Nigerian Languages' Studies (NILAS) journal is a publication of the National Institute for Nigerian Languages Aba dedicated to the promotion, development and documentation of all Nigerian languages. The journal came into existence in 2015. It is an annual publication. Manuscripts are obtained from conferences organised by the Institute or, calls for papers made any year there is no conference. Manuscripts could be written in English or any Nigerian Language. Contributors are from different language groups as could be seen in already published volumes.

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024)

Published: 2024-12-17

NNYOCHA IHE ỌJỌỌ GBAA AFỌ SITE N’ỊGBADO ỤKWỤ N’ATỤTỤ NTỤCHA ỤBỤBỌ KEMPỤRỤICHE

Chinedu Ezebube, Ogechukwu F. U. Chukwuneke, Chioma M. Akaeze, Izuchukwu K. Agbedo

1-13

SUPRAFIXATION IN YORUBA

Basirat Adekunle

14-28

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC IMPORT OF SOME ASPECTS OF ẸDO (BENIN) OTUẸ ‘GREETINGS’ CODES

Patience Obiageri Solomon-Etefia, Osayimwese Violet Evbayiro

38-50

SOCIO-LONGUSTIC INQUIRY ON OKOROSHI LANGUAGE

Lasbrey Ikechukwu Unegbu, Anayo Maxwell Onanwa

51-57

TRANSLATOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SERMONS IN NIGERIAN CHURCHES

Somtochukwu Nweke, Chukwuma Onyebuchi Okeke , Gloria Tochukwu Obasi

74-93

CULTURE, SOUND, SENSE AND FURY IN SELECTED YORUBA CURATIVE INCANTATORY POETRY

Kazeem, Hakeem Fola, PhD, Emmanuel Jolaolu Adegbenro, PhD

94-104

LANGUAGE VARIATION AND CULTURAL NUANCES IN THE TRANSLATION OF ACHEBE’S ARROW OF GOD

Augustina Ngozi Eze, PhD, Christopher Chinedu Nwike, PhD

128-142

SYNTACTIC BEHAVIOUR OF INTERROGATIVE WORDS IN OWERE IGBO

Alwell Okechukwu Nlem, PhD, Etu, Mercy PhD

155-168

A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SELECTED LOGOS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Gift N. Okata (PhD), Michael Mofeoluwa OLADIPO

169-181

ANIMALS OVER PLANTS AND TREES: WELLERISMS IN THE IGBO CULTURAL ATTRIBUTION

Monday C. Ọnụkawa, PhD, Edith N. Ọnụkawa, Ph.D , Onyedikachi C. Orji, Ph.D

182-198

INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL IGBO CHILDREN’S RECREATIONAL SONGS AND DANCE INTO CHOREOGRAPHY AS REPACKAGING AND PRESERVATION STRATEGY

Iwu Ikwubuzo, Dr. Osita Nwagbo, Dr. Alexander Agoro, Dr. Ebere Okafor, Dr. Adaora Anyachebelu

206-220

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