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

• dífá

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

• adáfá (“babalawo”)
• dáfádáfá (“babalawo, Ifa diviner”)