akata

Naija

Alternative form

• akate

Etymology

From: Yoruba akata wild cat

Pronunciation

• àkátá

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Noun

• Oyibo person wey im papa or papa papa come from Africa.

• Tolu na akata.  — (Tolu is African-American.)

Synonyms

• jand, obodo

Translation

• English: African-American

Adjective

• Person or place wey dey obodo oyibo.

• Woman wey marry akata man no fit make her husband Nigerian citizen.  — (bbc__101141, A woman may not be able to make her African American husband become a Nigerian citizen.)
• Government say e no get how dis akata kontries wan take chook mouth for Nigeria democracy as dem too dey practice democracy.  — (bbc__54535, The government is aware that democratic countries cannot interfere in Nigeria's democracy.)

Related forms

• akaterian, jandon

Synonyms

• obodo oyibo

Translations

• English: Foreign countries