Uchafu Wenye Jina: Fumanizi za Maneno (MS 380524a)
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Material Information

Title:
Uchafu Wenye Jina: Fumanizi za Maneno (MS 380524a)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection :
Creator:
Abdulla, Muhammed Said, 1918-1991 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : In black type, with notes in blue ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Short stories ( LCSH )
Popular literature ( LCSH )
Bwana Msa
Najum
Genre:
Stories
Hadithi
Literature ( LCTGM )
Fiction
Spatial Coverage:
Arica -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar Island
Coordinates:
-6.16667 x 39.33333

Notes

Abstract:
This mystery story concerns a stranger from the Congo who arrives suddenly in Zanzibar Town and initiates a peculiar friendship with a husband and wife. The central characters are Bwana Msa and his companion Najum, who are characters in the fiction of Muhammed Said Abdullah. In this manuscript, English translations of some Swahili words are noted in ink. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Extent: 18 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Bwana Msa aliwacha kwenda kwanza akasita kusikiliza maneno yanayosemwa.
General Note:
See also SOAS University of London manuscript MS 380533
General Note:
The characters and the nature of this story suggest the author is Muhammed Said Abdullah. This manuscript contains notes absent from SOAS University of London manuscript MS 380533.
General Note:
Unguja is an alternate name for Zanzibar Island
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VIAF (name authority) : Abdulla, Muhammed Said, 1918-1991 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/116082840
General Note:
Arica -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar Island
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, March 1993

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 380524 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380524a ( SOAS manuscript number )