akonta
noun · account
bu akonta, to make an account, to reckon; compare nta, kọ
Origin
From Portuguese conta
A Ga speaker confirmed the Portuguese origin. Zimmermann's 1858 vocabulary called it "perhaps a European word".
As recorded in 1858
akonta, Zimmermann's vocabulary, page 11
Source and review
- Meaning from
- Zimmermann's Ga vocabulary of 1858
- English in 1874
- account
- Review
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