This volume looks at the in-depth meaning of indigenous as well as adopted African names. African personal names have multitudinous functions such as the association of one's occupation, habits and personality. Many African names emanate from one's ancestry through clan, ethnic/tribal or religious affiliation. Since most of these names emanate from the 'Bantuphone' region of the east, central and ...
Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.Written By: Jonathan Musere
This book that has entailed broad literary and field research, primarily deals with central, southern, and eastern African peoples. This volume is the first of its kind insofar as the historical and cultural backgrounds of African groups (from the Acholi to the Zulu) are presented, combined with interpretations of approximately 4000 personal names (from Abaga to Zwirimumoyo) that these and other ...
Manufacturer: Ariko PublicationsWritten By: Jonathan Musere, Christopher Odhiambo