Wimbo (2) (MS 53508f)
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Title:
Wimbo (2) (MS 53508f)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry
Creator:
Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary )
Bwana Umar Bakar ( contributor )
Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript with black ink; handwritten corrections with black and red ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Oral literature
Traditional songs
Kiswahili mashairi
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Folk songs, Swahili ( LCSH )
Folk songs ( LCSH )
Genre:
Songs ( LCTGM )
Shairi
Wimbo
Shayari
Nyimbo
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This section contains traditional oral songs by various authors including Muhammad bin Abubakar, Bwana Umar Bukar, Jemadar Tangai and his son Abdurahim bin Jemadar Tangai (Baluchi), Masud bin Nasir Al-Mazrui, Abdallah bin Hamad al-Marzrui. We do not have biographical information about these authors. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: old Northern
General Note:
Poetic Form: Shairi - nyimbo (wimbo [singular], a song form of verse)
General Note:
Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
General Note:
Extent: 7 leaves
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Kijuma, Muhammad : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/43775563
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
Scribe: Kijuma, Muhammad

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 53508 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53508f ( SOAS manuscript number )