akata

Saramaccan

Noun

akata

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

Sranan Tongo
FWOTD – 8 October 2023

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ka.ta/

Noun

akata

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

Yámana

Verb

akata

  1. come

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
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