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Metaphorical Personal Names in Mabia Languages of West Africa

2024LanguagesJournalOpen access

10.3390/languages9050163 Full text1 citations

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2 authors across 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hasiyatu AbubakariFirst authorCorresponding
- Rhodes University (ZA)
- University of Ghana (GH)
Samuel Alhassan IssahSenior author
- University of Education, Winneba (GH)

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Language, Metaphor, and Cognitionlevel 3 · 1.00
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategieslevel 3 · 0.98
Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualismlevel 3 · 0.96

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openalexseen September 8, 2026
2024 · Languages · 1 citations
https://openalex.org/W4396556257

Metaphorical Personal Names in Mabia Languages of West Africa · Sankore