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This book draws on the case of the Shona and other Bantu people of Africa to argue that names are not mere identity tags. Names are an important cultural symbol of the people who give and bear them. The book challenges linguists and other social scientists to pay particular attention to the significance of names in the study of language use in society. Equally, it demonstrates the importance of names as part of the distinctive repertoire of Shona cultural heritage. Each Shona sentential name is a statement about that reality of being Shona.

Names, Shona --- Shona language --- Manyika (African people) --- Shona (African people) --- Etymology --- Names --- Social life and customs --- Religion --- History --- Names, Personal --- Names, African. --- African languages --- African names --- Anthroponomy --- Baby names --- Christian names --- Family names --- Forenames --- Names of families --- Names of persons --- Personal names --- Surnames --- Onomastics --- Names, Shona - Zimbabwe --- Shona language - Etymology - Names --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - Social life and customs --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - Religion --- Manyika (African people) - Zimbabwe - History --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - Social life and customs --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - Religion --- Shona (African people) - Zimbabwe - History --- China language (Africa) --- Chishona language --- Swina language --- Bantu languages --- Chishona (African people) --- Korekore (African people) --- Mashona --- Mashona (African people) --- Bantu-speaking peoples --- Ethnology --- Bamanyeka (African people) --- Chimanyika (African people) --- Manica (African people) --- Manika (African people) --- Wamanyika (African people) --- Wanyika (African people) --- History. --- Religion. --- Social life and customs. --- Names.