Chizoro
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Igbo concept of “fully human” (Mmandu) – the terms “amadi” and “erim/erima” should be researched as well for added context
https://books.google.com/books?id=jAScBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT98&dq=Igbo+“fully+human”+mmandu&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0y_qH6uzaAhXqjlQKHcQEAnoQ6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q=Igbo%20″fully%20human”%20mmandu&f=false -
I’ve been researching terms translated as “human/people” – remetj, abantu, umuntu, batho, muntu, mmarima….and related concepts – umthetho, ubuntu… what I’ve found is that depending on the time and space these names could be “titles”, things that can be awarded or revoked based on behavior, rites of passage.
Meaning that being “human” or… Read more
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Here is a link to the study of “UBUNTU and INTO”, there should be a link to the pdf on the right hand side.
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.487.9558- View 2 replies
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I’ve been researching terms translated as “human/people” – remetj, abantu, umuntu, batho, muntu, mmarima….and related concepts – umthetho, ubuntu… what I’ve found is that depending on the time and space these names could be “titles”, things that can be awarded or revoked based on behavior, rites of passage.
Meaning that being “human”… Read more
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Here is a link to the study of “UBUNTU and INTO”, there should be a link to the pdf on the right hand side.
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.487.9558 -
“Mmarima” as an earned status.
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