A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE FORMATION AND CHANGES OF PERSON NAMES OF THE EDE GROUP IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Abstract

Person names or any other names are both arbitrary and reasoned when they are viewed from different criteria. Apart from having these general features, person names of the Ede group in the Central Highlands contains specific cultural attributes of this ethnic group. One of these distinctions is illustrated through the formation and changes of person names of this ethnic group.