Naming Systems during Yoruba Wars: A Sociolinguistic Study

Abstract The various intra-tribal conflagrations which consumed the Yoruba empire of Oyo were fundamentally economic and political. Oyo was renowned as an extraordinary exporter of slaves in the eighteenth century, and also as the seat of government for millions of citizens spanning the whole of Sou...

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Main Author: Idowu Odebode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2010-12-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1905