Tanimu, Yusuf2023-12-122023-12-122016-12-12Tanimu Y. ( 2016) NAMING SYSTEMS IN RINDRE: A SEMANTIC VIEWhttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3266The account of name is a wide area that has unique but multifaceted appeal across different languages. In this wise, name can be said to have, from a linguistic point of view, ethno/inguistic base. However in this study, the attempt is being made to explore the meaning of names in the Rindre language. Although such a study may not be divorced from the actual sociocultural background of the language, based on the data gathered the researcher tries to show how names in Rindre relate their meaning, in whatever form of how they imply to what they mean. Thus, to carry out the study, the researcher uses a direct primary method based on the tools of interview, discussion and relying on introspective competence of the researcher to collect vital data for the study. Following this is the use of the framework of semantic based on referential theory in which the analysis is made. The conclusion of the study shows how the study of name in Rindre is unique and useful to the sociocultural views of the speakers of the language.enArticle