Metaphors of Time in Anywaa

Abstract

 This study dealt with metaphorical conceptualization of time in Anywaa, which is a Western Nilotic language spoken in Gambella, Ethiopia and Greater Pibor Adminstrative Area, South Sudan.The study was based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory. It was designed as qualitative and the data were collected in Gambella town using elicitation and listening to daily utterances. The investigator also used introspection. In Anywaa, linguistic Metaphors like wà ɛ́ná jɪ t ̀ ʃʌ́ŋ mɛ́t ɛ́tʃ 'We are in happiness day' and wʌ́ʌ́r āòò 'Night has come' are used to conceptualize time as CONTAINER and MOTION. Based on the data analyzed and interpreted, it has been found that the Anywaa use HORIZONTAL AXIS to understand time and this metaphor typology has in turn proved that linguistic typology is a surface manifestation of cognitive typology.