ms. 53825 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Special Collections
Contents
2 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Lamu Island and Swahili poetry
1.
Title: Modern mashairi
An anthology of modern Swahili poetry
Incipit: Eny i ndugu na rafiki nataka kuwaarifu mashujaa na wanyonge
Language(s): Swahili
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2.
Title: Mashairi ya Siu
An anthology of Swahili poetry dealing with issues in the Lamu archipelago in the dialect of Siu Island
Incipit: Enyi ndugu na wendani, napenda kuwaarifu, rijali na nisiwani wakubwa kwa watotofu
Language(s): Swahili
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Physical Description
Form: codex
51 f. 26 f.
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Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Swahili poetry
- Lamu Island (Kenya)--History
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