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SEEING IS BELIEVING: A PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF A TRUE HAUSA MAN
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Physical appearance is among the qualities that can identifies whichever tribe a person belongs to. Virtually, the physical appearance of every person depends upon his cultural identity that can quickly make other…
NAMING NAMES AS A FORM OF IDENTITY IN HAUSA SOCIETY A CASE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSECTS…
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…
MY PROVERB, MY IDENTITY: AN ANALYSIS OF SOME HAUSA PROVERBS
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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…
The Representation of African Cultural Heritage in Chinua Achebe’s Novels
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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
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…
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL IDENTITY THE CASE STUDY OF HAUSA WOMEN
THE CASE STUDY OF HAUSA WOMEN CONVERSATIONS AT SOCIAL OCCASIONS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.
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The question of the interrelationship involving languages and identity is a major concern for many social theorists and…