HERERO

Omiano Vya Tjipangandjara. Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms (Herero Edition)

By Jekura Uaurika Kavari

Book information

Publisher
University of Namibia Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9991642072, 9789991642079
Language
herero
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4757188 bytes)
Pages
210\212
Time added
2017-12-02 08:02:55
Language & Grammar;Reference;Cultural;AnthropologyLinguistics;Words

Description

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.

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