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class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Noun</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Noun_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Krio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Krio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Krio</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Krio-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Krio subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Krio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Etymology_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pronunciation_3" class="vector-toc-list-item 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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="disambig-see-also"><i>See also:</i> <b class="Latn"><a href="/wiki/ak%C4%81ra" title="akāra">akāra</a></b>, <b class="Latn"><a href="/wiki/%C4%81kara" title="ākara">ākara</a></b><span class="serial-comma">,</span><span class="serial-and"> <i>and</i></span> <b class="Latn"><a href="/wiki/%C4%81k%C4%81ra" title="ākāra">ākāra</a></b></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="English">English</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beans_Ball-Akara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Beans_Ball-Akara.jpg/200px-Beans_Ball-Akara.jpg" 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title="Appendix:Glossary">Doublet</a> of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/accra#English" title="accra">accra</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Appendix:English_pronunciation" title="Appendix:English pronunciation">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/ˈæk.əɹ.ə/</span>, <span class="IPA">/-ɑɹ-/</span>, <span class="IPA">/-ɑ/</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en">akara</strong> (<i>plural</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en p-form-of" lang="en"><strong class="selflink">akara</strong></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_English" class="extiw" title="w:Nigerian English">Nigeria</a></span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span> A <a href="/wiki/bean" title="bean">bean</a> <a href="/wiki/cake" title="cake">cake</a>, made of fried <a href="/wiki/black-eyed_pea" title="black-eyed pea">black-eyed pea</a> <a href="/wiki/flour" title="flour">flour</a>. <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>2013</b></span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie" class="extiw" title="w:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</a>, <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americanah" class="extiw" title="w:Americanah">Americanah</a></cite>, Anchor Books (2014), page <span class="None" lang="und">547</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Why are you buying <b>akara</b> that you don't want?</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chachi">Chachi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chachi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Alternative 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Please add to it, or discuss it at the <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Etymology_scriptorium" title="Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium">Etymology scriptorium</a>.)</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Noun_2">Noun</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="cbi">akara</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/macaw" title="macaw">macaw</a> <span class="maintenance-line">(clarification of this definition is needed)</span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_2">Etymology 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Etymology 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <i class="Latn mention" lang="cbi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=akaanu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="akaanu (page does not exist)">akaanu</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">cook</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>. <span class="maintenance-line"><i>This <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Etymology" title="Wiktionary:Etymology">etymology</a> is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. </i></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adjective">Adjective</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="cbi">akara</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/cooked" title="cooked">cooked</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source">Lindskoog, John N., Lindskoog, Carrie A. (<span class="None" lang="und">1964</span>) <cite>Vocabulario cayapa</cite> (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 9)‎<sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/10946">[1]</a></sup> (in Spanish), Quito, Ecuador: El <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Ling%C3%BC%C3%ADstico_de_Verano_(Mexico)" class="extiw" title="w:Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Mexico)">Instituto Lingüístico de Verano</a> en cooperación con el Ministerio de Educación Pública, page <span class="None" lang="und">61</span></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hausa">Hausa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Hausa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_3">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language" class="extiw" title="w:Yoruba language">Yoruba</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="yo"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Yoruba">àkàrà</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_2">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Hausa phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/ʔà.kà.ɽà/</span> <ul><li><span class="usage-label-accent"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Standard Kano Hausa</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Hausa phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">[ʔà.kə̀.ɽə̀]</span></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_3">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="ha">àkàrà</strong> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> (<i>possessed form</i> <b class="Latn" lang="ha"><a href="/w/index.php?title=akaran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="akaran (page does not exist)">àkàràn</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li>a <a href="/wiki/deep-fried" title="deep-fried">deep-fried</a> <a href="/wiki/bean" title="bean">bean</a> <a href="/wiki/cake" title="cake">cake</a> <dl><dd><span class="nyms synonym"><span class="defdate">Synonym:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="ha"><a href="/wiki/%C6%99osai#Hausa" title="ƙosai">ƙōsai</a></span></span></dd></dl></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Igbo">Igbo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Igbo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_4">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="ig">akara</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">Alternative form of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="ig"><a