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😠 Insulting exclamation 🤦 A foolish person 🤦 Stupid or foolish 🗣️ A language
baka

baka

9.9
The language spoken by the Baka people of Central Africa
  • noun
translation icon : lengua baka
  • Linguists are working to document the baka language before it disappears.

Examples

  • A new dictionary was published to help preserve baka for future generations.

  • I learned some words in baka during my trip.

  • Children in the village learn baka from their parents and elders.

  • The Baka people speak baka fluently.

  • Linguists are working to document the baka language before it disappears.

  • Children in the village learn baka from their parents and elders.

  • A new dictionary was published to help preserve baka for future generations.

Compounds

sussy baka
  • Offensive
9.9

A playful insult used jokingly for someone acting suspicious or silly

Surface Forms

baka singular
bakas plural

Etymology

Baka also names the language of the Baka people in Central Africa, and this use is not connected to the Japanese word. Think of village elders teaching children the 'baka' language, which is why the word refers to that language.