Indigenous Etymology of Marghi Language - Farm Actions and Body-Plant Metaphors by Dunama (2026)

This study presents the indigenous etymology of the Marghi language - Farm actions and Body-Plant metaphors by Dunama Umaru (2026). Key findings:- Bullum = bul lamu = break at once (farm action)- Marghi words formed from daily farming life and human body descriptions This research shows community knowledge missing in Hoffmann 1963 and Ndahi 2013 works. Author: Dunama Umaru, Private Researcher, Marghi Language Institute Online, YouTube Marghi Language Institute Online, TikTok @marghilanguagele, Email [email protected], Location Yola Adamawa State Nigeria. Keywords: Marghi, Indigenous Etymology, African Linguistics, Adamawa, Farm actions

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-29
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23757379
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Linguistics and Language Studies
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Indigenous Etymology of Marghi Language - Farm Actions and Body-Plant Metaphors by Dunama (2026)

DUNAMA UMARU
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Linguistics and Language Studies
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Indigenous Etymology of Marghi Language - Farm Actions and Body-Plant Metaphors by Dunama (2026)

DUNAMA UMARU
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Abstract

This study presents the indigenous etymology of the Marghi language - Farm actions and Body-Plant metaphors by Dunama Umaru (2026). Key findings:- Bullum = bul lamu = break at once (farm action)- Marghi words formed from daily farming life and human body descriptions This research shows community knowledge missing in Hoffmann 1963 and Ndahi 2013 works. Author: Dunama Umaru, Private Researcher, Marghi Language Institute Online, YouTube Marghi Language Institute Online, TikTok @marghilanguagele, Email [email protected], Location Yola Adamawa State Nigeria. Keywords: Marghi, Indigenous Etymology, African Linguistics, Adamawa, Farm actions

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