Research Catalog
Zulu names
- Title
- Zulu names / Adrian Koopman.
- Author
- Koopman, Adrian.
- Publication
- Pietermaritzburg : University of Natal, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | CS3080.A35 K66 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 324 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Recent name changes -- What is 'onomastics'? -- Linguistic conventions -- What are names? -- What different sorts of names do we have? -- Literary onomastics -- Anthroponyms -- Ethnonyms -- Toponyms -- Other names -- Anthroponymy (Personal Names) -- Zulu names and other forms of address -- The concept of the name -- Name avoidance and alternative vocabularies -- The igama lasekhaya: The home name -- The igama lesilungu: The Euro-origin name -- The isibongo: The clan name -- The isithakazelo: The clan praise -- Nicknames -- Baby name -- Peer nickname -- Abbreviated forms -- Patronyms -- Teknonyms -- Kinship terms -- Addressing one's parents -- Addressing one's children -- Addressing one's siblings -- Descriptives -- Reasons for giving names -- Reasons for giving names in Zulu society -- Names referring to the structure of the family -- Names referring to the perceived role of God -- Names referring to the 'state of mind' of the parents -- Names referring to the circumstances of the birth -- Names referring to the wider clan -- Other or miscellaneous -- Nicknames and personal praises -- The praises of young Zulu men -- Courting praises -- Dancing praises -- Fighting praises -- Descriptive praises -- Football praises -- Boxing praises -- Nicknames from Molefe's collection -- Nicknames and praise names from Doke and Vilakazi -- The various names of God -- Character types -- Fingers -- Fabulous monsters -- Animals -- Zulu names of non-Zulus, especially whites -- Unidentified contemporary figures.
- ISBN
- 1869140036
- 9781869140038
- LCCN
- 2002443616
- OCLC
- ocm51251755
- 51251755
- SCSB-9670889
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library