Shairi la Fumo Liongo (MS 380526a)
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Material Information

Title:
Shairi la Fumo Liongo (MS 380526a)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Swahili Verses
Creator:
Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : Black ink on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Legends ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Liongo Fumo ( DNB )
Fumo Liyongo
Genre:
Poem
Utumbuizo
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Coordinates:
-2.135 x 41.06467

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 380526 contains the poem ‘Liyongo na Mmanga’ by Fumo Liyongo composed after his wedding in celebration of his wife. He evokes his wife’s physical features and celebrates the beauty of creation. It is a beautiful romantic poem derived from oral tradition, divided into 49 stanzas, with a copy. This poem is to be found in slightly different versions in MS 380548c, MS 47797 (Werner collection), and MS 210013a (Hichens collection). ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Fumo Liyongo is a mythical Swahili poet and hero, and it is tought that he composed many oral songs and poems narrating about his life time, which is around the 12th and 13th century. For more information on Liyongo, see the field ‘relevant publication’.
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Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: Northern
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Poetic Form: Utumbuizo (bipartite long-measure verse)
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Extent: 8 leaves
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Incipit: Pijani mpasi, Pembe ya jamusi, Kwa Chamtotoshi, Au Mwana ninga
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See also SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 380548c, MS 47797, MS 210013
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Shanga is also known as Shagga
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VIAF (name authority) : Liongo Fumo : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/225493124
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Shanga Ruins -- Pate Island
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, 10 March 1993
General Note:
Publication information: Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Kijumwa. 1962. Utenzi wa Fumo Liongo. Dar es Salaam: East African Swahili Committee.
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Publication information: Mbele, Joseph L. 1986. The Liongo Fumo epic and the scholars. Kiswahili 53 (1-2): 128-145.
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Publication information: Werner, Alice. 1928. The Swahili saga of Liyongo Fumo. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 4: 247-255

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 380526 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380526a ( SOAS manuscript number )