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NAMING NAMES AS A FORM OF IDENTITY IN HAUSA SOCIETY A CASE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSECTS AND HUMANS 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 practiced in Hausa society, […]
MY PROVERB, MY IDENTITY: AN ANALYSIS OF SOME HAUSA PROVERBS Abstract 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 as a phrase that expresses a basic truth which may be applied to common situations is used […]
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 African societies. The proposed paper will examine Chinua Achebe’s utilization of certain elements of African cultural heritage in two of […]
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 living a healthy life in which people from diversified cultures (Hausa people inclusive) […]
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 researchers. This is because language identities are intimately associated with societal social life and control each other. There may be restrictions to […]
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 a behaviour perculiar to Fulbe. This behaviour (Pullaaku) is tied to the Linguistic identity of the Fulbe. This paper takes […]
DIETARY HABITS AS A TOOL FOR HAUSA CULTURAL IDENTITY Abstract Dietary habits refer to the habitual decisions of individuals or group of people or culture in regarding what foods they eat or prefer most. Proper dietary choices require the consumption of vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Therefore dietary habits are the habitual decisions of […]