Proverbs Attributed to Humans and Nonhumans in the Beja Language (Sudan)

The aim of this paper is to determine the social and discursive functions of Beja proverbs and the reasons why some of them are attributed to non-human enunciators. The discussion is based on oral texts of different genres (tales, poems, and proverbs) containing 214 proverbs. Animals and, more rare...

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Main Author: Mohamed-Tahir Hamid Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2024-09-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://mail.njas.fi/njas/article/view/1207
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