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    • The foam and function of symbolism in riddles a study of family life riddles of the Acholi 

      Acirocan, Prisca Trecy (Makerere University, 2020)
      This research focused on forty-five selected riddles from the Acholi community. These riddles are used to symbolize commitment and perseverance as a sign of family life in Acholi. All the discussed aspects are in line with ...
    • Imagery in selected Ganda riddles. 

      Nalujja, Sarah (Makerere University, 2023-11-20)
      This study analyses the use of images of different kinds in the selected riddles in Ganda community. The images in these riddles are identified in the choice of words, performance and also the response from the audience ...
    • Imagery in selected Lugwere riddles 

      Logose, Christine (Makerere University, 2024-07)
      In the previous years, many things have changed in the Bugwere cultural norms and practices where people take riddles for entertainment rather than acknowledging the importance and message that lies in the images used in ...
    • Metaphor in selected Runyankole Riddles 

      Arinda, Bridget (Makerere University, 2021-05-31)
      This research aims at investigating metaphorical integrations in riddles in Runyankole language. Thirty metaphorical riddles are analysed to the detail, and classified in two groups. The first group, which is a contingent ...
    • Place and value of ambiguity in the selected Sabiny riddles 

      Linda Joy, Chelangat (Makerere University, 2023-10-19)
      This dissertation explores how ambiguity is clearly seen in selected Sabiny riddles from the Sabiny people, a Highland-Nilotic tribe from the eastern parts of Uganda. To establish this, the searcher asked elderly Sabiny ...
    • The study of sound devices in selected Jopadhola riddles 

      Akello, Patience (Makerere University, 2023-06)
      The main focus of the current study is on Jopadhola riddles. Despite the terseness of the riddle as an efficient form of orature, it has critically been observed that, it’s still taken as a childhood game. Its literariness ...