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sankofa bird

sankofa bird noun: in Akan culture, a symbol representing a bird with head turned backwards and feet facing forward, carrying a precious egg in its mouth. It is associated with a proverb stating that it is not wrong to go back for something one has forgotten.

Noun

sankofa bird (plural sankofa birds)

  1. In Akan culture, a symbol representing a bird with head turned backwards and feet facing forward, carrying a precious egg in its mouth. It is associated with a proverb stating that it is not wrong to go back for something one has forgotten.

Forms of sankofa bird

pluralsankofa birds

Questions about sankofa bird

What does sankofa bird mean?
Sankofa bird means in Akan culture, a symbol representing a bird with head turned backwards and feet facing forward, carrying a precious egg in its mouth. It is associated with a proverb stating that it is not wrong to go back for something one has forgotten.
What part of speech is sankofa bird?
Sankofa bird is a noun.
What is the plural of sankofa bird?
The plural of sankofa bird is sankofa birds.

Words near sankofa bird in the dictionary

  1. Sankeys
  2. sankha
  3. sankhas
  4. Sankhya
  5. sankies
  6. sankofa bird
  7. sankofa birds
  8. Sankranti
  9. Sankrantis
  10. sanks
  11. Sankt Anton am Arlberg

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