₦airaland Forum

Is there a word for Caribbeans in any of our languages? Particularly, Yoruba or Igbo? I know akata refers to African Americans and so I was wondering if there were any words that refer to the Caribbean of the Diaspora. I think there was a word involving the sugar they had to pick but I'm not sure.

Why especially female?

FaceTanke:
Bush cat

African American ( especially female)

I heard it meant panther.

dhammielare:
Are you even Yoruba??
Well Akata means wild cat.. And at some points some uses it as a slang to describe white women

Are you sure?

Zonefree:
Akata is not a Yoruba language.

It's a slangs used by Nigerians outside to describe a foreign woman.

So any non yoruba foreigner? Or non Nigerian?

Moh247:
It's not a slur it means a foriengner

Most places I see though say it is Yoruba.

Zonefree:
Akata is not a Yoruba language.

It's a slangs used by Nigerians outside to describe a foreign woman.

Yes but I'm sure the hall wasn't named to denote a black american female though, was it?

2special:
Akata hall is a female hall at Yabatech

I have not seen anywhere it denotes gender though. Wouldn't you have to say obinrin then?

longetivity:
I think akata means a BLACK AMERICAN WOMAN

I am Igbo and I would like to gain greater understanding of the word akata as many say its a slur but others say different. Some say it means wild cat, stray cat, lost or whatever. So what does it actually mean?



Please only Yoruba people answer.

The point is she wasn't raised there though.

Gloriagee:
Chimamanda lives in the Nigerian state of Maryland, huh

Anthony Joshua is mixed I believe. Do you think fairness equals beauty? The ones you posted from Nigeria look better in my opinion.

ednut1:
Baseless comparisons. Check below
Raised in uk and greece

They look beautiful.

ednut1:
Raised in Nigeria
Op quit smoking weed

You're right about Osas. She is stunning. Funny enough, when I saw her, I thought she had been raised in Nigeria. Thats how much I believe there is a certain look that those in Nigeria have opposed to those raised abroad. Osas may just be the exception.
The nasolabial folds thing is interesting because here in abroad alot of Nigerians have very prominent ones. Doesn't always make the person unattractive persay but I think I prefer the look without it . Here's some more examples of Nigerians raised abroad with these traits.
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[img]https://www.lipstickalley.com/attachments/1645078622622-png.3386147/[/img]

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MufasaLion:
Weather might be part of it but you shouldn't capitalize on it. Osas Ighodaro was born in the U.S. and visited Nigeria 2 years after winning Miss Black USA. She was pretty and looking good then before she even came to Nigeria and stayed back ever since.

Sophie Okonedo is of Nigerian descent and she was pretty in her early years. She should be in her 50s now.

Well I was just throwing the weather out as a possible reason. You're right it may not be that. But either way I have noticed that Nigerians in Nigeria tend to look better than those raised abroad and I wonder why.

MufasaLion:
There are many reasons for a skin to look less vibrant. Also, the lines you mentioned are called Nasolabial Folds and they are even caused by high exposure (not less exposure to sunlight as you've claimed/suggested) to sunlight and many other things.