In West Africa, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass equal to half a benda, about 31 grams. Also spelled benda-affa, bend'afan. Besides having different forms in the different dialects of Akan, the Europeans romanized it in different ways.
Please see benda for a fuller explanation.
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