During the 60s when Fela Anikulapo Kuti went to play in the US, he was introduced to the Black Panther movement. He held shows for them. He wanted to call the movement by their adopted name. Panther in Yoruba is Akata . So he called the movement Akata. And since all members of Black Panther were called "Black Panther" , subsequently Fela and all Yorubas and Nigerians referred to all members of the movement as AKATA. Todays generation may not know the genesis of the word and term it derogatory etc but it isn't. It's a direct translation of the Black Panthers name. And all members of the Movement at that time knew the meaning.
He/She is an Akata
by Chief Engineer May 07, 2023
The definition of Akata- Acting suspicious and lying when you have no reason to lie. Making people suspect you for something when you did nothing wrong. An example of "Akata"ing would be not speaking when people ask you a question or yelling for no reason and getting worked up.
"Jesus Shelby, stop being such an Ataka and speak the truth already!"
"Man, Ben really pulled an Akata in that trial!""
""I know right, he needs to stop 'Akata'ing.""
"Man, Ben really pulled an Akata in that trial!""
""I know right, he needs to stop 'Akata'ing.""
by lordinSUCCerable March 24, 2018
The action of misleading a subject to misleading others. Common examples of this are in debates or crimes.
by cryptekan March 24, 2018
Contrary to most falsehood and lies put out here, akata isn't a Yoruba word, isn't in Yoruba lexicon and was never coined by the Yoruba people of nigeria, we do not take pride in coining derogatory terms for our fellow African Americans, Akata is an Igbo word coined by the Igbo people of south east nigeria (igboland), akata is also a place in Imo state south east nigeria (igboland). It's a term used by Igbo auther chinua Achebe and now used by Igbo americans as a derogatory term against African American women. Research for yourself on the words and origins and don't just rely on falsehood posted on the internet to covertly promote anti-yoruba sentiments.
Emeka called the African American woman an akata simply because she wouldn't act like his docile African wife.
by Techbro May 25, 2021
Akata in Yoruba means foreigner
The meaning however increased during colonialism to stray cat or fox and was used to refer to white people ( white bitch)
The word was never created to insult fellow black people rather just to identify that there were not of the ethnicity and was only a slur for white people. however non-nigerians or non yorubas have misused it and changed the meaning with knowing the true meaning
The meaning however increased during colonialism to stray cat or fox and was used to refer to white people ( white bitch)
The word was never created to insult fellow black people rather just to identify that there were not of the ethnicity and was only a slur for white people. however non-nigerians or non yorubas have misused it and changed the meaning with knowing the true meaning
Jamal is Akata ( Jamal is a foreigner) ( fellow black person)
John(white person) is Akata ( stray cat as Nigeria wasnt their homelands during colonialism)
John(white person) is Akata ( stray cat as Nigeria wasnt their homelands during colonialism)
by A person who did her research May 20, 2022
akata can be translated to "stray cat" or "a cat who has strayed away from home".
i am Yoruba, and the word is not inherently derogatory or xenophobic as it does not pertain to any specific ethnicity, but like the word jareer, it is often used to discriminate or insult.
africans who move abroad and forget their cultures can be considered akata's and more commonly, aa's.
if you feel someone used this word against you in a xenophobic way, they probably did.
i am Yoruba, and the word is not inherently derogatory or xenophobic as it does not pertain to any specific ethnicity, but like the word jareer, it is often used to discriminate or insult.
africans who move abroad and forget their cultures can be considered akata's and more commonly, aa's.
if you feel someone used this word against you in a xenophobic way, they probably did.
person 1: that's the akata. look at her, she doesn't even know how to speak her language.
person 2: she needs to find her way back home.
person 2: she needs to find her way back home.
by basicallyjane January 24, 2022
derogatory term used by west african immigrants for african americans. There are two meanings, cotton-picker and fox.
by drivel June 02, 2005