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| Title: | Personal names of the Dagomba |
| Author: | Dakubu, M.E. Kropp |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Periodical: | Research Review (ISSN 0855-4412) |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 53-65 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Ghana West Africa |
| Subjects: | Dagomba personal names sociology names Dagbani (African people) Traditional culture |
| Abstract: | The paper documents personal names and naming practices of the Dagomba people. The Dagomba are one of the few ethnic groups in northern Ghana where a significant section of the community gives a name derived from Arabic as the primary or initial name. Names and the religious context of their bestowal are classified as either 'traditional' or 'Islamic', an indigenous classification reflecting linguistic, social, and historical distinctions. Appellatives and modes of address are considered, and titles of the main Dagomba chiefs are listed. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |