Hainteny
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title:
Hainteny
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Hainteny is a traditional form of Malagasy oral literature and poetry, involving heavy use of metaphor. It is associated primarily with the Merina people of Madagascar. In its use of metaphor and allusion it resembles another type of poetry, the Malay pantun, and Fox suggests "it seems likely the Merina brought with them a Malayo-Polynesian poetic tradition" to Madagascar. The Ibonia, an epic poem related for centuries in different versions across Madagascar, reflects the value placed on the lin
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Traditional form of Malagasy oral literature and poetry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainteny
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2022-07-04T06:04:10Z
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