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Shoemaker, Jack C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study treats Mà'dí naming patterns, a system of names which developed in a specific socio-religious and political environment that practiced patrilocal residence and relied primarily on farming for subsistence. Most Mà'dí names are social commentary names, recalling some event or circumstance parents experienced around the time a child was…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Religious Factors