Pio Zirimu
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Pio Zirimu
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Pio Zirimu was a Ugandan linguist, scholar and literary theorist. He is credited with coining the word "orature" as an alternative to the self-contradictory term, "oral literature" used to refer to the non-written expressive African traditions. Zirimu was also central in reforming the literature syllabus at Makerere University to focus on African literature and culture instead of the English canon.
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Ugandan linguist and scholar (died 1977)
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2024-02-17T13:28:27Z
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