Words starting with A

abonsam

noun · the devil; a bad person

pl. -sami; Adangme: abušam; Otyi: ọbonsam, abonsam

Origin

From Twi (Otyi) ọbonsam

Twi form noted; direction of borrowing not stated

As recorded in 1858

abonsám, Zimmermann's vocabulary, page 3

Source and review

Zimmermann's Ga vocabulary, 1858. Not yet reviewed.

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