href="/wiki/akala#Igbo" title="akala">akala</a></i></span></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Krio">Krio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Krio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_4">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language" class="extiw" title="w:Yoruba language">Yoruba</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="yo"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Yoruba">àkàrà</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_3">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krio_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Krio phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/à.kà.rà/</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_5">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="kri">àkàrà</strong></span> </p> <ol><li>a kind of <a href="/wiki/cake" title="cake">cake</a> made from <a href="/wiki/rice" title="rice">rice</a> flour and <a href="/wiki/banana" title="banana">banana</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pali">Pali</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Pali"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms_2">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Alternative forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" style="max-width:40em"><div class="NavHead" style="background:var(--wikt-palette-lightblue,#d9ebff);color:inherit">Alternative scripts</div><div class="NavContent" style="text-align:left"><ul><li><span class="Brah" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%F0%91%80%85%F0%91%80%93%F0%91%80%AD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="𑀅𑀓𑀭 (page does not exist)">𑀅𑀓𑀭</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Brahmi script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Deva" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="अकर (page does not exist)">अकर</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Devanagari script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Beng" lang="pi"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0#Pali" title="অকর">অকর</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Bengali script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Sinh" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BB&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="අකර (page does not exist)">අකර</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Sinhalese script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Mymr" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%80%A1%E1%80%80%E1%80%9B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="အကရ (page does not exist)">အကရ</a></span> or <span class="Mymr" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%80%A2%E1%81%B5%E1%80%9B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ဢၵရ (page does not exist)">ဢၵရ</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Burmese script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Thai" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="อกร (page does not exist)">อกร</a></span> or <span class="Thai" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="อะกะระ (page does not exist)">อะกะระ</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Thai script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Lana" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%A9%8B%E1%A8%A0%E1%A9%81&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ᩋᨠᩁ (page does not exist)">ᩋᨠᩁ</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Tai Tham script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Laoo" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%A3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ອກຣ (page does not exist)">ອກຣ</a></span> or <span class="Laoo" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%A3%E0%BA%B0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ອະກະຣະ (page does not exist)">ອະກະຣະ</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Lao script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Khmr" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%9E%A2%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%9A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="អករ (page does not exist)">អករ</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Khmer script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li><li><span class="Cakm" lang="pi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%F0%91%84%83%F0%91%84%87%F0%91%84%A2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="𑄃𑄇𑄢 (page does not exist)">𑄃𑄇𑄢</a></span> <span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Chakma script</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span></li></ul></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="pi">akara</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><span class="inflection-of-conjoined"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#first_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">first</a><span class="inflection-of-sep">/</span><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#third_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">third-person</a></span> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperfect" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperfect</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#active_voice" title="Appendix:Glossary">active</a> of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="pi"><a href="/wiki/karoti#Pali" title="karoti">karoti</a></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">to do</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></span></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Principense">Principense</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Principense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="was-wotd floatright" style="margin-right:15px;clear:both;"><small title="This was the Wiktionary foreign word of the day on 3 June 2014"><i><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Foreign_Word_of_the_Day/2014/June#3" title="Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2014/June">FWOTD – 3 June 2014</a></i></small></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_4">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principense_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Principense phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">[akaˈra]</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_6">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="pre">akara</strong></span> </p> <ol><li>fried <a href="/wiki/banana" title="banana">banana</a> slices</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References_2">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>“akara” in <b>2012</b>, Vanessa Pinheiro de Araújo, <i>Um Dicionário Principense-Português</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wolof">Wolof</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Wolof"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms_3">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Alternative forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="wo"><a href="/wiki/aakara#Wolof" title="aakara">aakara</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_5">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Borrowed