Words starting with A

akonta

noun · account

bu akonta, to make an account, to reckon; compare nta, kọ

Origin

From Portuguese conta

Portuguese origin stated by a Ga speaker; Zimmermann 1858 called it 'perhaps a European word' Earlier note: Zimmermann: perhaps a European word (Otyi has the same)

As recorded in 1858

akonta, Zimmermann's vocabulary, page 11

Source and review

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

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