Semantic categories of proper names in Runyankore/Rukiga and English: A Comparative study

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dc.contributor.authorKatushabe, Racheal
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-12T14:03:02Z
dc.date.available2026-02-12T14:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe study focused on personal nomenclature in Banyankore/Bakiga and British societies. The major concern of the study was: to establish semantic similarities and differences between Runyankore/Rukiga and English personal names by categories, to establish the meaning of names in the Runyankore/Rukiga surname corpus, to examine the meaning of names in the British surname corpus, and to examine the factors that influence the creation of personal names among the Banyankore/Bakiga and the English. This study sought to cause an appreciation of locally birthed names and the traditional naming culture and the need for its maintenance. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach. The data was collected from both primary secondary sources. In the case of Runyankore and Rukiga names, the researcher used an interview guide and read the existing literature and manually analysed and interpreted the data got. The researcher collected one thousand names: 500 English anthroponyms and 500 Runyankore/Rukiga and anthroponyms and categorised them according to their meanings into seventeen (17) semantic groups. It was discovered that there are similarities and differences between Banyankore/Bakiga and English personal nomenclatures. The two societies share eleven (11) categories of names: anthroponyms related to place, occupation, description of physical and behavioral traits, affective features, war, insects, birds, animals, plants, ethnicity and theophoric content. The Banyankore/Bakiga, however, have six (6) categories that the English do not have: anthroponyms related to suffering, circumstances surrounding the child’s birth, death, optimism, wealth and birth order. The two societies have factors influencing the creation of these names and the name giver’s life experiences play a big role in the creation of a name.
dc.identifier.citationKatushabe, R. (2025). Semantic categories of proper names in Runyankore/Rukiga and English: A comparative study [Unpublished master's thesis or doctoral dissertation]. Kabale University.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/3061
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKabale University
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectAnthroponyms
dc.subjectpersonal name
dc.subjectnomenclature
dc.subjectcorpus
dc.subjectname creation.
dc.titleSemantic categories of proper names in Runyankore/Rukiga and English: A Comparative study
dc.typeThesis

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