from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language" class="extiw" title="w:Yoruba language">Yoruba</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="yo"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Yoruba">àkàrà</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_5">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolof_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Wolof phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/ʔakara/</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_7">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="wo">akara</strong> (<i>definite form</i> <b class="Latn" lang="wo">akara <a href="/wiki/bi#Wolof" title="bi">bi</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/bean" title="bean">bean</a> <a href="/wiki/cake" title="cake">cake</a>, fried bean <a href="/wiki/flour" title="flour">flour</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Yoruba">Yoruba</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Yoruba"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AKARA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/AKARA.jpg/220px-AKARA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/AKARA.jpg/330px-AKARA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/AKARA.jpg/440px-AKARA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><b>Àkàrà</b></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_6">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Yoruba phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/à.kà.ɾà/</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_8">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="yo">àkàrà</strong></span> </p> <ol><li>a <a href="/wiki/deep-fried" title="deep-fried">deep-fried</a> <a href="/wiki/ball" title="ball">ball</a> made of <a href="/wiki/bean" title="bean">beans</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Synonyms">Synonyms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Synonyms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="dial-syn wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5" style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Yoruba Varieties and Languages - <i class="Latn mention" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></i> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">akara</a></span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="text-align:right;background-color:#FCFFFC"><a href="/wiki/Template:dialect_synonym_map/yo/%C3%A0k%C3%A0r%C3%A0" title="Template:dialect synonym map/yo/àkàrà">view map</a>; <a href="/wiki/Module:dialect_synonyms/yo/%C3%A0k%C3%A0r%C3%A0" title="Module:dialect synonyms/yo/àkàrà">edit data</a></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Language Family</th><th style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Variety Group</th><th style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Variety/Language</th><th style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Location</th><th style="background-color:#FCFFFC">Words</th></tr><tr><th rowspan="6"><span>Proto-Itsekiri-SEY</span></th><th rowspan="5" style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span>Southeast Yoruba</span></th><th rowspan="4" style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Ij%E1%BA%B9bu" title="Ijẹbu">Ìjẹ̀bú</a></span></th><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Ij%E1%BA%B9bu_Ode" class="mw-redirect" title="Ijẹbu Ode">Ìjẹ̀bú Òde</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Ikorodu" title="Ikorodu">Ìkòròdú</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%B9%A2agamu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ṣagamu (page does not exist)">Ṣágámù</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/%E1%BA%B8p%E1%BA%B9" title="Ẹpẹ">Ẹ̀pẹ́</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo">Oǹdó</a></span></th><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo">Oǹdó</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/ikaa#Yoruba" title="ikaa">ìkàà</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/akaa#Yoruba" title="akaa">àkàà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsekiri_language" class="extiw" title="w:Itsekiri language">Ìtsẹkírì</a></span></th><th style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span><a href="/wiki/Warri" title="Warri">Ìwẹrẹ</a></span></th><td style="background-color:AliceBlue"><span class="Latn" lang="its"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Itsekiri">àkàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="27"><span>Proto-Yoruba</span></th><th rowspan="6" style="background-color:Honeydew"><span>Central Yoruba</span></th><th rowspan="3" style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/Ekiti" title="Ekiti">Èkìtì</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/Ado_Ekiti" title="Ado Ekiti">Àdó Èkìtì</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%8Bkara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ịkara (page does not exist)">ị̀kàrà</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%A5kara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ụkara (page does not exist)">ụ̀kàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/Akur%E1%BA%B9" title="Akurẹ">Àkúrẹ́</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%8Bkara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ịkara (page does not exist)">ị̀kàrà</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%A5kara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ụkara (page does not exist)">ụ̀kàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%8Ctun_Ekiti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ọtun Ekiti (page does not exist)">Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%8Bkara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ịkara (page does not exist)">ị̀kàrà</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BB%A5kara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ụkara (page does not exist)">ụ̀kàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/If%E1%BA%B9" title="Ifẹ">Ifẹ̀</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ile_If%E1%BA%B9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ile Ifẹ (page does not exist)">Ilé Ifẹ̀</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/ikara#Yoruba" title="ikara">ìkàrà</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/Ij%E1%BA%B9%E1%B9%A3a" title="Ijẹṣa">Ìjẹ̀ṣà</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/wiki/Ile%E1%B9%A3a" title="Ileṣa">Iléṣà</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/ikara#Yoruba" title="ikara">ìkàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oke_Igbo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oke Igbo (page does not exist)">Òkè Igbó</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Honeydew"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%92k%C3%A8_Igb%C3%B3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Òkè Igbó (page does not exist)">Òkè Igbó</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Honeydew"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="17" style="background-color:Ivory"><span>Northwest