Factors Influencing Cattle Naming in Haya Speech Community

Osmundus John Mberwa; Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza

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Factors Influencing Cattle Naming in Haya Speech Community

Osmundus John Mberwa, Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza

Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 10, Issue 4)

Received: 19 June 2022 Accepted: 20 July 2022 Published: 4 August 2022

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The study aimed at investigating the socio-cultural factors that cattle name givers consider during cattle naming. The researchers decided to conduct the study in Haya speech community because it is in this community where people tend to bestow different names to cattle compared to other animals kept by Haya. Besides, the researchers wanted to investigate denotative and/or connotative meanings of the names bestowed to cattle. The study was guided by three theories, namely onomastics theory, semantic field theory and descriptive theory. Qualitative research approach was employed and the study was conducted at Bukoba district in Kagera region - Tanzania at Bujugo and Karabagaine wards. During data collection, interview and focus group discussions were employed where a total of 34 respondents were included in this study from four groups: cattle owners, Haya language experts, shepherds and people with knowledge in recitations. Snowball sampling was used to get the respondents. The total of seven socio-cultural factors that cattle name givers consider in cattle naming among the Haya were found. They include: colour of cattle, behaviour, structure and size of horn, origin/etymology of cattle, body size, sex of cattle, and structure of reproductive organs. The researchers conclude that, bestowing names to cattle, among other benefits, helps cattle owners to identify their cattle and it increases animal-human relationship.

Published in	International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 10, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijll.20221004.12
Page(s)	228-238
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The Haya Speech Community, Cattle Naming, Naming, Name Giver, Haya, Socio-Cultural Factors, Cattle Naming Practice

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Osmundus John Mberwa; Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza. Factors Influencing Cattle Naming in Haya Speech Community. Int. J. Lang. Linguist. 2022, 10(4), 228-238. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20221004.12

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Osmundus John Mberwa

Department of Languages and Linguistics, St Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania
Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza

Department of Languages and Linguistics, St Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania

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