Meiteis Naming Practice

Authors

  • Aboy Yumnam Singh "Manipur University, Canchipur, India"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jal.v3i2.2080

Keywords:

language of Meitei, culture, philosophy, belief, religion, thought and social changes.

Abstract

This paper mainly attempts to describe the naming practice of Meiteis. Such study is an important linguistic aspect in Meitei society. It also studies the different periods of giving Meiteis personal names, the order of names and the categories of given names. The study of Meitei naming practice will give a deep knowledge insight into language of Meitei, culture, philosophy, belief, religion, thought and social changes.

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Author Biography

  • Aboy Yumnam Singh, "Manipur University, Canchipur, India"
    Linguistics Department, Research Scholar
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS

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Published

2014-03-13

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Meiteis Naming Practice. (2014). JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS, 3(2), 187-202. https://doi.org/10.24297/jal.v3i2.2080