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akatsa

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Ewe

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Etymology

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Particularly: “possibly related to tsaka (to mix, blend) with tone change?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /à.kà.t͡sá/
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Noun

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àkàtsá (definite singular àkàtsá lá or àkàtsáá, collective plural àkàtsáwó, definite collective plural àkàtsááwó)

  1. porridge
  2. gruel, mush

References

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  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “akatsa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 253
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “akatsa”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 17