"abusua" meaning in All languages combined

See abusua on Wiktionary

Noun [Akan]

Head templates: {{head|ak|noun}} abusua, {{tlb|ak|Twi}} (Twi)
  1. family Tags: Twi Derived forms: abusuani (english: family member), abusuapanyin (english: head of the family)
    Sense id: en-abusua-ak-noun-00pWmreq Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Twi Akan

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌæb.əˈsu.ə/ [US], /ˌæb.əˈsuː.ə/ [UK] Forms: abusuas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːə Etymology: Borrowed from Akan abusua. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ak|abusua}} Akan abusua Head templates: {{en-noun}} abusua (plural abusuas)
  1. (ethnography) A matrilineal exogamous clan among the Ashanti.

Inflected forms

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