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• Welcome to Kapchits.Online
  • About the author Georgi L. Kapchits: dates, education, Radio Moscow, degree, teaching, field work — the documented record in brief
    • Books The books of G. L. Kapchits, 1983–2022, in chronological order with imprints and links to reviews
    • Articles The complete bibliography of articles, papers, reviews and notes, 1975–2023, with links to the full texts published on this site
    • Reviews Reviews of G. L. Kapchits's books and responses to his work, 1986–2025, as a list with sources
  • Chronology The life and work of Georgi L. Kapchits as one road through time: books, journeys, congresses, radio, articles and the responses …
  • News & Publications Interviews, press coverage and travel essays: the 2006 and 2012 interviews, The Guardian on the Hargeisa Book Fair, and the 2009 …
    • The Guardian on the Hargeisa Book Fair The Guardian's report on the fifth Hargeisa International Book Fair, where Dr. Kapchits presented 'Somalis Do Not Lie in Proverbs'
    • “Somalis Do Not Use Proverbs to Lie”: Dr. Georgi Kapchits in the Horn Newspaper Interview with Dr. Georgi Kapchits at the 5th Hargeisa Book Fair, where he presented 'Soomaalidu Been ma Maahmaahdo' — on the …
    • The WardheerNews Interview (2006): Selected Passages Selected passages, in English translation, from the Somali-language interview WardheerNews published with Dr. Georgi Kapchits on …
  • Publications Complete bibliography of Dr. Kapchits' academic works including monographs, articles, and folklore collections
    • Books The complete list of G. L. Kapchits's books with full imprints: proverbs, folktales, the dictionary, and the monograph on sentence …
    • Articles & Papers The complete bibliography of G. L. Kapchits's articles, conference papers, reviews and notes, 1975–2023, with publication details
      • Some results of the Somali paremiological experiment in Berlin and Arhus The fullest account of the Somali paremiological experiment: how the corpus of 656 truncated proverbs was built, how 45 informants …
      • Kinship Terms in Somali and Oromo: A Comparative Study Comprehensive comparative analysis of kinship terminology systems in Cushitic languages
      • Variants and Variations of Somali Proverbs Deviations from the standard proverbial form divide into variations, which leave the general meaning intact, and variants, which …
      • Paremias without sentence particles Eight types of Somali proverbs in which the obligatory sentence particles are absent — and the group in which no particle can be …
      • Introduction to Aliqeyr Mohamed Nur's "Dhibkii Dheef Baa Ka Dambaysay" G. L. Kapchits's introduction to the Somali novel Dhibkii Dheef Baa Ka Dambaysay (Well-being after suffering) by Aliqeyr Mohamed …
      • Drought in Somali Folklore A column by Dr. Georgi Kapchits on drought as a plot-shaping motif of the Somali narrative tradition — from 'A Soothsayer Tested' …
      • The Traveller to Legendary Lands Georgi Kapchits's interview with Sheila Andrzejewski about her husband B. W. Andrzejewski ('Goosh'), the pioneer of Somali …
      • The Country of Poets and Pirates An essay on a two-week journey through Somalia and Puntland in May 2009, with meetings with President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, …
      • Lamberti's Maps of Somali Dialects and the Current Socio-Linguistic Situation in South Somalia A study arguing that Marcello Lamberti's dialect maps need updating after the war-driven migrations in South Somalia, with a …
      • Men and Women in the Somali Narrative Folklore A conference paper on what Somali proverbs and folktales say about women, their place in the traditional society and their …
      • On Some Peculiarities of the Somali Language, Proverbs and Folktales A conference paper outlining the grammar of Somali, the genres of Somali folk prose, the poetics of the proverb and the nature of …
    • Somali Proverbs Research The paremiological experiment: which Somali proverbs are actually known, how that was established, and what the figures showed
      • The proverbs shown on this site The full set of Somali proverbs that appear, one at a time, on the front page — with their sources
    • Reviews Reviews of Dr. Kapchits's books and responses to his work, 1986–2025 — full texts as received from the author, plus the responses …
      • Preserving the Traditional Stories: The Knocked-out Eye of the Hyena Aliqeyr Mohammed Nur: Preserving the Traditional Stories: The Knocked-out Eye of the Hyena — full text
