Dr Martin Orwin
BA PhD (London)
Overview
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa
(Senior Lecturer in Somali and Amharic)
Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)
(Member)
Somali and Amharic language and literature; metrics and use of language in poetry.Contact Details
- Name:
- Dr Martin Orwin
- Email address:
- mo1@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4376
- Personal Website:
- http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/users/mo1
Interests / Disciplines
Language and LiteratureTeaching
Courses Taught
Research
Somali poetry, particularly metrics and stylistics ; Amharic literatureExpertise
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Available for
- TV
- Radio
- Press
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- Africa
Country Expertise
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
Languages
- Amharic
- Arabic
- French
- German
- Somali
Publications
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
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.
Chapters in Books
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. 17 . pp. 12-30.
Orwin, Martin (2001) 'Journal of African Cultural Studies.' Journal of African Cultural Studies; Special Issue Islamic Religious Culture in Africa, vol. 14/1 . p. 119.
Orwin, Martin (2000) 'A literary stylistic analysis of a poem by the Somali poet Axmed Ismaciil Diiriye ''Qaasim''.' Bulletin of SOAS, 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'. Routlege (UK).
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. UNSPECIFIED.
Orwin, Martin and Haji, Abdullahi (1999) Of Hand-made moons. BBC.
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. Brill.
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. Pergamon Press.
Orwin, Martin (1994) Somalia: Language situation. Pergamon Press.
