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sakpata

sakpata noun: a rhythm used in the vodoun drumming of Benin to invoke Sakpata, the god of smallpox.

Noun

sakpata (uncountable)

  1. A rhythm used in the vodoun drumming of Benin to invoke Sakpata, the god of smallpox

Origin of sakpata

From Fon.

Questions about sakpata

What does sakpata mean?
Sakpata means a rhythm used in the vodoun drumming of Benin to invoke Sakpata, the god of smallpox.
What part of speech is sakpata?
Sakpata is a noun.

Words near sakpata in the dictionary

  1. Sakonnet Point
  2. Sakonnet River
  3. Sakos
  4. Sakowski
  5. Sakowskis
  6. sakpata
  7. Sakra
  8. Sakran
  9. Sakrans
  10. sakret
  11. sakrets

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