SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Authored Books

Orwin, Martin and Awde, N and Xaaji, Cabdulqaadir (1999) Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook. Hippocrene Books.

Orwin, Martin (1995) Colloquial Somali: A Complete Language Course. Routledge.

Edited Books

Finnegan, Ruth and Furniss, Graham and Orwin, Martin, eds. (2011) Carried by a Mystic Wind: B. W. Andrzejewski on the Somali Passion for Poetry and Language. London: Taylor and Francis. (Special Issue of Journal of African Cultural Studies; Vol.23 no.1)

Sheekh, Rashiid Cabdillaahi, ed. (2009) War and Peace: an anthology of Somali literature. Translated by Martin Orwin. London: Ponte Invisibile and Progressio.

Xasan, Maxamed and Orwin, Martin and Nuux, Yaasiin J., eds. (2007) Hagarlaawe: Diiwaanka Maansooyinka Abwaan Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye'. London: Aftahan Publications.

Book Chapters

Orwin, Martin (2011) 'Alliteration in Somali Poetry.' In: Roper, Jonathan, (ed.), Alliteration in Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 219-230.

Appleyard, David and Orwin, Martin (2008) 'The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia.' In: Simpson, Andrew, (ed.), Language and National Identity in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Orwin, Martin (2006) 'On translating Somali poetry.' In: Hermans, Theo, (ed.), Translating Others. Manchester: St Jerome Publishing, pp. 402-413.

Orwin, Martin (2001) 'Reflections of the Somali situation in the novel Waddadii Walbahaarka (The Road of Grief) by Xuseen Sheekh Biixi.' In: Janzen, J, (ed.), What are Somalia's Development Perspectives? Science between Resignation and Hope? Proceedings of the 6th SSIA Congress, Berlin 6-9 December 1996. Das Arabische Buch, pp. 215-223.

Orwin, Martin (1996) 'A Moraic model of the prosodic phonology of Somali.' In: Hayward/I, R, (ed.), Voice and Power: The Culture of Language in North-East Africa. Afr. Languages & Cultures Supp. 3. SOAS, pp. 51-71.

Orwin, Martin (1993) 'Phonation in Somali phonology.' In: Abdi, Mohamed, (ed.), Anthropologie Somalienne (Proceedings of the 2eme Colloque des Etudes Somaliennes. University of Besancon, pp. 251-7.

Articles

Orwin, Martin (2006) 'The Worldly and the Unworldly in Jacayl Dhiig Ma Lagu Qoray by Maxamed Ibraahim Warsame "Hadraawi".' Research in African Literatures, 37 (3). pp. 15-27.

Orwin, Martin (2003) 'On the Concept of 'Definitive Text' in Somali Poetry.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 66 (3). pp. 334-347.

Orwin, Martin (2001) 'Language Use in Three Somali Religious Poems.' Journal of African Cultural Studies, 14 (1). pp. 69-87.

Orwin, Martin (2001) 'On Consonants in Somali Metrics.' Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere, 65 . pp. 103-127.

Orwin, Martin (2001) 'Introduction to Somali Poetry and translations of 'Samadoon' by Cabdulqaadir Xaaji Cali Xaaji Axmed and 'Jacayl Dhiigma ma lagu Qoray' by Maxamed Ibraahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'.' Modern Poetry in Translation - Non English Language Poetry in England, vol. 1 . pp. 12-30.

Orwin, Martin (2001) 'Journal of African Cultural Studies.' Journal of African Cultural Studies; Special Issue �Islamic Religious Culture in Africa�, vol. 1 . p. 119.

Orwin, Martin (2000) 'A literary stylistic analysis of a poem by the Somali poet Axmed Ismaciil Diiriye 'Qaasim'.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 63 (2). pp. 194-214.

Orwin, Martin and Cabdullaahi, Maxamed (1997) 'An approach to relationships between Somali metre types.' African Languages and Cultures, 10, 1 . pp. 83-100.

Orwin, Martin (1993) 'Language and poetry: an inextricable link.' Hal-Abuur Wargeys Xilliyeedka Suugaanta iyo Dhaqnka Soomaalida/Journal of Somali Literature and Cult, 1/1 . pp. 24-7.

Orwin, Martin and Hayward, RJ (1991) 'The prefix conjugation in Qafar-Saho: The survival and revival of a paradigm - Part 1.' African Languages and Cultures, 4(2) . pp. 157-76.

Other

Orwin, Martin (2003) ''Somali literature', 'Faarax Maxamed Jaamac "Cawl"', 'Galaal, Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil'.' In: Enclylopedia of African Literature. Routlege (UK). 190,181, 502-504.

Orwin, Martin (2003) 'Somalia.' Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. London: Continuum.

Orwin, Martin (2003) 'Muqdisho.' Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. London: Continuum.

Orwin, Martin (2002) 'Samadoon by Cabdulqaadir Xaaji Cali Xaaji Axmed.' In: Index on Censorship: Home and Away, Diaspora Voices. pp. 75-8.

Orwin, Martin and Haji, Abdullahi (1999) 'Of Hand-made moons.' In: Focus on Africa. BBC. p. 46.

Orwin, Martin (1997) 'Somali/Somalia/Somaliland: Ethnography [an] Geography [and] History 1880-1960 [and] The role of Islam in Somali society [and] Language [and] Literature.' In: Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. 713-4, 714-5, 716-8, 722-4, 724-5,725-7.

Orwin, Martin (1995) 'Illustrated Catalogue of UNITAF Aerial Leaflets Used in Support of Operation 'Restore Hope' Somalia 9 December 1992 - 4 May 1993.' The Psywar Society.

Orwin, Martin (1994) 'Somali.' In: The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Pergamon Press. pp. 4047-8.

Orwin, Martin (1994) 'Somalia: Language situation.' In: The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Pergamon Press. p. 4048.