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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 404 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=23mm, Gew.=590gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 404 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=23mm, Gew.=590gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV A GENERAL ANALYSIS OF EXISTING DATA It now remains for us to examine the data which have been presented in the previous chapters for the purpose of reducing, if possible, at least a certain amount of order and coherency into the conflicting and chaotic elements. Yet, meagre and disconnected as these data are, they are not, however, entirely valueless, as I will endeavour to demonstrate; but before attempting to do so, a brief capitulation, or summary, is essential to enable us to arrive at conclusions which are in any way definite or intelligible. It has already been seen that the Efik of Old Calabar, although they claim descent from the Ibo, are most undoubtedly derived from the Ibibio; but from whom these in turn have sprung, unless they are an offshoot of the former, is buried in mystery. That the Ibani, i.e. the Bonny and Opobo people, although they trace their origin to an Ibo and can speak that tongue, also claim connection with Brass. That the New Calabar natives appear to have been a combination of Efik from Creek Town and of Ijo on the coast, who divided into three sections?one remaining as the New Calabar, the other two separating in the direction of Brass and Bonny. That the Brassmeu, while tracing their origin to the Binis, acknowledge at the same time an influx of Ijo and New Calabar blood. That nothing is known about the Ijo, except the question of their Bini descent, which, however, rests on the slenderest of evidence. That the Jekri are most undoubtedly of Bini origin, in spite of their language being affiliated with Yoruba. That the Bini origin, similar to that of the Ibo, has unfortunately been lost in the oblivion of the past. This, as has already been remarked, is extremely contradictory, and scanty detail to work upon;...<

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX B THE PRIMITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF WORDS Let us take first of all the Ibo word nna, meaning sire or father. Altering the end vowel to e we have mother, nne; or by transposing the middle consonant n, nwa, or nwata, a child, also a relation; while by interchanging the final vowel of this latter word with an e, the imperative nwe, possess, is formed; and in addition to these, wanye, woman, nnedi-uku, an ancestor, and nnadi-nnadi, ancestry, are also derived. Curiously enough, however, the eldest son and successor is okpara or okpala, and the eldest daughter ada --words that have no connection whatever with the original root, although a grandson is nwanwa-woke, a granddaughter, nwa-nwa-wanye, a grandfather, nna-8tsie, and grandmother, nne-otsie, i.e. old father and mother. Yet all of which, with the above two exceptions, coming as they have done from the same primitive source, are not only related, but expressive of the one paramount idea or train of thought that issues from the person and embraces possession accordingly. It will be found distinctly instructive at this juncture to examine this same root, na, in its form as a preposition, standing, as it does, for about, from, in, on, to, and by means of, as well as for the numeral one, because also traceable, as it is, in the personal pronouns, but more especially in nde, those, ngi, thou, owengi, thyself, nkena, this, onweya, himself, itself, onwe-ayi, ourselves, it is quite possible to see a distinct connection with nna, father, nwe, possess, nwa, a relation or possession, and this again with ndu,--d being interchangeable with n --life, or the animation which endows matter or material embodiment with existence. Because here, too, we can trace ... Arthur Glyn Leonard, Books, Social and Cultural Studies, The Lower Niger And Its Tribes Books>Social and Cultural Studies, General Books LLC<