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Title: The Genre of the Poetical Proverb maahmaah within the Somali Oral Poetry or "Somalis tell lies, but they do not lie in proverbs"
Authors: Abdirizak Farah Afdheere
Wittwer, Raphael-Nicolas
Discipline: Center for Somali Studies List of Subjects::Literature::proverbs
Xoghayaha Xarunta Cilmibaarista Soomaaliyeed::Suugaan::maahmaahyo
Soggettario Centro Studi Somalo::LETTERATURA::Proverbi
Keywords: literature
proverbs
orality
suugaan
maahmaahyo
diddo afeed
letteratura
proverbi
oralità
Issue Date: 1996
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Type: article
Journal: Sottas, Hammer, Roost Vischer, Mayor . Werkschau Afrikastudien. Le forum suisse des africanistes.
Call Number: Originale conservato presso il Centro Studi Somali (http://host.uniroma3.it/centri/CentroStudiSomali/index.php)
Pages: 9
Abstract: The authors aim to show the importance of proverbs in the oral literature tradition of the country: they explore the genre, its imagery and functions.
Qorayaashu waxay isku dayeen in ay muujiyaan muhimmadda ay maahmaahyadu ku leeyihiin suugaanta hidda-afeed ee dalka, iyagoo sifeynaya jaadadkooda iyo dowrkooda.
Gli autori intendono dimostrare l'importanza dei proverbi nel quadro della letteratura tradizionale orale del paese, descrivendo il genere, l'immaginario e le sue funzioni.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2307/2637
Language: en
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