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Title: | Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal (1914-1980): A Founding-Father of Written Somali |
Author: | Andrzejewski, B.W. |
Year: | 1981 |
Periodical: | Horn of Africa |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 21-25 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Somalia |
Subjects: | Somali language biographies (form) Education and Oral Traditions History and Exploration Literature, Mass Media and the Press |
Abstract: | Biographical notes on Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal based, amongst others, on the author's personal friendship and knowledge of him, especially during the years between 1950 and 1954 when they worked and travelled together. Muuse can be regarded as one of the founding-fathers of written Somali, and his fame rests on his scholarly pursuits as a specialist on Somali poetry and traditional culture. |