CHILD NAMING AMONG AMANGUNI AS ILLSTRATED IN MEDIA

This article examines naming among amaNguni, as illustrated in media. The media considered in it include television, radio and social media. The discourse discusses traditional naming, the significance of culture in naming a child, the meaning of names in relation to the surroundings of one’s life, given and inherited names, naming in the post-apartheid era, and reasons associated with names given to children. The significance of naming children is included in the introductory section of this paper. The subheadings of the article are introduction, discussion and conclusion. It should be noted that the authors of this paper are aware that the word amaNguni is abeNguni in other isiNguni languages, such as isiXhosa. In the discourse, ‘amaNguni’ is preferred as the discussion leans towards isiZulu, which uses it.