Yoruba Proverbs, Names and National Consciousness.
Journal of Pan African Studies 2006, June, 1, 4
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Publisher Description
Introduction Among Africans, names reflect the worldview of a people, hence some names are used to accentuate and situate the significance of an experience, an event or a phenomenon. In this respect, especially in Yoruba language, some proverbs underscore the importance of names and others specific names that correlate with proverbs.
GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2006
June 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
25
Pages
PUBLISHER
Journal of Pan African Studies
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
195.2
KB
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