Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings
β Bartlett Jere Whiting
π Library
π
1989
π Harvard University Press
π English
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Luo Proverbs and Sayings
β Scribed by Asenath Bole Odaga
- Publisher
- Lake Publishers & Enterprises
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 136
- Edition
- New
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The Luo use Ngeche and other sayings to demonstrate their knowledge and skill in expressing themselves in their language. Ngeche and sayings are adaptable and have many functions. For instance, they may be used to chide someone, to answer a question, to illustrate, clarify or to drive home a point made on an issue. They are particularly valuable in the education of the youth by adults on the use of language, that is how to apply them during a conversation. Ngeche in sayings, proverbs, tongue twisters and even some narratives.
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