Pio Zirimu
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | January 1,5803 |
Born | Uganda |
Died | Lagos |
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India | |
1977 | |
Lagos | |
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India | |
Current partner | Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu |
Notabl work | University of Nairobi |
Education | Makerere University |
Kings College Budo | |
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ID | 4094065 |
Pio Zirimu Life story
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.