Beyond the Dog's Name: A Silent Dialogue among the Shona People

Tatira, Liveson

doi:10.2979/jfr.2004.41.1.85

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“…Makondo (2014, 201) points out that dog names are used to implicitly or explicitly address divergent marriage and societal challenges. Insights are also drawn from Tatira's (2004) article, which demonstrates how dogs' names are used extensively by the Shona people to communicate with relatives, neighbours and household members in situations where direct communication would be difficult.…”

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“…In these studies, they mention the naming of dogs in passing. Another notable scholar who studied the naming of dogs in Zimbabwe among the Shona is Tatira (2004). In the research titled Beyond the Dog's Name: A Silent Dialogue among the Shona People, Tatira demonstrates how dogs' names are used to communicate with relatives, neighbours and household members.…”

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The sociocultural aspects of Xitsonga dog names

Babane

Chauke

2017

Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics

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Some communities, especially African societies, have their own customs and beliefs surrounding the diverse meanings conveyed by the naming of dogs. Domestic animals, such as cats, cattle, goats and many more, share a common environment with human beings, and dogs are no exception. The main aim of this paper is to explore and describe the naming of dogs among Vatsonga. The traditional cultural naming practice of dogs is nowadays being discouraged and discarded by the dominance of Christianity in many of our communities. The argument of this paper is that in terms of Vatsonga customs, dog names are not just for identity, they have a hidden meaning. This article argues that some of the names given to dogs are identical to those of human beings. Dog names are generally given to draw attention to or to address certain problems in the family or community at large. The paper concludes that there is a need to continue maintaining our dog-naming culture because the meanings help to reprimand and rebuke bad behaviour among family and community members.

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The sociocultural aspects of Xitsonga dog names

Babane

Chauke

2017

Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics

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“…There is a substantial body of literature on personal naming practices, in particular on the social and cultural significance of African names (see, for example, Kimenyi 1978;Akinnaso 1980;Maturana 1988;Koopman 1992;Mignola 2001;Tatira 2004;Ageykum 2006;Ad niyi 2008;Makondo 2009Makondo , 2011Makondo , 2013Pfukwa 2003Pfukwa , 2007, among many others). Most of the previous studies have focused on the naming of places (toponyms), people (anthroponyms), domestic animals, ethnic and religious groups (ethnonyms) and beer halls (Makondo 2011), among many other subjects.…”

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Anthroponyms of Albinos among the Shona People of Zimbabwe

Kadenge¹,

Mabugu²,

Chivero³

et al. 2014

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“…To this end, "names of all kinds are social documents, which fix a person's position in the social structure and define his relations to other members of society" (Koopman 1992:1). This phenomenon of using names as discourse elements is also evident in the naming of dogs (Tatira 2004). Dog names "are used to comment on human social relationships" (ibid.…”

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Language Planning, Language Ideology and Entextualization: War Naming Practices

Makoni¹,

Makoni²,

Pfukwa³

2010

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This article examines the relationship between language and war by investigating naming practices through three prisms: language planning, language ideology and entextualization. The article focuses on names assigned to combatants during the War of Liberation for Zimbabwe's independence. In African cultures, names often address a kaleidoscope of issues which may include the collective history and life experiences of the individual name bearer and the people surrounding him or her. In most African contexts changes in an individual's personal circumstances are marked by a name change, which suggests that names are variable and are not immutable. Entering the guerilla movement in Zimbabwe was a significant transformation which, in accordance with African cultural practices, required a new name to be assigned to signify the entry into a new phase of life. The names assigned reflect a “discourse” about the hopes and aspirations of the combatants. However, it appears that the underlying principles of naming in war are not significantly different from those during peacetime. In addition, war naming practices have implications for language planning from below, language ideologies and entextualization.

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Beyond the Dog's Name: A Silent Dialogue among the Shona People

Cited by 14 publications

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The sociocultural aspects of Xitsonga dog names

The sociocultural aspects of Xitsonga dog names

Anthroponyms of Albinos among the Shona People of Zimbabwe

Language Planning, Language Ideology and Entextualization: War Naming Practices

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