Mchezo: Upendeleo uliosababisha vifo na No. 5 Sijambo street (PP MS 42. S/45-S/46)
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Title:
Mchezo: Upendeleo uliosababisha vifo na No. 5 Sijambo street (PP MS 42. S/45-S/46)
Series Title:
Whiteley Collection : Swahili language and list of authors
Creator:
Sindano, W. ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript Typescript with black ink on yellow paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili theatre
Swahili play
Swahili Literature ( LCSH )
Theater ( LCSH )
Swahili language -- Theater ( LCSH )
Genre:
Stories
Literature ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This section contains two modern Swahili plays from Tanzania, written in Standard Swahili, entitled ‘Upendeleo uliosababisha vifo’ by W Sindano and ‘No. 5 Sijambo street’ by unidentified author. Both plays are undated. The first play tells about an imaginary clan called Ukoo wa Kimangi (Kimangi clan) where two brOthers argue over their inheritance. The first son of the head of the clan is called Mbiliki and is the main character of the play. Mbiliki is worried about his inheritance because his father, Mangi, wants to give the inheritance to Mbiliki’s younger brOther, Mbeleko. The second play is an extremely long play divided into 14 chapters, written in Standard Swahili by unknown author. Because of the length of the play the cataloguers did not read it all. In short, it is a ironic play set in Dar es Salaam. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: Southern
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Poetic Form: Various
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Extent: 310 leaves
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Incipit: Barabarani . Pzia litakapofunguliwa, Mbiliki ataonekana mbele ya watazamaji akiongea nao.
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
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/38-S/48 ( SOAS manuscript number )
PP MS 42. S/45-S/46 ( SOAS manuscript number )