Liongo Saga (MS 53493a)
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Material Information

Title:
Liongo Saga (MS 53493a)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Draft of the Liongo Saga
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Green bounded book, typed and handwritten with black, blue and red 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 manuscript seems to be the final draft copy of MS 53492, and we find the same material organized in the same way. Here, as opposed to the main copy, there are handwritten notes and comments on the side of many pages, most probably done by Hichens. This section of MS 53492 contains historical information on the life and works of Fumo Liyongo, with extracts from songs and poems ascribed to the Swahili hero. As the content is the same as MS 53492, we refer to the description of the catalogued Mss 205000 and 53492. ( 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: 165 leaves
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Incipit: The Life and Works of Liongo Fumo wa Ba-Uriy, prince, poet & warrior, the national hero of the Swahili people.
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See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 205000 and MS 53492
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Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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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 -- 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 may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 53493 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53493a ( SOAS manuscript number )