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Narrow Results By: Language Swahili ( 80 ) English ( 5 ) Dawida ( 1 ) Kigiryama ( 1 ) Ngazidja ( 1 ) Nilamba ( 1 ) Creator [s.n.] ( 47 ) Liongo Fumo ( 18 ) Hichens, William, -1944 ( 10 ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( 9 ) Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( 5 ) Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( 4 ) Sikujua, Mwalimu ( 3 ) Werner, Alice, 1859-1935 ( 3 ) Whiteley, Wilfred Howell ( 3 ) Allen, J. W. T. ( 2 ) Show More >> Publisher [manuscript] ( 1 ) Subject: Topic Oral tradition in literature ( 91 ) Oral literature ( 67 ) Swahili poetry ( 67 ) Kiswahili mashairi ( 63 ) Fumo Liyongo ( 25 ) Liongo Fumo ( 25 ) Legends ( 19 ) Oral history ( 19 ) Short stories ( 16 ) Songs ( 15 ) Show More >> Subject: Geographic Area Africa ( 88 ) Kenya ( 42 ) Swahili Coast ( 30 ) Pate Island ( 26 ) Shanga ( 18 ) Mombasa ( 10 ) Tanzania ( 9 ) Pate ( 8 ) Lamu ( 6 ) Lamu Island ( 6 ) Show More >> Subject: Genre Poetry ( 42 ) Poem ( 41 ) Shairi ( 29 ) Shayari ( 29 ) Translation ( 17 ) Nyimbo ( 15 ) Wimbo ( 15 ) Hadithi ( 14 ) Literature ( 14 ) Stories ( 14 ) Show More >>	1 19th - 20th Century Swahili Popular Verses (MS 47707a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1800-1900 AD (circa 1215-1318 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Swahili songs Oral tradition in literature Kiswahili mashairi Songs, Swahili Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 2 Abunawas na Harun Rashid (MS 193290d) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1939 AD (circa 1349 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Short stories Fiction Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Moral values Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Stories Hadithi Literature (LCTGM) Translation Language: Swahili 3 African Aphorisms (MS 47752a) Creator: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1891 AD (1309 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Aphorisms Proverbs Swahili oral literature Oral literature Giryama oral literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Translation Language: Dawida Kigiryama 4 Anthology of Swahili Poets (MS 53490a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1937 AD (circa 1356 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi Biography Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Translation 5 Art and Literature: miscellaneous papers (PP MS 42. AL/1-AL/10) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: 1937-1968 AD (1356-1388 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: African languages -- Study and teaching African literaures Oral literature Oral history Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Dar es Salaam Genre: Essays (LCGFT) 6 Ascension to the Shaggan rule (MS 205000c) Creator: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ) Liongo Fumo ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral history Oral literature Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Language: Swahili 7 Collection of Kimai (MS 380059a) Creator: [s.n.] Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1967 AD (circa 1387 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Kigunya Kitikuu Kibajuni Vocal music Sea fishing Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 8 Collection of Swahili Verses (MS 47708a) Creator: Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1913 AD (1331 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Marriage Oral tradition in literature Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 9 Collection of Wawe (MS 380059d) Creator: [s.n.] Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1967 AD (circa 1387 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral tradition in literature Vocal music Agriculture Farmers Swahili poetry Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 10 Desturi za Waswahili (PP MS 20-4a) Creator: Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari ( Author, Primary ) Allen, J. W. T. ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1950 AD (circa 1369 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili history Swahili culture Africa, East -- History East Africa -- History Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa Genre: Essays (LCGFT) 11 Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53491a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili Poetry Oral tradition in literature Literary history Biography Africa, East -- History Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 12 Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53495a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral tradition in literature Literary history Biography Africa, East -- History Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 13 Folk Tales-Ngano (PP MS 42. S/47-S/48) Creator: Whiteley, Wilfred Howell ( Author, Primary ) Chum, Haji ( contributor ) Mtandika, M. J. ( contributor ) Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili Literature Swahili poetry Folk tales Short stories Oral literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Lindi Region -- Eastern Africa -- Kilwa District -- Kilwa Kisiwani -- Kilwa Kisiwani Island Language: Swahili 14 Fragment of Wawe ya Taamali and partial explanation of the wawe (MS 380560b) Creator: [s.n.] Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1966 AD (1386 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral tradition in literature Vocal music Agriculture Farmers Swahili poetry Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands Genre: Songs (lctgm) Language: Swahili 15 Hadithi (MS 41960c) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: 19th century AD (circa 1215 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Short stories Oral tradition in literature Islam Religious belief Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 16 Hadithi ya Dobi (MS 193290h) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Short stories Fiction Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Moral values Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Stories Hadithi Literature (LCTGM) Translation Language: Swahili 17 Hadithi ya Liongo na Nduguyakwe Mdogo (MS 193290i) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Short stories Fiction Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Moral values Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Stories Hadithi Literature (LCTGM) Translation Language: Swahili English 18 Hadithi ya Liyongo (MS 205000d) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral history Oral literature Swahili poetry Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Poem Shairi Wimbo Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 19 Hadithi ya Liyongo and Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 53492b) Creator: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ) Liongo Fumo ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral history Oral literature Swahili poetry Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Language: Swahili 20 Hadithi ya Liyongo, and Other poems (MS 53493b) Creator: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ) Liongo Fumo ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Oral history Oral literature Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Language: Swahili