      • Isha Cumar ka lulata / The Knocked-Out Eye of the Hyena: Somali Folk Tales Adan Makina: Isha Cumar ka lulata / The Knocked-Out Eye of the Hyena: Somali Folk Tales — full text
      • Kapchits, G. Qaamuuska Casriga Ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed. A Modern Dictionary of Somali Proverbs. Laashin, 2020. 347 p. Peter Unseth: Kapchits, G. Qaamuuska Casriga Ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed. A Modern Dictionary of Somali Proverbs. Laashin, 2020. …
      • A review of «A Modern Somali Dictionary of Proverbs» by Georgi Kapchits Adan Makina: A review of «A Modern Somali Dictionary of Proverbs» by Georgi Kapchits — full text
      • Gorfeynta «Qaamuuska Casriga Ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed» ee uu Qoray Georgi Kapchits Adan Makina: Gorfeynta «Qaamuuska Casriga Ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed» ee uu Qoray Georgi Kapchits — full text
      • «Qaamuuska Casriga ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed» — wixii iiga baxay Caliqeyr M. Nuur (Aliqeyr M. Nur): «Qaamuuska Casriga ah ee Maahmaahda Soomaaliyeed» — wixii iiga baxay — full text
      • Gorfayn Buug Cabdirisaaq Baraag: Gorfayn Buug — full text
      • Dr. Georgi Kapchits: Aqoonyahan Abaalmarin Innaga Mudan Khaliil Cabdiraxmaan X. Xasan iyo lix qoraa: Dr. Georgi Kapchits: Aqoonyahan Abaalmarin Innaga Mudan — full text
      • Soomaalidu Been Ma Maahmaahdaa? Cabdiraxmaan C. Faarax «Guri Barwaaqo»: Soomaalidu Been Ma Maahmaahdaa? — full text
      • Hubsiino hal baa la siistaa! Cabdirisaaq Baraag: Hubsiino hal baa la siistaa! — full text
      • The Best Book on Somali Proverbs Aliqeyr M. Nur: The Best Book on Somali Proverbs — full text
      • Review of: Sentence particles in the Somali language and their usage in proverbs Giorgio Banti: Review of: Sentence particles in the Somali language and their usage in proverbs — full text
      • Faaliyihii la bilkeyday Cabdiraxmaan Faarax «Barwaaqo»: Faaliyihii la bilkeyday — full text
      • Qaamuuska Maahmaahyadu waa Qiimo Gal Ibraahim M. Deeq: Qaamuuska Maahmaahyadu waa Qiimo Gal — full text
    • Folklore Collections Collections and analyses of Somali oral traditions, folktales, and cultural narratives
      • Out of the Mouth of Babes and Sucklings An essay by Dr. Georgi Kapchits on children's wisdom in Somali folklore — and a memorable encounter in a Somali class in Aarhus
  • Research Portfolio Comprehensive overview of Dr. Kapchits' research projects, fieldwork, and scholarly contributions
    • Kinship Terms in Somali and Oromo Comprehensive study of Somali and Oromo kinship terminology within Cushitic language systems
    • Scholars in the Country of Poets Notes on the 8th International Congress of Somali Studies (Hargeisa, July 3-13, 2001) by Dr. Georgi Kapchits — poets, papers and …
    • Conferences & Congresses Congresses and conferences at which Dr. Kapchits presented his work on Somali syntax, paremiology and folklore, from Mogadishu …
    • Research Projects The paremiological experiment, the dictionary of Somali proverbs, kinship terminology and dialect research — the long-running …
  • Somalistics Work on the language itself: the sentence particle system, kinship terminology, the dialects of southern Somalia, and the archaic …
    • Somali Grammar & Syntax The Somali sentence particles waa, baa and waxaa: how focus is marked, and what the proverbs preserve of an older grammar
    • Lexical Glossaries Somali lexical studies by Dr. Kapchits: the kinship terminology corpus published with V. Ya. Porkhomovsky (2008) and the archaic …
    • Media & Broadcasting Radio Moscow's Somali service, the 2009 travel essays from Somalia, and recorded interviews with Dr. Kapchits
  • About Dr. Georgi L. Kapchits The life and academic record of Dr. Georgi L. Kapchits: education, the Somali service of Radio Moscow, teaching, field visits, …
  • Contact How to reach Dr. Georgi L. Kapchits — correspondence on Somali language, proverbs and folklore
  • FAQ Common questions about Dr. Georgi Kapchits, the Somali paremiological minimum, the books, and the use of material published on …
  • For Students A practical starting point for students of Somali: what to read first, why the focus particles matter, and how to record proverbs …
  • Photographs Photographs from the archive of Dr. Georgi L. Kapchits: Mogadishu, Puntland, Djibouti, Ohio
  • Resources External links for Somali studies: institutions, associations, journals, language archives and Somali-language media
  • Terms & Copyright Copyright, citation, third-party materials and privacy on Kapchits.online

58 pages in the English version.