Digo Anthroponymes : Meaning and significance

Saidi, Makoti Vifu

dc.contributor.author	Saidi, Makoti Vifu
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-07T05:29:59Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-07T05:29:59Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/8729
dc.description.abstract	This paper investigates the meaning and significance of names amongst the Digo of Kenya, who are Bantu and how the names are given to newly born members of the community. The paper focuses on semantic of the names, and to some extent, the morphology. The data was obtained from 10 respondents who were about 70 to 80 years: 5 men and 5 women. The study found out that names in this community have meaning and are of great importance. The identify a person, convey message, preserve the family roots and culture, and are not arbitrary.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Maarifa	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Volume 2 No.1, 2007;
dc.subject	Anthroponymes	en_US
dc.title	Digo Anthroponymes : Meaning and significance	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US