bakra

English Definition

White person; historically, white slaveholder or colonial ruling class.

Patois Definition

Di bakra dem run di estate long time.

Literal Translation

white overseer / white person

Etymology

• Efik/Ibibio via Creole · mbakara — white person, ruler

Cultural Context

Appears in mento and folk narrative as index of colonial power relations. Usage persists in historical and literary contexts.

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