afo

See also: AFO, afọ, and afɔ

Fula

Noun

afo o (plural afɓe ɓe)

1. (Adamawa) firstborn

References

• Tourneux, Henry, Boubakary, Abdoulaye, Gayaou, Hadidja-Konaï, Ousmane, Fakih (2020) Dictionnaire peul du corps et de la santé (Diamaré, Cameroun) (in French), Paris, retrieved 5 May 2023

Japanese

Romanization

afo

1. Rōmaji transcription of アフォ

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

afo

1. thing, item, property

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lun Bawang

Noun

afo

1. A roof.

Derived terms

Terms derived from afo

• afo batu
• afo taraa

Malagasy

afo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afʷ/

• Audio:

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Noun

afo

1. fire (oxidation reaction)
2. calamity

Further reading

• afo in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• awo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese avó, avô.

Noun

afo

1. ancestor
2. great-grandparent

West Makian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸo/

Noun

afo

1. lime (especially when eaten with betel nut)

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics