Japıy uulu Tynybek explained

Tınıbek Japıy uulu (Тыныбек Жапый уулу) (c. 1846–1902) was a Kyrgyz manaschi.

He taught and influenced Sagımbay Orozbakov, Jüsüpakun Apay, Eshmat Manbetjüsüp,^[1] and Togolok Moldo.

His version of 'Semetey', transcribed circa 1902, was published in Arabic script in Moscow in 1925 by Ishenaaly Arabaev.^[2] This publication, transliterated into Latin script, with a new introduction, was printed in Berlin in 1943.^[3] by 'S. Bet-Alman' (pseudonym of Satar Almanbetov).^[4] As part of the Kyrgyz government funded 1000 years celebration of Manas, the work was republished, in Cyrillic script, in 1994.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Jumaturdu . Adil . A Comparative Study of Performers of the Manas Epic . The Journal of American Folklore . 2016 . 129 . 513 . 288–296 (p. 291) . 10.5406/jamerfolk.129.513.0288 . 0021-8715.
2. Web site: Семетей. Тыныбек Жапы уулу . manuscript.bizdin.kg.
3. Book: Bet-Alman . S. . Manas: (‘Manas’ dastaninin ulandisi Semetej den bir bölüm) . 1943 . Millij Türkistan Komitetinin . Berlin.
4. Web site: Койчиев . Арслан Капай уулу . Согуш маалындагы акын-жазуучулардын тагдырынан: Сатар Алманбетов деген ким? . BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы . ky . 2020.
5. Book: Сарыпбеков . түзгөн Райкул . Манас : Көкөтөйдүн ашы. Тыныбек : Семетей баатырдан бир бөлүм : эпос . 1994 . Ала-Тоо . Бишкек . 5858350046.