Kulturowe konteksty metaforyki roślinnej języka hausa

The article analyses plant names in Hausa from an ethno-linguistic point of view. Plant names, which are lexical compounds, nominal or verbal phrases, were collated in terms of their look, function and area of distribution in order to identity the factors influencing the naming process. The main sources of analysis were Hausa language dictionaries, medical articles and my own knowledge and expertise regarding Hausa culture. All the collected data were then consulted with a native speaker of the Hausa language to confirm the precision of the findings.