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024 7    |a MS 53825 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 53825b |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Mashairi ya Siu (MS 53825b) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c [n.d.].
490        |a Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry.
500        |a Date of Composition is unknown
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
500        |a Dialects: KiSiu
500        |a Poetic Form: Shairi
500        |a Extent: 26 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Enyi ndugu na wendani, napenda kuwaarifu, rijali na nisiwani wakubwa kwa watotofu
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
500        |a Purchased from Kegan Paul, November 1948
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a The second part of this unusual collection of free-verse poetry contains traditional poems from Siu. Here, as in the previous item, the collection is taken from Judge Hamilton’s book. These short poems deals with traditional and historical issues relating to the Lamu archipelago area, and the island of Siu in particular. The language used is KiSiu. As opposed to the modern poetry of the previous item, these are narrative poems that draw on the author’s experience. Typically each section of a poem treats a particular event. The rhyming system is retained, as well as the use of metaphors, typical of traditional poetry. However, the verse structure is not that found in standard traditional poetry with 8 lines per stanza. Each stanza decribes one event. However, the events are not strictly related to each Other, and are not consequential. For instance, in the stanzas numbered 4 to 7, the author describes the military power of the British colonial administration, and the District commissioner of Lamu, referred as Bwana Rajishi. Stanza 10 describes the high social class of the Waungwana. In Stanza 65, the author calls the audience with the sound of the UPATU (traditional brass drum) in order to start the ngoma dance. When the ngoma starts the author sings about various social issues, using elaborate metaphors.
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 Swahili poetry.
650        |a Traditional poetry.
650        |a Oral literature.
650    0 |a Oral tradition in literature.
650    0 |a Folk poetry.
650        |a Hamilton, W.W., Judge.
655    4 |a Poem.
655    4 |a Shairi.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
655    4 |a Shayari.
700        |a [s.n.]. |4 cre
752        |a Tanzania |b Manyara Region |c Siu District.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Tanzania 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/LSMD000257/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/02/57/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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