19th - 20th Century Swahili Popular Verses (MS 47707a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1800-1900 AD (circa 1215-1318 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Swahili songs; Oral tradition in literature; Kiswahili mashairi; Songs, Swahili
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Abunawas na Harun Rashid (MS 193290d)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1939 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Short stories; Fiction; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Moral values
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Stories; Hadithi; Literature (LCTGM); Translation
Language:: Swahili

African Aphorisms (MS 47752a)

Creator:: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1891 AD (1309 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Aphorisms; Proverbs; Swahili oral literature; Oral literature; Giryama oral literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Translation
Language:: Dawida; Kigiryama

Anthology of Swahili Poets (MS 53490a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1937 AD (circa 1356 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi; Biography; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Translation

Art and Literature: miscellaneous papers (PP MS 42. AL/1-AL/10)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: 1937-1968 AD (1356-1388 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: African languages -- Study and teaching; African literaures; Oral literature; Oral history; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Dar es Salaam
Genre:: Essays (LCGFT)

Ascension to the Shaggan rule (MS 205000c)

Creator:: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ); Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral history; Oral literature; Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Language:: Swahili

Collection of Kimai (MS 380059a)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1967 AD (circa 1387 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Kigunya; Kitikuu; Kibajuni; Vocal music; Sea fishing
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Collection of Swahili Verses (MS 47708a)

Creator:: Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary ); Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1913 AD (1331 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Marriage; Oral tradition in literature; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Collection of Wawe (MS 380059d)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1967 AD (circa 1387 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral tradition in literature; Vocal music; Agriculture; Farmers; Swahili poetry
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Desturi za Waswahili (PP MS 20-4a)

Creator:: Mtoro bin Mwinyi Bakari ( Author, Primary ); Allen, J. W. T. ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1950 AD (circa 1369 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili history; Swahili culture; Africa, East -- History; East Africa -- History; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa
Genre:: Essays (LCGFT)

Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53491a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili Poetry; Oral tradition in literature; Literary history; Biography; Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53495a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral tradition in literature; Literary history; Biography; Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Folk Tales-Ngano (PP MS 42. S/47-S/48)

Creator:: Whiteley, Wilfred Howell ( Author, Primary ); Chum, Haji ( contributor ); Mtandika, M. J. ( contributor )
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili Literature; Swahili poetry; Folk tales; Short stories; Oral literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Lindi Region -- Eastern Africa -- Kilwa District -- Kilwa Kisiwani -- Kilwa Kisiwani Island
Language:: Swahili

Fragment of Wawe ya Taamali and partial explanation of the wawe (MS 380560b)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1966 AD (1386 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral tradition in literature; Vocal music; Agriculture; Farmers; Swahili poetry
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Somalia -- Eastern Africa -- Lower Juba Region -- Bajuni Islands
Genre:: Songs (lctgm)
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi (MS 41960c)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: 19th century AD (circa 1215 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Short stories; Oral tradition in literature; Islam; Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Dobi (MS 193290h)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Short stories; Fiction; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Moral values
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Stories; Hadithi; Literature (LCTGM); Translation
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Liongo na Nduguyakwe Mdogo (MS 193290i)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Short stories; Fiction; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Moral values
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Stories; Hadithi; Literature (LCTGM); Translation
Language:: Swahili; English

Hadithi ya Liyongo (MS 205000d)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral history; Oral literature; Swahili poetry; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Wimbo; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Liyongo and Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 53492b)

Creator:: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ); Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral history; Oral literature; Swahili poetry; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Liyongo, and Other poems (MS 53493b)

Creator:: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ); Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Oral history; Oral literature; Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Language:: Swahili

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