English
afara
Afara comes from Yoruba afàrà ‘afara, limba’.
- Yorubamodernafàrà‘afara, limba’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969afara
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yorubamodernafàrà‘afara, limba’
- Englishearliest quotation 1969afara
Earliest quotation: 1969, B. J. Rendle, World Timbers: Europe and Africa: “Afara is the common Nigerian name and a British…”
Every English word from Yoruba afàrà
Today it means
noun The limba tree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yoruba afàrà / afara