AESTHETICS AND MEANINGA POETIC COMPARISON OF SELECTED IGBO AND ALAGO PROVERBS

Ose- Agbo Chika

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AESTHETICS AND MEANINGA POETIC COMPARISON OF SELECTED IGBO AND ALAGO PROVERBS

Authors:

Ose- Agbo Chika

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.478-487

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540709

pISSN:

2710-8619

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Abstract:

 Proverbs are pivotal in Nigerian society in terms of edifying language and enriching meaning in human communication and researches abound in this area.  However, the neglect or inadequate research on minority literatures have created a wide gap particularly in paremiological studies between the major and minority Nigerian cultures. 
This paper, therefore is an attempt at inclusiveness; it draws attention to the proverbs of one of Nigeria 's 'minority'' and less researched culture-  the Alago of North Central Nigeria, this study explores the aesthetics, literariness and poetic values of Alago proverbs by comparing it with one of Nigeria's 'major' and vastly researched proverblore - the Igbo proverb. This ethnographic oriented paper adopts the structural formalist approach and incorporates an admixture of methodological techniques such as interviews, participant observation and review of available literature. The outcome of this study will contribute to bridging the gap in paremiological studies between the majority and minority cultures in Nigeria. This study observes that Alago proverb is replete with poetic devices such as simile, metaphor, symbolism, personification, alliteration, parallelism, paradox, etc., Other areas of similarities include functions, use of images and syntactic construction; this affinity in thought pattern, expression and experience is explained by Carl Jung's "Collective unconscious ". 
This study, therefore concludes that the Igbo and Alago proverbs present similar thought patterns in terms of values, philosophical insights, world view and beliefs thus buttressing a common humanity. However, the difference in geographic location, flora and fauna account for the seeming difference in their use of imageries.

Article Details

AESTHETICS AND MEANINGA POETIC COMPARISON OF SELECTED IGBO AND ALAGO PROVERBS

Authors:

Ose- Agbo Chika

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.478-487

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540709

pISSN:

2710-8619

Alago,

inclusiveness,

proverb,

Igbo,

aesthetics and collective unconscious

Issues

Article Details

AESTHETICS AND MEANINGA POETIC COMPARISON OF SELECTED IGBO AND ALAGO PROVERBS

Authors: Ose- Agbo Chika

Publisher: Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal: ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.478-487

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001540709

pISSN: 2710-8619

Alago,

inclusiveness,

proverb,

Igbo,

aesthetics and collective unconscious

Issues

Authors:

Ose- Agbo Chika

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.478-487

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540709

pISSN:

2710-8619