The politics of personal name

This article deals with the new trend of giving and changing personal names and self-naming among the Oromo in Ethiopia in the context of the post-1991 Ethiopian political landscape. The post-1991 situation indicates the ever-increasing introduction of new forms of Oromo personal names and the chan...

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Main Authors: Dejene Gemechu Chala, Workineh Diribsa Gutama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2019-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/460