nakfa
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nakfa
First recorded in 1995–20; named after the Eritrean town Nafka
Example Sentences
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In 2016, the government increased the monthly pay to between two and five thousand nakfa.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2016
But Eritreans are not allowed to withdraw more than five thousand nakfa a month from a bank without approval.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2016
In Asmara, a 23-year-old who works at a ministry said she earned 500 nakfa - the equivalent of about $33 a month at the official rate but less on the black market.
From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016
While the official rate of around 15 nakfa to the U.S. dollar has stayed fixed, the black market rate has plunged to about 20-25 from 50-55 before the new notes were circulated.
From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016
The national emblem is the camel that carried supplies to Nakfa; the country's new currency, introduced in November to replace the Ethiopian birr, is called the nakfa.
From Time Magazine Archive
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