Iraqw Riddles

Background Information


The riddle videos were taped at various occasions in various places around Mbulu and Kwermusl.

Berger, Paul and Roland Kiessling (eds.) 1998. Iraqw Texts. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.
Mous, Maarten 2000. “Ka babáy kabábiyo: Riddling in Iraqw” Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 62: 39-69
Nordbustad, Fríydis. 1978. Siník, geérankáy. (Iraqw Folklore Series, 4.) Mbulu: Christian Literature Centre. [269 Iraqw riddles, without translations]