |g Pate Island.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a William Hichens Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000139/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/01/39/00001/00_likelyPROTECTEDthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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