dafa

Bambara

Verb

dafa

  1. to fulfill, complete, finish

Gullah

Alternative forms

  • 'dafa

Etymology

From Vai dafa (literally "mouth-full").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑ.fɑ/, /dɑ̃.fɑ/

Adjective

dafa

  1. fat

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

dá (“to cast, to divinate”) +‎ ifá (“Ifá, the Yoruba process of divination”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dá.fá/

Verb

dáfá

  1. to practice or engage in Ifa divination

Derived terms

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