This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The mystical powers and supernatural abilities of the african hero liyongo are told in many african swahili poems. More than the stuff of legend research into the epic chronicling the adventures of the legendary swahili ruler, fumo liyongo, has revealed messages that reach far beyond mythhistory. In line with this view, fumo liyongo may be regarded as a folk hero who portrays such desirable virtues as courage, humility and a drive for justice and fairness. Luanda magere, wangu wa makeri, mugo wa kibiru, mekatilili wa menza, fumo liyongo youth are usually the target audience of legends so that they can emulate the hero or heroine. As with the fumo liyongo, his glory is first emphasized through his physical attributes. Liyongo breaks the silence of the subordination swahili people experienced. Sampuli dhamirifu ilitumika kuteua diwani ya malenga wa vumba 1981, diwani ya kichomi 1974 na utenzi wa fumo liyongo 1973 kutoka afrika. Fumo liyongo was an african swahili supernatural mythological hero, the son of african royalty. Jadili utenzi wa liyongo na kisakale cha liyongo kwa upande wa dhamira na fani. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help.
Majukumu ya jinsi ya kike na jinsi ya kiume ni suala ambalo linaendelea kuzua mgogoro miongoni mwa watu wa jamii mbalimbali. Fumo liyongo ni mhusika wa kihistoria, aliishi baina ya karne 15 na 16. The ninth poem is an extract from the epic of liyongo, composed in 19 by muhammad kijuma, one of the greatest swahili poets. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Fumo liyongo observed how different civilisations interacted at a time when east africa was at the crossroads of meeting cultures. African scholar dr kenneth simala is attempting to resolve some of the questions surrounding the poem. Liongo himself is credited with many such songs and poems. Fumo liyongo is a mythical swahili poet and hero, and it is tought that he composed many oral songs and poems narrating about his life time, which is around the 12th and th century. Huyu ni shujaa wa kale, labda miaka elfu moja iliyopita, na ndiye anayesifika. Gilgamesh is portrayed as a demigod, two thirds god, one third human. Malenga wa vumba, kichomi na utenzi wa fumo liyongo misingi ya uhakiki katika fasihi ya kiswahili online tuition hali ya utengano ni muhimu katika diwani ya kichomi kichomi ni diwani au mkusanyiko wa mashairi ya mwandishi euphrase kezilahabi kutoka nchini tanzania.
Characteristics of myths there are extraordinary actions done by the hero. Oral narratives english notes secondary school esomake. Hiki ni kisa ambacho kimesimuliwa kwa ustadi na namna ya kumchangamsha msomaji. The oral and written traditions related to fumo liyongo fall into several different categories. Japo kuna utata kuhusu tarehe aliyozaliwa liyongo lakini tarehe inayoelekea kukubaliwa zaidi ni ile ya karne ya 14 kwa kuwa kitabu cha terehe ya pate freemangrenville 19962. Mkasa wa shujaa liyongo ni hadithi inayomulika kinyanganyiro cha uongozi kati ya ndugu wawili. Inasadikiwa, katika kulifanya hilo, kisa hicho kilisahaulika pakubwa na kubakia tu, katika visehemu vidogo. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Tamthiliya ya fumo liyongo ina dhima na nafasi katika jamii, dhima hizo tunaweza kuzigawa katika makundi matatu ambazo ni historia, utamaduni na dini. He is celebrated as a hero, warrior and poet in traditional poems, stories and songs of the swahili people, many associated with wedding rituals and gungu dances. Mvutano huu unaishia katika kifo cha liyongo mikononi mwa mtoto wake moni.
Fumo liyongo ni hadithi inayomhusu shujaa fumo liongo, ambaye mimi, kutokana na utafiti wangu wa miaka mingi, napendelea kumwita liongo fumo. Kimani na chimerah 2008, wanadai kuwa utenzi ni ushairi wenye mizani chache kuliko kumi na mbili, na ambao mara nyingi hauna vina vya kati katika mishororo, bali kila ubeti una vina vya namna moja katika mistari yake. Nevertheless, the legends of him have become an integral part of the national heritage in this particular region. From this aspect, human literary characters such as fumo liyongo are creations of culture and represent typical members of the waswahili of kenyas northern coast. Kodak verite printer software and driver downloads kodak. Hata hivyo utenzi wa liyongo ni utanzu wa kishairi, nacho kisakale cha liyongo ni utanzu wa kinathari. Kitula kingei historical and folkloric elements in. Intertextual relation between the epic of fumo liyongo. Kisa cha fumo liyongo ni kitabu kinachosimulia hadithi ya fumo liyongo, shujaa aliyeishi zamani katika pwani ya kenya. He is highly celebrated by the people of butangi because of his great desire to see a better butangi. Kisa cha fumo liyongo hadithi za mashairi 8 text book. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish.
