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Please Could Someone Try To Explain by nortyd: 1:26am On Mar 01, 2011
what akata means
when refered to myself
im married to a nija guy and some aquaintance refererred to me as akata
im english
thankying you in advance for any help given

ps i love nairaland i learn so much here smiley
Re: Please Could Someone Try To Explain by bgees(m): 1:31am On Mar 01, 2011
Akata is a cat that does not stay at home. African Americans are called that because unlike Africans, they do not live in Africa.

It is not a racial slur, never mind what the movie Sugar Hill implied it to be.
Re: Please Could Someone Try To Explain by Nobody: 1:32am On Mar 01, 2011
nobody knows the meaning or etymology, thank you.

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