Articles

           Naming names amongst many societies is a culture well endowed. Through naming eulogies societies differentiates between humans, things, tribes, and such other characteristics of daily living. This phenomenon is widely…

Abstract            MY PROVERB, MY IDENTITY: AN ANALYSIS OF SOME HAUSA PROVERBS ON THE IDENTITY OF THE HAUSA This discourse gives a close look at the place of proverbs in identity construct of Hausa people of Northern Nigeria. Proverb…

ABSTRACT              Chinua Achebe has always been praised for his devotion to and pride of his African heritage to the extent that his novels are sometimes described as realistic and anthropologically informative portrait of traditional…

The Concepts of Ciwo Cuta and Magani in Hausa Thought ABSTRACT   From the time of creating human beings up to this time all human beings are struggling for survival in all their endeavors. Parts of such struggle include that of…

THE CASE STUDY OF  HAUSA WOMEN CONVERSATIONS AT SOCIAL OCCASIONS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. Abstract The question of the interrelationship involving languages and identity is a major concern for many social theorists and…

INSEPARABILITY OF PULLO-PULLAAKU AND PULLO LINGUISTIC IDENTITY IN NIGERIA Abstract The Pullo has a linguistic identity with which he/she is identified. Fulbe are known to be shy, reserved and trustworthy and these constitute "Pullaaku" as…