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Let's see, Knappert (1982) describes four genres of Swahili ''oral literature'': the tale (''[[ngano]]''), the song (''[[wimbo]]''), the epic (''[[utenzi]]''), and the proverb (''[[mathali]]''). Where does that fit in with the three-way distinction into ''riwaya'', ''tamthilia'' and ''shairi''? Especially utenzi seems to me to cross the border, as tenzi are often written down (literature) but are also recited (oral literature). — [[User:Mark Dingemanse|mark]] [[User Talk:Mark Dingemanse|✎]] 13:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC) |
Let's see, Knappert (1982) describes four genres of Swahili ''oral literature'': the tale (''[[ngano]]''), the song (''[[wimbo]]''), the epic (''[[utenzi]]''), and the proverb (''[[mathali]]''). Where does that fit in with the three-way distinction into ''riwaya'', ''tamthilia'' and ''shairi''? Especially utenzi seems to me to cross the border, as tenzi are often written down (literature) but are also recited (oral literature). — [[User:Mark Dingemanse|mark]] [[User Talk:Mark Dingemanse|✎]] 13:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC) |
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I changed the birth of swahili literature from 16th to 18th century. Original version (16th century) was probably a typo. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 23 October 2006
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Let's see, Knappert (1982) describes four genres of Swahili oral literature: the tale (ngano), the song (wimbo), the epic (utenzi), and the proverb (mathali). Where does that fit in with the three-way distinction into riwaya, tamthilia and shairi? Especially utenzi seems to me to cross the border, as tenzi are often written down (literature) but are also recited (oral literature). — mark ✎ 13:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I changed the birth of swahili literature from 16th to 18th century. Original version (16th century) was probably a typo.