The Economic Implications of Wolaita Proverbs: Functional Analysis

Meshesha Make; Abraham Kebede; Fikre Alemayehu

Authors

Meshesha Make
Abraham Kebede
Fikre Alemayehu

Keywords:

wolaita proverbs, indigenous wisdom, economic realm of life, social interactions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze some selected Wolaita proverbs for their implications of Wolaita's economic realm of life. The subjects used for the current study were 100 theme-relevant proverbs collected by interviewing systematically selected 24 elders and through conducting participant-based observation being part of social interactions taking place in different villages. The descriptive research design was used to conduct this study using the qualitative method of data analysis.

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The Economic Implications of Wolaita Proverbs: Functional Analysis. (2014). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(G1), 79-86. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/985

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