Odjas Ndonda Tshiyayi
Biographic Data
| ID | 10284077 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Odjas Ndonda Tshiyayi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Odjas Ndonda |
| FAMILY NAME | Tshiyayi |
| SIGNATURE | TSHIYAYI O N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
On the origin of the royal Kongo title ngangula
This article offers an in-depth historical-comparative linguistic account of the origin and etymology of ngangula. This term is not only a widespread blacksmith term in the Lower Congo region, but also a traditional royal Kongo title attesting to the importance of the blacksmith metaphor in Kongo political ideology. Popular etymology has it that ngangula is related to nganga, reconstructed in Proto-Bantu as *-gàngà and commonly translated as ‘ me…
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On the origin of the royal Kongo title ngangula
This article offers an in-depth historical-comparative linguistic account of the origin and etymology of ngangula. This term is not only a widespread blacksmith term in the Lower Congo region, but also a traditional royal Kongo title attesting to the importance of the blacksmith metaphor in Kongo political ideology. Popular etymology has it that ngangula is related to nganga, reconstructed in Proto-Bantu as *-gàngà and commonly translated as ‘ me…
African history and culture studies (1 work) · African Studies and Ethnography (1 work) · Bantu languages (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Ethnology (1 work) · Etymology (1 work) · Genealogy (1 work) · History (1 work) · Ideology (1 work)