What Is ‘Old’ in Old Age? An Inquiry into Swahili Paremia

This article is about gerontological proverbs in Swahili folkloric discourses. The question posed in this study is as follows: how is old age depicted according to Swahili paremiology? To answer this question, 49 popular Swahili gerontological proverbs have been analysed. The findings show that Swa...

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Main Author: Ahmad Kipacha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2024-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:http://njas.fi/njas/article/view/1157
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