adesa
noun · tale, fable (told in the evening)
Otyi = evening; tã adesã, to tell such a tale, usually in the evening by moonlight; Adangme: nyãsã
Origin
From Twi (Otyi)
Zimmermann says the origin seems to be Otyi
As recorded in 1858
adesã, Zimmermann's vocabulary, page 5
Source and review
Zimmermann's Ga vocabulary, 1858. Not yet reviewed.