The study investigated the Kamu？ female personal names as socio-cultural identity of the Kamu？ people using the anthroponomastic framework. Sampling of about 72 participants and 12 domiciles of elders is interviewed from 12 villages to collect data for the study. The study was able to identify various types of female personal names of the Kamu？ people to include birth order names, female twins names, circumstantial Kamu？ female names and the Kamu？ maiden personal names. In addition, they are mostly sentential and proverbial in nature except for the birth order names. They display the historical and socio-cultural identity of the Kamu？ people and the Kamu？ language.
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