This paper examines sexism in naming focussing on the meaning of Haya personal names used in Haya community of North Western Tanzania. It is based on the assumption that some conscious personal names are selected in favour of men. This disparity is well examined by using the Critical Discourse Analysis approach. The paper presents field data from Bukoba Rural district in Kagera Region. The results reveal that meanings of male names were associated with high worthwhile the meanings of female names were associated with low worth. This was justified by the point that Haya male names referred to male as a saviour and helper of the family and society, a strong person, a fighter, a winner, rich and famous person while female names were connected with love, attraction, comfort, soothes and parents disappointment for having a baby girl. The study found that names of female children indicate an important argument that parents considerfemale child as a burden and liability. Generally, it was observed that selection of some Haya personal names was done in discriminatory manner that need an urgent emphasis on the value of names of girls in families and society in general.

Wataalamu mbalimbali wameshughulikia suala la uteuzi wa majina ya watu ndani na nje ya Tanzania. Baadhi ya wataalamu (taz. Nyangaywa, 2013; Madila, 2020) wanaeleza kwamba uteuzi wa majina ya watu nchini Tanzania unakabiliwa na changamoto ya kasumba ya kupendelea majina ya lugha za kigeni kuliko majina ya lugha za asili. Pamoja na kudokezwa kwa suala hilo, tafiti husika hazikujishughulisha na uchunguzi zaidi kuhusu kuweka bayana kiwango cha matumizi ya majina husika na changamoto zinazotokana na matumizi ya majina hayo ya kigeni. Suala hili limechochea raghba ya mtafiti kufanya utafiti wa awali kuhusu kiwango cha matumizi ya majina ya lugha za kigeni katika jamii ya Watanzania, mtazamo wa jamii na changamoto zinazotokana na matumizi ya majina hayo nchini Tanzania. Ili kutimiza azma hiyo, makala hii imeongozwa na Nadharia ya Ubeberu wa Kiisimu ambapo kasumba hiyo ya kupendelea majina ya lugha za kigeni inatazamwa kama matokeo ya lugha za kigeni kukandamiza lugha za asili na kutokana na ukandamizaji huo, fikra za jamii ya Watanzania zimeaminishwa kuwa lugha za kigeni ni bora na zina thamani zaidi kuliko lugha za asili.

Makala hii inaangazia muundo wa majina ya watu yanayotokana na lugha ya Kihaya. Mjadala kuhusu muundo wa majina hayo unaongozwa na madai kwamba majina ya pekee si nomino halisi (Coates, 2006). Makala hii inalishughulikia suala hili kwa mkabala wa kimofolojia ili kubainisha wazi muundo wa majina tajwa. Data ya makala hii ilikusanywa kwa njia ya usaili kutoka Wilaya ya Bukoba Vijijini, mkoani Kagera. Matokeo yanaonesha kwamba majina ya watu ni vipashio vyenye muundo changamani ambavyo vikirejelewa kama nomino kimofolojia husababisha mkanganyiko wa kidhana. Hoja hii inathibitishwa na miundo mbalimbali ya majina ya watu iliyobainishwa katika makala hii ambayo ni pamoja na majina yenye muundo wa kitenzi, muundo wa kivumishi, muundo ambatani, muundo wa kishazi kiulizi na muundo wa kishazi cha kusihi. Kwa ujumla, ni wazi kwamba si kila kinachotajwa kuwa nomino kisemantiki ni nomino kimofolojia. Hivyo, makala hii inatoa wito wa kuchunguza vipengele vya kiisimu kwa kuzingatia dhana zinazoendana na mkabala unaohusika ili kuepuka mkanganyiko.