Qala Shairi (MS 53508i)
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Title:
Qala Shairi (MS 53508i)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Handwritten and typed with black, or blue ink , on either thin or hard papers; some pages are loose

Subjects

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

Notes

Abstract:
This section also contains a collection of traditional poems by unknown authors. The poems were originally performed orally, and were transcribed probably by Mohammed Kijumwa who gave them to Hichens. However, some poems seem to have belonged to Taylor and, probably, to Alice Werner too. The content of the poems vary, but the general themes concern social issues and moral behaviour in Swahili society. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: KiNgozi
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Poetic Form: Shairi
General Note:
Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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Extent: 51 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Gani kiti nikae kitako muelewa
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast

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 53508i ( SOAS manuscript number )