Fumo liyongo or liongo was a swahili writer and chieftain on the northern part of the coast of east africa somewhere between the 9th and th centuries. With support from the leverhulme trust and the isaac newton trust. Mtunzi amesimulia maisha ya shujaa huyu kwa njia ya kishairi. Kama tulivyogusia hapo mwanzoni, utanzu wa fasihi simulizi unaokaribiana pia na visakale ni mapisi. Chuo kikuu cha daressalaam journal of the institute for kiswahili research, university of daressalaam 21. Mwelusi has become a great hero among the people of butangi. Myth and modernity in african literature centre of.
The poem was written by liyongo to celebrate his bride on the occasion of his wedding, which took place in shaka, the town where liyongo lived, married and was buried. Kumekuwako sababu nyingi za kutushawishi tukiri kuwa, kisa hicho kilikuwa kikisimuliwa kabla ya kutiwa maandishini katika bahari ya utenzi. Mvutano huu unaishia katika kifo cha liyongo mikononi mwa motto wake moni. Historia, katika historia tamthiliya hii ya liongo inaweza kuwa chanzo cha data za kihistoria, wanajamii wanaweza kujua masuala mbalimbali yaliyokuwa yanatokea katika jamii za kipindi hicho. Swahili literature is usually divided into classical and contemporary periods and genres. Critics have long recognised the value of african literatures representation of the mythic and the folkloric. Mwelusi hana sifa kaa hizi zinazomtambuliasha kama mhusika wa kipekee. The selected texts that informed this paper included fumo liyongo 1950, kifo kisimani 2001 and mstahiki meya 2009. Kisa cha fumo liyongo hadithi za mashairi 8 text book centre. Consequently, the songs attributed to fumo liyongo are defined as poetry by and on liyongo. He is not only a legendary hero of the swahili coast, but also a bard, who created own songs and poems. But, as he explains, it is the relevance of the poems content to modern times that especially fascinates him. Mfano, utendi wa fumo liyongo, ili, kuona ni jinsi gani sifa za kifani zinavyojidhihirisha katika tenzi za kiswahili. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
In gilgamesh it is his victory over humbaba and the bull of heaven. Soma ujue yaliyompata liyongo na jinsi alivyoonyesha ustadi mkubwa akipambana na maadui zake. Japo kuna utata kuhusu tarehe kamili aliyozaliwa liyongo, tarehe inayoelekea kukubalika zaidi ni ile ya karne ya hadi 14 kulingana na kitabu cha tarehe ya pate. He becomes a replica in terms of character traits and the role in which he plays in the text. Problems of identity of authorship kitula kingei this is a copy of the article from printed version of electronic journal folklore vol. Fumo alikuwa na sifa za kiajabu kama vile nguvu zilizokithiri, mpiganaji hodari aliyeshinda vita vingi, ukubwa uliopita kiasi na uwezo wa kutambua mabo kabla hayajiri. Kitula kingei historical and folkloric elements in fumo. All three epics define their hero in the conquests over their enemies. Chuo cha uchunguzi wa lugha ya kiswahili, chuo kikuu cha dar es salaam, 1973 liyongo legendary character 28 pages.
Fumo liyongo wa bauri ambaye aliishi katika karne ya kumi na tatu masihiya. More than the stuff of legend university of cambridge. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Abdilatif abdalla wrote it as a twentytwoyearold political activist of the kpu opposition as a critique of the dictatorial tendencies of jomo kenyatta and his kanu government in 1968, and consequently suffered three years of isolation in prison. The epic of fumo liyongo is compiled by mulokozi 1999 in his collection of three epics in the history of the swahili community. Tenzi tatu za kale ni kitabu cha fasihi chenye baadhi ya tungo mashuhuri za zamani, zilizokusanywa na kuhifadhiwa pamoja. Conversations across continents university of cambridge. Mwelusi is a main character in kifo kisimani and he is a replica of fumo liyongo in the epic of fumo liyongo. Kitabu hiki ni mkusanyo wa tenzi tatu za kale maarufu. Utenzi wa liyongo ms 193291a soas university of london.
A prose appendix to the poem tells the story of its composition and of the life of fumo liyongo. Mwana kupona binti mshamu 1858 and utenzi wa fumo liyongo the poem about. Fumo liyongo, who is dated by various writers anywhere from the. This is what is portrayed in the epic of fumo liyongo who is a great pillar of the swahili community. The mighty african hero liyongo was an invincible poet a standing over eight feet tall. There were early historical works, such as tarekhe ya pate the pate chronicle. The central focus of my paper is to examine, within archetypal theories on myth and hero, the great figures of two swahili warriors, namelyliongo fumo, one of the greatest warriorhero figures of the swahili oral tradition, and the chief mkwawa of the hehe people, who fought against the german rule in the former tanganyka, whose deeds. Liyongo, the national hero of the swahili people, lived in the area of the delta of the tana river, north of mombasa. Kwa mfano, fumo liyongo, mwindo, rukiza, sundiata, n. Fumo liyongo represents one of the most remarkable figures in swahili culture. This epic, which was composed for public recitation, brings together in written form the different parts of the legend which had been transmitted orally. It is said that a sister or liongo came to zanzibar, and that her descendants are still living there.
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