Gladys Casely-Hayford | |
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Rayuwa | |
Cikakken suna | Gladys May Casely-Hayford |
Haihuwa | Axim, 11 Mayu 1904 |
ƙasa | Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (en) |
Harshen uwa | Turanci |
Mutuwa | Accra, Oktoba 1950 |
Yanayin mutuwa | Sababi na ainihi (blackwater fever (en) ) |
Ƴan uwa | |
Mahaifi | J. E. Casely Hayford |
Mahaifiya | Adelaide Casely-Hayford |
Ahali | Archie Casely-Hayford |
Karatu | |
Harsuna |
Turanci Fante (en) |
Sana'a | |
Sana'a | marubuci da maiwaƙe |
Sunan mahaifi | Aquah Laluah |
Gladys May Casely-Hayford, wanda ake wa lakabi da sunan Aquah Laluah, (11 ga watan Mayu shekara ta1904 - Oktoba 1950) marubuciya ce ta Gold Coast wacce aka haifa a Saliyo. An yaba mata a matsayin marubucin farko da ya rubuta a cikin harshen Krio.
Gladys an haife ta a cikin gidan Casey-Hayford na Axim, Gold Coast a ranar 11 ga watan Mayu 1904. Tun tana yarinya, wacce aka fi sani da Aquah LaLuah, ta kasance mai karatu mai kwazo, tana cinye Heroes na Charles Kingsley tun tana shekara bakwai. Tana iya raira waƙa, rawa, da rubuta waƙoƙi tun tana ƙarami. Saboda haɓakarta tana iya magana da Ingilishi ingantacce, Creole, da Fante (yaren mahaifinta). Tana da karatun firamare da sakandare a Gold Coast[1] amma saboda dalilai na likita an kai ta Ingila, sannan aka sami ilimi a Turai,[2] ciki har da Kwalejin Penrhos, Colwyn Bay, a Wales, sannan ta yi tafiya tare da kungiyar jazz ta Berlin a matsayin dan rawa.[1] Ta yi tafiya a Amurka kuma.[2] Lokacin da ta fara samun matsala a 1932[3] dole ne ta koma gida. Ta dawo gida a Afirka, ta koyar a Makarantar Koyon sana'a ta 'yan mata a Freetown, Saliyo, wacce mahaifiyarta, Adelaide Casely-Hayford ke jagoranta.
Acquah Laluah ta auri Arthur Hunter.[3] A makarantar ta koyar da Folklore na Afirka da Littattafai. Sananne sosai game da asalin Afirka, ta yi bikin waƙoƙin baƙar fata da suka haɗa da "Rejoice" da "Nativity". Kodayake ba a buga yawancin wakokinta ba a lokacin rayuwarta, yawancin wakokinta sun kasance antholo a cikin shekarun 1960s.[2] Waƙoƙi kamar "Nativity" (1927), "The Serving Girl" (1941) da "Creation" (1926), an yi tazarce sosai; marubutan daga Harlem Renaissance sun ƙaunaci aikinta.[4][5]
Gladys May Casely-Hayford ta zauna a Freetown, Saliyo, tsawon rayuwarta. Ta ƙaura zuwa Accra, inda dangin mahaifinta ke zaune, kuma ta mutu a shekara ta 1950 saboda zazzabin ruwan baƙar fata.[3][6]