Baako
The Twi word for "one", used as a birth-order name for a family's first child.
Meaning and origin
Baako is the ordinary Akan numeral for "one", carried as a traditional birth-order name marking a couple's firstborn child.
How to pronounce Baako
| Akan (Ghana) | BAH-koh /baːko/ |
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