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September 19, 2025EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Morphosemantic and Morphosyntactic Analysis of Place Names in Tanzania: Reflections from Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

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NMNjana Tegisi Masanja

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Qualitative research reveals the formation and meanings of place names in Zanzibar Island, highlighting morphosemantic structures.

Key Points

  • The study concludes that 28 place names are derived from roots that construct their meanings.
  • Place names were formed through various processes, including derivation and compounding, reflecting local culture.
  • Focus group discussions and respondent insights were used to gather in-depth data on place names.
  • Further research is suggested to analyze additional linguistic aspects of these place names for future studies.

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Njana Tegisi Masanja (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46fc631b076d99fa69a26https://doi.org/10.46606/eajess2025v06i02.0433
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