Yoruba</span></th><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Awori" title="Awori">Àwórì</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ebute_M%E1%BA%B9ta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ebute Mẹta (page does not exist)">Èbúté Mẹ́tà</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/%E1%BA%B8gba" title="Ẹgba">Ẹ̀gbá</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Ab%E1%BA%B9okuta" title="Abẹokuta">Abẹ́òkúta</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Eko" title="Eko">Èkó</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Eko" title="Eko">Èkó</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Ibadan" title="Ibadan">Ìbàdàn</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Ibadan" title="Ibadan">Ìbàdàn</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Ibarapa" title="Ibarapa">Ìbàràpá</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Igbo_Ora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Igbo Ora (page does not exist)">Igbó Òrà</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Ib%E1%BB%8Dl%E1%BB%8D" title="Ibọlọ">Ìbọ̀lọ́</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/O%E1%B9%A3ogbo" title="Oṣogbo">Òṣogbo</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Il%E1%BB%8Drin" title="Ilọrin">Ìlọrin</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Il%E1%BB%8Drin" title="Ilọrin">Ìlọrin</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="7" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/Onko" title="Onko">Oǹkó</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itesiwaju" class="extiw" title="w:Itesiwaju">Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwajowa" class="extiw" title="w:Iwajowa">Ìwàjówà LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajola" class="extiw" title="w:Kajola">Kájọlà LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iseyin" class="extiw" title="w:Iseyin">Ìsẹ́yìn LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki_West" class="extiw" title="w:Saki West">Ṣakí West LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atisbo" class="extiw" title="w:Atisbo">Atisbo LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olorunsogo" class="extiw" title="w:Olorunsogo">Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cy%E1%BB%8D" title="Ọyọ">Ọ̀yọ́</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cy%E1%BB%8D" title="Ọyọ">Ọ̀yọ́</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2" style="background-color:Ivory"><span>Standard <a href="/wiki/Yoruba" title="Yoruba">Yorùbá</a></span></th><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" class="extiw" title="w:Nigeria">Nàìjíríà</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:Ivory"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" class="extiw" title="w:Benin">Bɛ̀nɛ̀</a></span></th><td style="background-color:Ivory"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:OldLace"><span>Northeast Yoruba/Okun</span></th><th rowspan="1" style="background-color:OldLace"><span><a href="/wiki/Owe" title="Owe">Owé</a></span></th><th style="background-color:OldLace"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabba" class="extiw" title="w:Kabba">Kabba</a></span></th><td style="background-color:OldLace"><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><strong class="selflink">àkàrà</strong></span></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3" style="background-color:MistyRose"><span>Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba</span></th><th rowspan="3" style="background-color:MistyRose"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%C3%A8_language" class="extiw" title="w:Ifè language">Ifɛ̀</a></span></th><th style="background-color:MistyRose"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akpar%C3%A8" class="extiw" title="w:Akparè">Akpáré</a></span></th><td style="background-color:MistyRose"><span class="Latn" lang="ife"><a href="/wiki/ikara#Ifè" title="ikara">ìkàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:MistyRose"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atakpam%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="w:Atakpamé">Atakpamé</a></span></th><td style="background-color:MistyRose"><span class="Latn" lang="ife"><a href="/wiki/ikara#Ifè" title="ikara">ìkàrà</a></span></td></tr><tr><th style="background-color:MistyRose"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchetti" class="extiw" title="w:Tchetti">Tchetti</a></span></th><td style="background-color:MistyRose"><span class="Latn" lang="ife"><a href="/wiki/ikara#Ifè" title="ikara">ìkàrà</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r79312934">.mw-parser-output .dial-syn{text-align:center;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .dial-syn td .qualifier-brac,.mw-parser-output .dial-syn td .qualifier-content,.mw-parser-output .dial-syn td .annotation-paren,.mw-parser-output .dial-syn td .annotation-paren+.tr{font-size:75%}.mw-parser-output .dial-syn tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .dial-syn th span{position:sticky;top:0}.mw-parser-output .dial-syn th{min-width:10em}</style> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/akara_oyinbo#Yoruba" title="akara oyinbo">àkàrà òyìnbó</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss"><a href="/wiki/cake" title="cake">cake</a></span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="yo"><a href="/wiki/alakara#Yoruba" title="alakara">alákàrà</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">akara seller</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Descendants">Descendants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=akara&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Descendants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> English: <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#English">akara</a></span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r68481116">.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title]{cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title="uncertain"]{font-size:.7em;vertical-align:super}</style>, <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/accra#English" title="accra">accra</a></span></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Hausa: <span class="Latn" lang="ha"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Hausa">akara</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Igbo: <span class="Latn" lang="ig"><a href="/wiki/akala#Igbo" title="akala">akala</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="ig"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Igbo">akara</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Krio: <span class="Latn" lang="kri"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Krio">akara</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Portuguese: <span class="Latn" lang="pt"><a href="/wiki/acaraj%C3%A9#Portuguese" title="acarajé">acarajé</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Wolof: <span class="Latn" lang="wo"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Wolof">akara</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="wo"><a href="/wiki/aakara#Wolof" title="aakara">aakara</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Nupe: <span class="Latn" lang="nup"><a href="/wiki/kara#Nupe" title="kara">kàrà</a></span><link 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