Dukaw :: Native Names
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Nativity
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Reincarnation
Nature
Animal
Natural features
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Kinship
Ownership
Setting
Emotion
Locational
Poro/Sande
Religious
Situational
Status
Leadership
Royalty
Servant
Temporal
Time
Names by Category
Descriptive:
Light skinned, dark skinned, white or skinny, we use descriptive names. They are a given.
Prescriptive:
These names say what we want you to become; a scholar, a leader or a zoe.
Qualities:
We give names based on qualities that we see in you, or want you to have.
Birth Order:
First son, second son, first girl, third girl, last child, we can tell them apart.
Multiple birth:
We have special names for twins. Some are unisex and others are paired.
Reincarnation:
You returned to us, so you should stay here.
Animal:
Names related to animals. Some can infer the qualities of the animal.
Natural features:
Names based on features like rivers, hills, trees and other natural elements.
Kinship:
Let's you know she is my mother, although she is my daughter.
Ownership:
Do you see mine? This one is ours.
Emotion:
The feelings that brought about your name.
Locational:
Tell us from where you are or where you were born. From a town? Born on the farm?
Poro/Sande:
You've completed the Sande or Poro School. You are a new person and a full member of soceity.
Religious:
Names referencing God or people from the Bible or Quran.
Situational:
What's happening? The events surrounding your birth can influence your name.
Leadership:
Father of the land, the head, the Zoe.
Royalty:
Kings, queens, princes and princesses.
Servant:
You are selfless.
Time:
Times and seasons, like this year or Christmas.