Name: Omiano vya Tjipangandjara. Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms (in Herero)
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Author: J. U. Kavari; Jekura Uaurika Kavari
ISBN: 9789991642079

portada Omiano vya Tjipangandjara. Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms (in Herero)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

University Of Namibia Press

Author

J. U. Kavari; Jekura Uaurika Kavari

Year

2013

Language

Herero

Pages

210

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9789991642079

Synopsis "Omiano vya Tjipangandjara. Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms (in Herero)"

Omiano vya Tjipangandjara: Otjiherero Proverbs and Idioms is a unique collection of linguistic and cultural significance. The author has collected over 150 proverbs and idioms from the Ovaherero community, particularly the Ovakaoko, in Namibia, and from various written sources. He encourages the use of these proverbs as a means of cultural enrichment, since younger speakers of Otjiherero tend to use and/or translate English or Afrikaans proverbs. Concise and extensively researched, this book distinguishes between proverbs and idioms; gives the literal English translation; the origin; general meaning; context; usage; and English equivalents.