Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Language Description and Documentation Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Accounting (1)
- Acting (1)
- Admiralty (1)
- Adult and Continuing Education (1)
- Adult and Continuing Education Administration (1)
-
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching (1)
- Advertising and Promotion Management (1)
- African American Studies (1)
- African History (1)
- African Studies (1)
- Africana Studies (1)
- Agribusiness (1)
- Agricultural and Resource Economics (1)
- Agriculture Law (1)
- Air and Space Law (1)
- Animal Law (1)
- Animal Studies (1)
- Anthropological Linguistics and Sociolinguistics (1)
- Anthropology (1)
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation (1)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (1)
- Applied Linguistics (1)
- Arabic Language and Literature (1)
- Archaeological Anthropology (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Language Description and Documentation
Morphological And Semantic Analysis Of Plant Names Attested In Hehe Language In Tanzania, Onesmo Simon Nyinondi
Morphological And Semantic Analysis Of Plant Names Attested In Hehe Language In Tanzania, Onesmo Simon Nyinondi
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
This paper examines the morphological structure of plant names in Hehe, a Bantu language spoken in the Iringa Region of Tanzania, specifically in the rural areas of Mufindi and Kilolo districts, involving 169 participants. Data were collected through free listings, field interviews (also known as walk-in-the-woods interviews), focus group discussions, and the analysis of written texts containing Hehe plant names. The study shows that Hehe plant names consist of a noun class prefix and a noun stem, with most falling into the 3/4 and 5/6 pairs. Some plant names are also categorised in the 7/8, mainly small plants, and 9/10 …
Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray
Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
The current study investigates the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu (G 22). The study focuses on two objectives: the first objective is to describe the plant folk taxonomy in Chasu and the second objective is to determine the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu. Data were collected from rural villages in Same and Mwanga districts by using free listing, field interviews (jungle-walk-and-identify), and written texts containing Chasu plant names. The findings reveal that Chasu folk taxonomy reflects different ethnobotanical categories; including a unique beginner which is mmea/mimea ‘plant(s)’, and three life …