تناص الأمثال السواحلية للمرأة السواحلية شعراً ونثراً

Abstract

Intertextuality of Swahili proverbs for Swahili women in poetry and prose.

This study is concerned with showing intertextuality in the female Swahili proverbs, and it studies the contents of the proverbs and the connotations to reveal the image of women in the Swahili proverbs, through the formation of contemporary prose discourse, in which it is repeated to reveal the past, or read it in the light of the present to express the creativity’s uniqueness in its expression of reality.

The research methodology used for this study was the descriptive and analytical approach, as it presents an image of women through intertextuality in the Swahili proverbs related to women, and the researcher used the psychological to shed light on the content of the proverbs and their significance to reveal the image of women that reflects her status in society. The results of the research indicated that the Swahili proverbs were influenced by religious and literary texts (poetic verses and standard Arabic proverbs).