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Narrow Results By: Language Swahili ( 17 ) Creator [s.n.] ( 9 ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( 5 ) Liongo Fumo ( 2 ) Abedi, Bakari ( 1 ) Al-Kasabi ( 1 ) Bwana Bakari bin bwana Mwengo ( 1 ) Bwana Harusi bin Abdalla ( 1 ) Bwana Umar Bakar ( 1 ) Daud bin Sa’im al-Naufali ( 1 ) Hichens, William, -1944 ( 1 ) Show More >> Subject: Topic Swahili poetry ( 17 ) Kiswahili mashairi ( 15 ) Oral tradition in literature ( 15 ) Oral literature ( 13 ) Folk songs, Swahili ( 5 ) Songs ( 5 ) Fumo Liyongo ( 4 ) Liongo Fumo ( 4 ) Folk songs ( 3 ) Legends ( 3 ) Show More >> Subject: Geographic Area Africa ( 17 ) Kenya ( 8 ) Swahili Coast ( 8 ) Pate Island ( 4 ) Shanga ( 4 ) Mombasa ( 3 ) Lamu ( 1 ) Lamu Island ( 1 ) Tanzania ( 1 ) Zanzibar ( 1 ) Show More >> Subject: Genre Nyimbo ( 17 ) Shairi ( 17 ) Shayari ( 17 ) Wimbo ( 17 ) Songs ( 8 ) Poem ( 6 ) Poetry ( 6 ) Essays ( 1 )	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 29 Swahili Love Songs (MS 380546a) Creator: Abedi, Bakari ( Author, Primary ) Nassir, Ahmad ( contributor ) Publication Date: circa 1966 AD (circa 1386 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Poem Shairi Nyimbo Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 3 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 4 Kiswahili, langue classique (PP MS 42. S/32) Creator: Van der Vorst, Gerard ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: circa 1958 AD (circa 1378 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili language Swahili poetry Swahili language -- Dialects Critique Linguistics Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island Genre: Essays (LCGFT) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 5 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 6 Liyongo Poems with Notes and Correspondence (MS 210013a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1934 AD (circa 1353 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral literature Songs Legends Correspondence Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 7 Love songs and Waadhi (MS 41960b) 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 Songs Oral literature Islam Religious belief Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City Genre: Poem Shairi Wimbo Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 8 Mashairi ya Bwana Bakari bin Mwengo (MS 53508e) Creator: Bwana Bakari bin bwana Mwengo ( Author, Primary ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) 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 Oral literature Traditional songs Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 9 Nyimbo ya Mume na Mke (MS 419) 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 literature Songs Gender role Sex role Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Wimbo Poetry (lctgm) Shayari Language: Swahili 10 Shuhuda ya Mashairi ya Liongo (MS 53498b) Creator: Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: circa 1920 AD (circa 1338 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Kiswahili mashairi Liongo Fumo Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Poem Shairi Wimbo Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 11 Swahili songs (MS 53498c) Creator: [s.n.] Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) 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 Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Kiswahili mashairi Songs, Swahili Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 12 Swahili Tales-Vol. I (MS 54341a) Creator: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary ) Publication Date: circa 1890 AD (circa 1307 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral literature Riddles Proverbs Songs Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 13 Swahili verses (MS 41961a) Creator: [s.n.] Daud bin Sa’im al-Naufali ( contributor ) Publication Date: 1894 AD (1311 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 Songs Africa, East -- Culture East Africa -- Culture Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Wimbo Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 14 Wimbo (1) (MS 53508d) Creator: [s.n.] Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) 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 Oral literature Traditional songs Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 15 Wimbo (2) (MS 53508f) Creator: Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary ) Bwana Umar Bakar ( contributor ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) 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 Oral literature Traditional songs Kiswahili mashairi Oral tradition in literature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 16 Wimbo (3) (MS 53508j) Creator: Kombo Bwete ( Author, Primary ) Al-Kasabi ( contributor ) Bwana Harusi bin Abdalla ( contributor ) 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 Traditional poetry Oral literature Islam Religious poetry Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 17 Wimbo (MS 53498d) Creator: [s.n.] Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor ) 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 Oral literature Oral tradition in literature Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo 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

29 Swahili Love Songs (MS 380546a)

Creator:: Abedi, Bakari ( Author, Primary ); Nassir, Ahmad ( contributor )
Publication Date:: circa 1966 AD (circa 1386 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Nyimbo; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
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

Kiswahili, langue classique (PP MS 42. S/32)

Creator:: Van der Vorst, Gerard ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: circa 1958 AD (circa 1378 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili language; Swahili poetry; Swahili language -- Dialects; Critique; Linguistics
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:: Essays (LCGFT); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

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

Liyongo Poems with Notes and Correspondence (MS 210013a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1934 AD (circa 1353 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral literature; Songs; Legends; Correspondence
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Love songs and Waadhi (MS 41960b)

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; Songs; Oral literature; Islam; Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Wimbo; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Mashairi ya Bwana Bakari bin Mwengo (MS 53508e)

Creator:: Bwana Bakari bin bwana Mwengo ( Author, Primary ); Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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; Oral literature; Traditional songs; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Nyimbo ya Mume na Mke (MS 419)

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 literature; Songs; Gender role; Sex role
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Wimbo; Poetry (lctgm); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Shuhuda ya Mashairi ya Liongo (MS 53498b)

Creator:: Liongo Fumo ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: circa 1920 AD (circa 1338 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Kiswahili mashairi; Liongo Fumo
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Wimbo; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Swahili songs (MS 53498c)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Kiswahili mashairi; Songs, Swahili
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Swahili Tales-Vol. I (MS 54341a)

Creator:: Taylor, W. E. (William Ernest), 1856-1927 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:: circa 1890 AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral literature; Riddles; Proverbs; Songs
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Swahili verses (MS 41961a)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Daud bin Sa’im al-Naufali ( contributor )
Publication Date:: 1894 AD (1311 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; Songs; Africa, East -- Culture; East Africa -- Culture
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Wimbo; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Wimbo (1) (MS 53508d)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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; Oral literature; Traditional songs; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Wimbo (2) (MS 53508f)

Creator:: Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary ); Bwana Umar Bakar ( contributor ); Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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; Oral literature; Traditional songs; Kiswahili mashairi; Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Wimbo (3) (MS 53508j)

Creator:: Kombo Bwete ( Author, Primary ); Al-Kasabi ( contributor ); Bwana Harusi bin Abdalla ( contributor )
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; Traditional poetry; Oral literature; Islam; Religious poetry
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

Wimbo (MS 53498d)

Creator:: [s.n.]; Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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; Oral literature; Oral tradition in literature; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

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