essay
Personal names in Somali
somalia, scritti vari editi ed inediti • 2 • Published In 1959 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 6 [original: 191-195 ]
By: Cerulli, Enrico, Schütze, Frieda.
Abstract
In this short description of Somali names a distinction is made between the original Somali names and those adopted from Arabic. The former usually indicate a physical quality of a child, or a quality desired for it. The original meaning of the latter is sometimes misunderstood due to similarity with a certain Somali word.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Lawyer
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; Sigrid Khera ; 1971-1972
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
- Notes
- Enrico Cerulli
- Translation of: Les noms personnels en Somali.
- The original Italian text is not included
- Includes bibliographical references
- Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze
- LCCN
- 60024993
- LCSH
- Somalis