Mashairi Flashcards

1
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tathnia

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2 lines

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2
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tathlitha

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3 lines

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3
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tarbia

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4 lines

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4
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takhmisa

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5 lines

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5
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tasdisa

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6 lines

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6
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ukumi

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10 lines

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7
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tendi

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many lines

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8
Q

mshairi

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poem writer

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9
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shairi/mashairi

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poem/poem

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10
Q

malenga

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pet (performer & writer)

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11
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dhamira (nia, sababu, lengo)

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purpose

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12
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maudhui

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theme

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13
Q

mbinu za lugha

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stylistic devices

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14
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ubeti(beti)

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stanza

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15
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mstari/mistari

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lines

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16
Q

mstari wa kwanza - mwanzo

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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

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section/s

22
Q

kina/vina

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rhyme/s

23
Q

mizani

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syllables

24
Q

wanamapokeo

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traditionalists

25
Q

wanamapinduzi

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contemporalists

26
Q

kufupisha maneno

A

to shorten words

27
Q

kurefusha maneno

A

to elongate words

28
Q

kubadalisha maneno

A

to change words

29
Q

kutohoa maneno

A

to borrow words

30
Q

kutumia lsamiati wa kale

A

to use wordss from the past

31
Q

kuchanganya

A

code-mixing

32
Q

kuhamisha ndimi

A

code-switching