essay
Luo personal names: reference and meaning
topics in african linguistics • 100 • Published In 1993 • Pages: 131-140
By: Blount, Ben G..
Abstract
This article discusses the semantic content of Luo personal names. It tries to achieve this goal by analyzing the meanings associated with some 200 personal names collected from in south western Kenya in 1967-1968 and again in 1970.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1967-1968
- Coverage Date
- 1967-1970
- Coverage Place
- Luoland, Kenya
- Notes
- Ben G. Blount
- Includes bibliographical references ( p. 139-140)
- LCCN
- 93005761
- LCSH
- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)