RVN Webinar Series - Iraqw Personal Names and Naming Practice
Channel: Rift Valley Network
Date: 2020-02-27

Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

How to cite: Alphonce, Chrispina. 2020. Iraqw Personal Names and Naming Practice. Talk given at the Rift Valley Network Webinar Series. 13/11/2019.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3689385

Abstract: This talk examines the cultural practice of naming among the Iraqw people of Tanzania, as well as proposes a typology for the types of names given. It is argued that, rather than arbitrary labels, Iraqw personal names are meaningful elements that convey social, historical, and familial information to the wider community.

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