Personal Naming System among Massai of Tanzania

Personal Naming System among Massai of Tanzania
ISBN-10
3668606781
ISBN-13
9783668606784
Category
Social Science
Pages
13
Language
English
Published
2018-01-09
Publisher
GRIN Verlag
Author
Kusekwa Mabondo

Description

Scientific Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, , course: Sociolinguistics, language: English, abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to uncover the meaning and motive behind personal names given to baby born during birth times. This study looks Maasai naming systems not as arbitrary labels but as a linguistic anthropological perspective. Among Maasai in Nothern Tanzania, naming system is socio-cultural interpretation of things, events, and life experiences. It is argued that Maasai personal names are related to power and memory.

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