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2 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Lamu Island and Swahili poetry

1.
Author: Anonymous
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.
Author: Anonymous
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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Form: codex
51 f. 26 f.
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"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".

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