African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Personal Names in Akan and Some African Societies |
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... praise , or explain a course of action by a member or members of the community and are used as strategic alternatives to confrontational discourse . Political anthroponym : personal names that describe the political , including military ...
... praise , or explain a course of action by a member or members of the community and are used as strategic alternatives to confrontational discourse . Political anthroponym : personal names that describe the political , including military ...
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... praise names . Presently , however , they are used as proper names . Names in Table 4.1 such as Adinkra ' one who bids farewell to go to war , that is , combat - readiness ' , Agyenim ' snatcher of victory ' , Agyeman ' savior of nation ...
... praise names . Presently , however , they are used as proper names . Names in Table 4.1 such as Adinkra ' one who bids farewell to go to war , that is , combat - readiness ' , Agyenim ' snatcher of victory ' , Agyeman ' savior of nation ...
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... Praise Give Praise / Thanks Giving their long association with Middle Eastern traditions , it comes as no surprise that Sub- Saharan African naming traditions are greatly influenced by Middle Eastern naming practices . The next section ...
... Praise Give Praise / Thanks Giving their long association with Middle Eastern traditions , it comes as no surprise that Sub- Saharan African naming traditions are greatly influenced by Middle Eastern naming practices . The next section ...
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action affix African names African societies Akan society animals appellations associated birth order names born called chapter chief child circumstances close compound considered context culture day-names death deleted discourse emotional enemies especially example express fact father female feminine final formation Ghana give given Hausa hear holy human hypocoristic day-name hypocoristic forms Igbo important indirectness individual involved language lives look male Meaning morphological mother name-bearers name-givers nature noun Nzema Obeng one's parents personal names political anthroponyms prefix presents proper name proverbial names reduplicated refer relating relationship Religious Anthroponyms respectively reveal river root s/he season sentences significance social spiritual status structure suggests survival names syllable Table tell tonal pattern tone traditions twins vowel whereas Yoruba