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Several well-developed
Somali forms of
verse include the gabay, jiifto,
geeraar, wiglo, 'buraanbur, beercade,
afarey and guuraw. The
gabay (epic poem)...
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powerful Sultan Nur
Ahmed Aman to the Habr Je'lo. The Habr Je'lo
recited this
geeraar praising Sultan Nur. A
Grammar of the
Somali Language: With
Examples in...
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century poet,
military leader and sultan, many of the most well
known geeraar (short
styled poems recited on a horse) came from his
tongue and are still...
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celebrated for his
geeraar (a
Somali term
indicating a
shorter version of poetry,
shorter lines compared to
conventional poetry or gabay).
Geeraars are traditionally...
- his in
geeraar style,
titled War
Toolow Colka Jooja (Oh Clansmen, Stop the War, or Oh!
Kinsmen Stop the War):
After Salaan concluded the
geeraar Oh Clansmen...
- of
verse include the female-driven buraanbur, as well as gabay, jiifto,
geeraar, wiglo, beercade,
afarey and guuraw. The
gabay (epic poem) is
mostly composed...
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Several well-developed
Somali forms of
verse include the gabay, jiifto,
geeraar, wiglo, buraanbur, beercade,
afarey and guuraw. The
gabay (epic poem) has...
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Somali poet and
military leader from the 19th
century renown for his
geeraars.
Geeraars are
mostly used to
praise the
Horse ,
since horse stood central in...
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opposing clan leaders.
Dervish soldiers used the
dhaanto and
geeraar traditional dance-song to
raise their esprit de
corps and
sometimes sang...
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region of Ethiopia,
known for his
short lined poems (
geeraar),
compared to the long
lines of gabay.
Geeraar is
traditionally recited on
horseback during times...
