Open AccessMeiteis Naming Practice
Author(s) -
Aboy Yumnam Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of advances in linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2348-3024
DOI - 10.24297/jal.v3i2.2080
Subject(s) - linguistics , psychology , social practice , order (exchange) , sociology , epistemology , history , philosophy , finance , performance art , economics , art history
This paper mainly attempts to describe the naming practice of Meiteis. Such study is an important linguistic aspect in Meitei society. It also studies the different periods of giving Meiteis personal names, the order of names and the categories of given names. The study of Meitei naming practice will give a deep knowledge insight into language of Meitei, culture, philosophy, belief, religion, thought and social changes.