{"id":294,"date":"2018-11-08T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T09:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/?p=294"},"modified":"2018-11-08T09:15:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T09:15:28","slug":"the-sociolinguistics-implications-of-abused-islamic-names-among-the-yorubas-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingcolours.ng\/archives\/the-sociolinguistics-implications-of-abused-islamic-names-among-the-yorubas-1\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS IMPLICATIONS OF ABUSED ISLAMIC NAMES AMONG THE YORUBAS (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE SOCIOLINGUISTICS IMPLICATIONS OF ABUSED ISLAMIC NAMES AMONG THE YORUBAS (1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Raji Mubin Olatoye, modified by Flying Colours Crew<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our names are precious and we hold them in high esteem. When we meet a stranger who is coincidentally a namesake, they become memorable and we hardly forget them or their names because we bear the same. In various applications forms, names come first before gender or address. We replace our name with our reputations and in the Yoruba land, we say, \u201cma\u0301a\u0300 ba oru\u0301ko\u0323<\/strong> e\u0323bi\u0301 yi\u0300i\u0301 je\u0323\u0301\u201d (don\u2019t damage this family\u2019s reputation) in the bid to show that we represent our names and our names do the same for they replace us.<\/p>\n

In a situation where some names are being used in verbal duels to show dislike and criticism, where mispronunciation of names make them mean the opposite of the intended meanings, there is a need to discuss the sociolinguistics implications of what these attitudes represent. First, we discuss the disgusting phenomenon of turning some names to insults and abuse.<\/p>\n

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  1. Reviling with Muslim Names<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Among some sets of the Yoruba people, Muslim names are often used to revile people with a view to drawing a conclusion about them. The behaviour or attitude a person displays at any given time suggests the right derogation by a Muslim name. A number of such names do not in any way represent the true meaning or attributes ascribed to people by way of rebuking them. Instances abound, but in this study, we shall examine a few of them.<\/p>\n

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    1. When a person is inordinately desirous or excessively eager to obtain and possess everything, especially money, such a person is derogated as \u201cWa\u0300i\u0301di\u0300 Ala\u0301wa\u0300ma\u0301ya\u0300\u201d (Wa\u0300i\u0301di\u0300, the Covetous). Wa\u0300i\u0301di\u0300 in this expression is a corruption of one of the magnificent names of All\u0101h Al-W\u0101\u1e25id (the One) and the bearer is \u02bbAbdul W\u0101\u1e25id (the slave of the One God). How does such relate to covetousness?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Someone who usually calls at an occasion without an invitation, or a child who enters into a house without permission is rebuked as \u201cToju\u0301bole\u0301 E\u0323ran Nu\u0301ru\u0300 or Nu\u0301si\u0300\u201d (Busybody, Nuru\/Nusi\u2019s goat). In this derogatory expression, the name N\u016brud-D\u012bn (The light of Isl\u0101m) has been corrupted to Nuru while Nusi is a corruption of Nu\u1e63rah (help). Apart from this, how does the action of a meddler relate with Nu\u0301ru\u0300 and Nu\u0301si\u0300\u2019s ownership of goats?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        iii. An outspoken and blunt person (most often a younger person) who freely, openly and boldly contributes to any discussion is maligned as \u201cSa\u0301li\u0301u\u0300 Ele\u0323\u0301nu Gbo\u0323\u0300o\u0323\u0300ro\u0323\u0300\u201d (Saliu, The Loudmouthed). In this derogation, \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25 (peace be upon him), the name of one of the prophets of Allah, is being used to describe a person who is considered to be running off at the mouth.<\/p>\n

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        1. When someone does something after the expected or usual time, most especially in relation to education and marriage, he\/she is derogated as \u201cAda\u0300gba\u0300 je\u0323\u0301 Ra\u0300u\u0301fu\u0300\u201d . \u02bbAbdur Ra\u2019\u016bf (the servant of the Benevolent God) is rendered into Raufu in this derogatory expression and it is not in anyway associated with belatedness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Someone who is fond of food is rebuked in this manner \u201cWakilu Wa\u0300ki\u0301 and die\u201d. In this expression, the name \u02bbAbdul Wak\u012bl (Servant of the Reliable God) is used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. When somebody, especially a woman exhibits the trait of stubbornness, she is often reproached as \u201cJe\u0323\u0301mi\u0301la\u0301 ori\u0301 e\u0323 ti di\u0300de\u201d (literally: your madness has come again) . Jam\u012blah (Beautiful, Elegant) is the correct spelling of the name used for this stinging rebuke.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              \u2026to be continued<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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