akata

akata

Saramaccan

Noun

akata

1. Alternative spelling of àkàtà
2. Alternative spelling of akáta

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo n-káta (“porter's pad”), from Proto-Bantu *-kata (“headpad”).[1] Cognate of Saramaccan àkàtà.

Noun

akata

1. cotton headpad for carrying loads
   • 1984, “Nioni”, in Telefôn' mi koe mi koenoe, performed by The Exmo Stars & Boogie:

     Te yu no man fu tyari akata / yu no mu trobi matuku

     If you aren't able to carry a headpad / you shouldn't bother with a basket

References

1. Norval Smith (2015), “A preliminary list of probable Kikongo (KiKoongo) lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 426

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Yámana

Verb

akata

1. come

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Yoruba

akátá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

Noun

akátá

1. serval, panther

   Synonym: ẹtà

2. (sometimes derogatory) A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Panther Party; but now perceived as having derogatory connotations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

Noun

akata

1. administrative division, unit

Etymology 3

Akata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

Noun

akata

1. spinning wheel

   Synonyms: rànwú-rànwú, arànwú

Etymology 4

Akátá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

Noun

akátá

1. The plant Rauvolfia vomitoria