Mohammed M. Aman

Boring, you say? Hah! I open at random and find: "Thus, in the Balme library, much breath was wasted on the problem of whether to include in the catalog entry such appellations of chiefs as Otumfuo, Osagyefo, and Nama. The decision reached is that they should not, being the equivalent renderings of titles of esteem like His Majesty or His Grace. Nana (Ga equivalent Nii, Ewe Togbe, etc.) is a most common appellation. It is one of respect, used to precede the name of any chief, the very elderly, or one's grandparents. These days it is coming into vogue as a forename, and only when it is used as such should it appear in the catalog entry." If you can resist that, you're a better man than I.… (altro)