The pragmatics of blessings in Gedeo (south Ethiopia)
The Gedeo, a Cushitic-speaking group in southern Ethiopia, have a long tradition of blessing expressions ingrained in their native cosmology. The pragmatics of the Gedeo people's blessing utterances are examined in this article. Pertinent information was gathered from knowledgeable senior comm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Università degli Studi di Torino
2022-10-01
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Series: | Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies |
Online Access: | https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/7070 |