"afa" meaning in Ewe

See afa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /à.fá/, [à.f͈á] Forms: àfá [canonical], àfá lá [definite, singular], àfáá [definite, singular], afã [alternative]
Etymology: A shared term across almost all languages and cultures of Volta-Niger languages. Compare Fon Fa, Yoruba Ifá, Igbo Afa, Aha. Etymology templates: {{cog|fon|Fa}} Fon Fa, {{cog|yo|Ifá}} Yoruba Ifá, {{cog|ig|Afa}} Igbo Afa, {{taxfmt|Aha|genus}} Aha Head templates: {{ee-noun|àfá|pl=-}} àfá (definite singular àfá lá or àfáá, singular only)
  1. oracle, divination Tags: singular, singular-only
    Sense id: en-afa-ee-noun-g~TO4Q3P
  2. fortune-telling, especially in traditional Ewe contexts Tags: singular, singular-only
    Sense id: en-afa-ee-noun-RUbY1DaC Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Ewe links with redundant wikilinks, Ewe singularia tantum Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Ewe links with redundant wikilinks: 11 89 Disambiguation of Ewe singularia tantum: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: afaba (english: mat to place tools during divination), afabe (english: small afaba), afakaka (english: fortune-telling), afakala (english: diviner), afaŋutinu [tools, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], afasi (english: female diviner), afatɔ (english: fortune-teller), afaʋu (english: drum used in fortune-telling) Related terms: bokɔ, demã
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