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

dc.contributor.advisor	Madadzhe, R. N.
dc.contributor.author	Koma, H.M.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-27T13:22:13Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-27T13:22:13Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/968
dc.description	Thesis (M.A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) --University of Limpopo, 2012	en_US
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_US
dc.format.extent	viii, 85 leaves	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.requires	Adobe acrobat reader, version 8	en_US
dc.subject	Inherited names	en_US
dc.subject	Naming	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Names, Personal -- South Africa - Limpopo	en_US
dc.title	An analysis of given and inherited names among the Northern Sotho speaking people in Moletjie and Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province : an onomastic perspective	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US