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- Omiano vya Tjipangandjara: Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Namibia Press
summary
Omiano vya Tjipangandjara: Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms is a unique collection of linguistic and cultural significance. The author has collected over 150 proverbs and idioms from the Ovaherero community, particularly the Ovakaoko, in Namibia, and from various written sources. He encourages the use of these proverbs as a means of cultural enrichment, since younger speakers of Otjiherero tend to use and/or translate English or Afrikaans proverbs. Concise and extensively researched, this book distinguishes between proverbs and idioms; gives the literal English translation; the origin; general meaning; context; usage; and English equivalents.
Table of Contents
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- Embo rOkomeho
- p. iv
- Acknowledgements
- p. vii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-x
- Omiano vya Tjipangandjara. PROVERBS
- pp. 1-174
- Omiano omitorokwa. CALQUES
- pp. 175-180
- Omiano vyohungiriro. IDIOMS
- pp. 181-194
- Ozomburo – Bibliography
- pp. 195-196
- Ohunga nOmutjange - About the Author
- pp. 197-200
Additional Information
ISBN
9789991642086
MARC Record
OCLC
863824622
Pages
210
Launched on MUSE
2014-02-07
Language
English
Open Access
No