Mashairi Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
tathnia
A
2 lines
2
Q
tathlitha
A
3 lines
3
Q
tarbia
A
4 lines
4
Q
takhmisa
A
5 lines
5
Q
tasdisa
A
6 lines
6
Q
ukumi
A
10 lines
7
Q
tendi
A
many lines
8
Q
mshairi
A
poem writer
9
Q
shairi/mashairi
A
poem/poem
10
Q
malenga
A
pet (performer & writer)
11
Q
dhamira (nia, sababu, lengo)
A
purpose
12
Q
maudhui
A
theme
13
Q
mbinu za lugha
A
stylistic devices
14
Q
ubeti(beti)
A
stanza
15
Q
mstari/mistari
A
lines
16
Q
mstari wa kwanza - mwanzo
A
beginning line
17
Q
mstari wa pili - mleo
A
holding line
18
Q
mstari wa tatu - mloto
A
resting line
19
Q
mstari wa nne - mwisho
A
receiving/ending line
20
Q
kipokeo
A
chorus
21
Q
kipande/vipande
A
section/s
22
Q
kina/vina
A
rhyme/s
23
Q
mizani
A
syllables
24
Q
wanamapokeo
A
traditionalists
25
wanamapinduzi
contemporalists
26
kufupisha maneno
to shorten words
27
kurefusha maneno
to elongate words
28
kubadalisha maneno
to change words
29
kutohoa maneno
to borrow words
30
kutumia lsamiati wa kale
to use wordss from the past
31
kuchanganya
code-mixing
32
kuhamisha ndimi
code-switching
