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- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000400/00001
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- Abstract:
- In this long section of MS 47754 there are two main sections. First, there is a collection of poems attributed to the mythical Swahili hero Fumo Liyongo, and in the following section, there is a large collection of poems by Muyaka bin Haji. The material of the Muyaka collection was used by Hichens for the compilation of the Diwani ya Muyaka, an anthology of the popular poetry of Muyaka. The poems by Muyaka were transcribed with the Arabic scribing system introduced by Taylor. Taylor during his stay in Mombasa ‘invented’ some new signs for the Arabic script in Swahili that were used mainly by Mwalimu Sikujua. In the middle of this section, we also find a letter to Taylor from Suleiman al-Hanawy requesting for red ink to be sent to him. ( en )
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- Biographical information: Liyongo Fumo 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’. -- Muyaka bin Haji lived in Mombasa between AD 1776-1840, and was one of the most outstanding poets of the mashairi genre. According to Abdulaziz (1979) Muyaka wrote some 150 poems of popular Swahili poetry, and the themes of his poetry touch on the cultural and political life of his community of that time.
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- Date of Composition is unknown
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- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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- Dialects: KiMvita
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- Poetic Form: Various
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- Extent: 110 leaves
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- Incipit: Ewe mwana nyamaa silie Fumo wa Bauri kasikia Fumo mkenge
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- Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
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- See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 263325, 210013, 205000, 53492, 53493 (Hichens collection)
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- Archival history: These scripts were purchased from Mrs Taylor by W. Hichens
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- VIAF (name authority) : Liongo Fumo : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/225493124
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- VIAF (name authority) : Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji, approximately 1776-1840 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/287869854
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- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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- Scribe: Sikujua, Mwalimu
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- Publication information: Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Kijumwa. 196-?. 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.
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- Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1987. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, London. pp. 66-101
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- Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1983. Epic Poetry in Swahili and Other African Languages. Ch 6. E.J. Brill, Leiden. pp.142-168
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- Publication information: Hichens, W. 1940. Diwani ya Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassaniy. University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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- Publication information: Abdulaziz, M.H. 1979 (repr. 1994). Muyaka 19th century Swahili Popular Poetry. Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi.
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- Publication information: Harries, L. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford University Press, London.
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- Publication information: Harries, L. 1957. The Swahili Quatrain. Afrika und Ubersee, 41:67-72
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item is believed to be in the public domain
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 47754 ( SOAS manuscript number )
Ms 47754f ( SOAS manuscript number )
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