Literary and historical Notes (MS 53503e)
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Title:
Literary and historical Notes (MS 53503e)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Literature
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Typed and handwritten mainly with black ink; some pink paper, and hard paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili Literature ( LCSH )
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Songs ( LCSH )
Oral history ( LCSH )
Yao proverbs
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Kiswahili mashairi
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Proverbs, Yao ( LCSH )
Genre:
Notes
Records (Documents) ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This miscellaneous section contains various types of material and notes. The first page contains incomplete information on the practice of ‘gungu’ (a type of dancing). The information were given to Hichens by Muhammad B. Ahmad. The following pages contain scattered information on rhyming in Swahili, with examples from a poem; an example of a catchword compositions in the Yao language, collected by A Werner; half a page on ‘Quranic influence’; a short extract from A Werner’s book ‘Language Families of Africa’ (1925); 4 pages of various Arabic characters; information on writing materials such as ink and black sand used for writing Swahili in Arabic script; 3 pages from R Nicholson’s book ‘A literary history of the Arabs’ (1907). These extracts are followed by a final section on Persian, Arabic, and Swahili Prosody. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Extent: 68 leaves
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Incipit: Gungu. Huku Amu walipokwenda wakitaka fanya gungu hupeleka upatu kwa shaha na fedha ndani yakwe
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Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Publication information: Knappert, J. 1972. Gungu song in the Gunya dialect. Afrika und Ubersee, 56:185-200.
General Note:
Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1966. Rhyming Swahili proverbs. Afrika und Ubersee, 49:59-65

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 53503 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53503e ( SOAS manuscript number )