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( 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 ( 90 ) 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 Shairi la Kilio, na Waadhi, na Shairi la Wanawake Watano (MS 12) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Religious poetry Islam Religious belief Swahili litarature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Eastern Africa -- Mafia District -- Mafia Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 2 Utumbuizo wa kubembelea (MS 455) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Songs Oral literature Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Utumbuizo Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 3 Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 305c) Creator: Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Popular poetry Oral literature Songs Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Poem Utumbuizo Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 4 Risala wa Zinjibari (MS 305d) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral history Oral literature Africa, East -- History East Africa -- History Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa -- Fort Jesus Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 5 Two Religious Tendi-untitled and Kisa cha Watu wa Lamu (MS 308) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Islam Religious belief Swahili history Africa, East -- History Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island Genre: Poem Utenzi Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 6 Hadithi ya Mwizi na Kadhi (MS 193290a) 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 7 Utendi wa Kutawafu Nabii (PP MS 20-3e) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1938 AD (circa 1356 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Islam Religious poetry Legends Mythology Spatial Coverage: Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Arabian Peninsula -- Medina Governate -- Medina Genre: Poem Utenzi Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 8 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) 9 Nyimbo (MS 193291b) 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: Swahili songs Poetry Ushairi Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 10 Utenzi wa Liyongo (MS 193291a) 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: Swahili poetry Legends Kiswahili mashairi Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Utenzi Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 11 Hadithi ya Maskini na Mtoto wake (MS 193290j) 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 12 Hadithi ya Vijana Viwili (MS 193290l) 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 13 Kisa cha Mwinda na Nyuni (MS 193290k) 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 14 Hadithi ya Mgala na Mwanawe (MS 193290m) 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 15 History of the Anankali people, Iramba, Tanganyika (MS 193292a) Creator: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: 1936 AD (1355 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Africa, East -- History East Africa -- History Oral history Oral tradition in literature Afrika, Mashariki - Historia Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Rukwa Region Genre: Essays (LCGFT) Language: Nilamba 16 Liongo na Manga, and Other songs (MS 205000e) 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 Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 17 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 18 Liongo, the Spearlord (MS 205000a) 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 Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Poem Utumbuizo Poetry (LCTGM) Language: Swahili 19 Liongo Boy and Man (MS 205000b) 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 Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Language: Swahili 20 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

Shairi la Kilio, na Waadhi, na Shairi la Wanawake Watano (MS 12)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Religious poetry; Islam; Religious belief; Swahili litarature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Eastern Africa -- Mafia District -- Mafia Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Utumbuizo wa kubembelea (MS 455)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Songs; Oral literature; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Utumbuizo; Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Mashairi ya Liyongo (MS 305c)

Creator:: Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Popular poetry; Oral literature; Songs; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu County -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Poem; Utumbuizo; Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Risala wa Zinjibari (MS 305d)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral history; Oral literature; Africa, East -- History; East Africa -- History
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa -- Fort Jesus
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Two Religious Tendi-untitled and Kisa cha Watu wa Lamu (MS 308)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Islam; Religious belief; Swahili history; Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:: Poem; Utenzi; Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Mwizi na Kadhi (MS 193290a)

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

Utendi wa Kutawafu Nabii (PP MS 20-3e)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1938 AD (circa 1356 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Islam; Religious poetry; Legends; Mythology
Spatial Coverage:: Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Arabian Peninsula -- Medina Governate -- Medina
Genre:: Poem; Utenzi; Poetry (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)

Nyimbo (MS 193291b)

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:: Swahili songs; Poetry; Ushairi; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Utenzi wa Liyongo (MS 193291a)

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:: Swahili poetry; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Utenzi; Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Hadithi ya Maskini na Mtoto wake (MS 193290j)

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 Vijana Viwili (MS 193290l)

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

Kisa cha Mwinda na Nyuni (MS 193290k)

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 Mgala na Mwanawe (MS 193290m)

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

History of the Anankali people, Iramba, Tanganyika (MS 193292a)

Creator:: Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: 1936 AD (1355 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Africa, East -- History; East Africa -- History; Oral history; Oral tradition in literature; Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Rukwa Region
Genre:: Essays (LCGFT)
Language:: Nilamba

Liongo na Manga, and Other songs (MS 205000e)

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; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

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

Liongo, the Spearlord (MS 205000a)

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; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Poem; Utumbuizo; Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:: Swahili

Liongo Boy and Man (MS 205000b)

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; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Language:: Swahili

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

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