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obia

English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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obia (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of obeah

Anagrams

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Possibly from Awutu obire (“charm”) and/or Efik ubio (“charm to cause sickness or death”).[1] Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and English obeah.

Adjective

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obia

  1. magical

Noun

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obia

  1. a spirit that operates in a healing way
  2. a magic medicine
  3. a charm
    • 1977, Happy Boys (lyrics and music), “Veanti”, in Akoeba:
      Dan den poti den wisi fu kiri mi / Èn den poti den obia fu broko mi / Ma den lei, den no sa man
      They even arranged charms to kill me / And they arranged charms to break me / But they're lying, they won't be able to

Verb

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obia

  1. to perform magic

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ G. Huttar (1985) “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide‎[1], →ISSN, page 59
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