A̱kam sa̱la

fada, title of honor
Tafa	religious leader, Islamic cleric
Yet kap	Muslim clergy
Khwi ku nwuan-ta̱cya̱	Khwikpaa̱pyia̱
Female form of label	imame, Imamin, imamino, إمامة
Male form of label	إمام, imam
ISCO-08 occupation class	2636
ISCO-88 occupation class	2460

Á̱ bu li̱n a̱ma kpa hu nang á̱ maai lyui a̱ni bah a̱wot ku bye ghwut ma̱ng zang ji̱ byia̱ ghyuap a̱ni. Ma̱sa̱kut tyia̱ ncak-kwaa̱mbwat bi̱ra̱uza ang na á̱fai a bu nyia̱ ta̱m ma̱ng a̱khwukhwop kyangta̱m lyui si̱ bi̱ra̱uza wu da̱ a̱kwonu ma̱sa̱kut.

A̱kam sa̱la yet tyok kya ma kavwou kpa pyie nguwa nan shye zanson a̱ni kpapyie ma kavwou naai ba wu. A̱kam sala hu wa yet a̱kwagason ma kavwou naai kpa apyie. Maami a̱niet kpa akpyie nang angei Sunni, ku dang a̱yin na iya gu naat gu faang kwambwuat, ka gu tia̱k sai gu yet ba a̱kwagason ma kavwou naai ba wu. A̱kam sala hu yet a̱tyok nwuak a̱ni kpa apyie a̱lyia̱t tazwua a̱nu khwi ba wu, a̱si bu iya yet a̱kwagason a̱ni kpa apyie mung a̱kayang ba wu. Davwou a̱ni kpa a̱pyie nang angei Shiya a̰ni, ba shim nyi A̱kam sala ba wu biye a̱ka̱tuk nyia mi fwou ngu hu ba sabama a̱nyia, a̱ yet a̱tsatsak mbiyang azazarak a̱yin kya.

Imam nguwa yet akwag ason aniyet akpa apyia. Aniyet akpa apyia nang a ngei Sunni ani, ba ngei akwag ason da vwoo nai ba hu aniya. In this context, imams may lead Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance. Thus for Sunnis, anyone can study the basic Islamic sciences and become an Imam.