Causes for Personal Naming Shift in Wolaita and its Effects on Identities of the Nation
Keywords:
Wolaita, Wolaita personal names, Wolaita culture, shifts in Wolaita naming, indigenous names.Abstract
This study mainly focuses on assessing the major causes that resulted in the naming shift in Wolaita. It also investigates the consequences of the current
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