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a̱ba̱la̱nkong

noun

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Meaning
  1. red cotton stainer
  2. when used as a word of insult on a person, it means the person has an attitude alluded to the red cotton weevil
  3. scarlet red
  4. A red cotton stainer insect. It can also be used as an insult to describe someone's bad attitude.
Examples

A̱ba̱la̱nkong shyiat a̱kpa̱k a̱ni.

The red cotton stainer eats the cotton boll.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used metaphorically to insult a person's behavior.

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (Twi) (CC0-1.0), adapted.