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Yorùbá Dictionary
káràkátà noun /ká.ɾà.ká.tà/
Definitions
  1. subsistence trading; commerce
Etymology
From kí (“subjunctive particle”) + a (“we”) + rà (“buy”) + kí (“subjunctive particle”) + a (“we”) + tà (“sell”).
Component words
kísubjunctive particleaweràbuykísubjunctive particleawetàsell
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “karakata”. Reference: en-karakata-yo-noun-DVQvXZit