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An analysis of given and inherited names among the Northern Sotho speaking people in Moletjie and Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province : an onomastic perspective

Thesis (M.A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2012 / This study analyse given and inherited names among the Northern Sotho speaking people in Moletjie and Sekhukhune. The study indicates that names are some of the most important things in people’s lives. It has been indicated that naming cannot be taken for granted as a name serves as an important identity feature. A person without a name is an incomplete person. The study has revealed that the people in Moletjie and Sekhukhune bestow names to people based on ancestors, totems, marriage and initiation schools.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/968
Date January 2012
CreatorsKoma, H.M.
ContributorsMadadzhe, R. N.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatviii, 85 leaves
RelationAdobe acrobat reader, version 8

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