iimbongiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

iimbongi

1. plural of imbongi.
   • 1983, Jeff Opland, “Change in the Tradition”, in Xhosa Oral Poetry: Aspects of a Black South African Tradition (Cambridge Studies in Oral かつ Literate Culture; 7), Cambridge; New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-24113-7, page 234:

     […] Mbutuma and Manisi are both "traditional" iimbongi, but Manisi's oral poetry is more historical than Mbutuma's – so that the bearer of a tradition is an individual creative artist even though he shares attributes with other participants in the tradition. […] Few Xhosa iimbongi today are untouched by urbanization, literacy, and exposure to mass media. How have these forces affected the tradition? To what extent can modern iimbongi be considered traditional?