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The names of God in northern Somali
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • 22 (I) • Published In 1959 • Pages: 134-140
By: Lewis, I. M..
Abstract
This is a compilation of twenty-two Somali names for ALLAAH. The author also discusses the survival of the term WAAG, the pre-Islamic name for God, in Somali usages.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- 1956-1957
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Somalia, Djibouti, southeastern Ethiopia
- Notes
- I. M. Lewis
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 26023015
- LCSH
- Somalis