The Chi Concept in Igbo Gender Naming

Bibliographic Data

ID2512310
AuthorsM C Onukawa (corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume70
Issue1
Pages107-117
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3366/afr.2000.70.1.107
OpenAlexW1596936959
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited4

Gender distinctions in personal names are quite remarkable in African naming traditions. Such names are attractive to linguists and anthropologists alike, especially as they reflect preferences in semantic hierarchy and deeply ingrained gender biases. This article studies the gender naming in Igbo personal names that contain a key religious concept:Chi

Hierarchy · Igbo · Key (lock · Linguistics · Onomastics · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Law · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy · Psychology

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