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 | |
| Madri | |
| 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.