Shairi la Kifo cha Kamange (PP MS 42. S/34)
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Title:
Shairi la Kifo cha Kamange (PP MS 42. S/34)
Series Title:
Whiteley Collection : Swahili language and list of authors
Creator:
Sarahani ( Author, Primary )
Mohamed, Mohamed S., 1943- ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript in blue ink on paper with lines

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Swahili language -- Dialects ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Jahadhmiy, Ali bin Said bin Rashid, 1830-1910 ( LCNA )
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Shayari
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Eastern Africa -- Pemba Island
Coordinates:
-5.166667 x 39.783333

Notes

Abstract:
This poem is an ode to the death of the famous poet, from Pemba, Ali bin Said known under the pseudonym of Kamange. The poem was composed by Sarahani, also a known poet from Pemba. The poem is written in Kipemba with many words peculiar to the Kipemba dialect, as well as many Arabic loans. In fact, the author provides a translation in Swahili of difficult words and of words of Arabic origins. ( en )
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Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: KiPemba
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Poetic Form: Shairi
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Extent: 15 leaves
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Incipit: Kufa kwake liazizi, msiba nnao miye,
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See SOAS University of London manuscript P/3 for relevant correspondence
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VIAF (name authority) : Mohamed, Mohamed S., 1943- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/67560404
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Pemba Island
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Publication information: Whiteley W H. 1958. The Dialect and Verse of Pemba: an introduction. East African Swahili Committee, Makerere College, Kampala.
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Publication information: Whiteley, W H. 1964. A Selection of African prose, Vol.1 Traditional oral texts, Vol.2 Written prose. Claredon Press, Oxford

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:
PP MS 42. S/23-S/37 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 42. S/34 ( SOAS manuscript number )