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sankofa birds

sankofa birds is the plural of sankofa bird.

Meaning of sankofa bird

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.

Questions about sankofa birds

What is sankofa birds the plural of?
Sankofa birds is the plural of sankofa bird.

Words near sankofa birds in the dictionary

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

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