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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: Yoruba ''akata'' | + | From: Yoruba ''akata'' ''wild cat'' |
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | * Oyibo person wey im papa papa come from Africa. | + | * Oyibo person wey im papa or papa papa come from Africa. |
− | :*{{ux|dv|Tolu | + | :*{{ux|dv |Tolu na '''akata'''. |(Tolu is African-American.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | [[jand]], [[obodo]] | + | * [[jand]], [[obodo]] |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
− | English: ''African-American'' | + | * English: ''African-American'' |
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
* Person or place wey dey [[obodo]] [[oyibo]]. | * Person or place wey dey [[obodo]] [[oyibo]]. | ||
:* {{ux|dv|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.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|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.)}} | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| | + | :* {{ux|dv| 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.)}} |
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====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
− | [[akaterian]], [[jandon]] | + | * [[akaterian]], [[jandon]] |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | [[obodo oyibo]] | + | * [[obodo oyibo]] |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''Foreign countries'' | * English: ''Foreign countries'' |
Latest revision as of 10:07, 14 February 2024
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: Yoruba akata wild cat
Pronunciation
- àkátá
Noun
- Oyibo person wey im papa or papa papa come from Africa.
- Tolu na akata. — (Tolu is African-American.)
Synonyms
Translation
- English: African-American
Adjective
- 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
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Foreign countries