"Ewe" meaning in All languages combined

See Ewe on Wiktionary

Proper name [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-Ewe.ogg
Head templates: {{head|nl|proper noun|g=p}} Ewe pl
  1. Ewe (ethnic group) Tags: plural
    Sense id: en-Ewe-nl-name-YXg9xTrG

Proper name [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-Ewe.ogg
Head templates: {{head|nl|proper noun|g=n}} Ewe n
  1. Ewe (language) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Ewe-nl-name-mshcNORj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch pluralia tantum: 41 59

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.weɪ/, /ˈeɪ.veɪ/
Etymology: From Ewe Eʋe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ee|Eʋe}} Ewe Eʋe Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Ewe (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Eve, Eʋe Related terms: Eweland, Wiktionary’s coverage of Ewe terms Translations (pertaining to the Ewe people or language): 埃維人的 (people) (Chinese Mandarin), 埃维人的 (Āiwéirén de) (Chinese Mandarin), 埃維語的 [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Chinese Mandarin), 埃维语的 (Āiwéiyǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), Ewe- (Dutch), ewe- (Finnish), ewenkielinen (note: of language) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Ewe-en-adj-PVsuzFOM Disambiguation of Languages: 45 42 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.weɪ/, /ˈeɪ.veɪ/
Etymology: From Ewe Eʋe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ee|Eʋe}} Ewe Eʋe Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ewe
  1. The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (language): Ayigbe (Akan), эве (evje) (Belarusian), 埃維語 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃维语 (Āiwéiyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ewe [neuter] (Dutch), Eʋe (Ewe), Eʋegbe (Ewe), ewe (Finnish), Éabhais [feminine] (Irish), エウェ語 (Ewego) (Japanese), еве (eve) (Macedonian), эве (eve) (Russian), ewe [common-gender] (Swedish), эве (eve) (Tajik), еве (eve) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Ewe-en-name-DL8PaLsI Disambiguation of Languages: 45 42 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 26 45 29

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.weɪ/, /ˈeɪ.veɪ/ Forms: Ewes [plural]
Etymology: From Ewe Eʋe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ee|Eʋe}} Ewe Eʋe Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|Ewes|g=p|g2=s}} Ewe pl or sg (plural Ewes)
  1. An ethnic group who inhabit southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Tags: plural, singular Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Translations (ethnic group): 埃維族 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃维族 (Āiwéizǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 埃維人 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃维人 (Āiwéirén) (Chinese Mandarin), Ewe [plural] (Dutch), Eʋeawo (Ewe), Eʋegbetɔwo (Ewe), ewet [plural] (Finnish), エウェ人 (Ewejin) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Ewe-en-noun-vDfe9Y3L Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 24 28 48 Disambiguation of Languages: 45 42 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 38 31

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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          "ref": "2002, James Minahan, “Ewes”, in Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World, volumes II (D–K), Westport, Conn., London: Greenwood Press, page 590",
          "text": "Most Ewes are farmers or fishermen, although a growing number are urban dwellers living in Accra, Lomé, and other cities. The Ewes are a patrilineal people, with inheritance passing from father to son.",
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          "ref": "2011, Jakob Spieth, “[The HO – Tribe] Economic Life”, in Emmanuel F. Tsaku, Marcellinus Edorh, Raphael Avornyo, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, transl., edited by Komla Amoaku, The Ewe People: A Study of the Ewe People in German Togo, Legon, Accra, Ghana: Sub-Saharan Publishers, page 289",
          "text": "A person from Ho, like all Ewes, attaches great importance to a friendly greeting.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Elvis Yevudey, “The representation of African languages and cultures on social media: a case of Ewe in Ghana”, in Augustine Agwuele, Adams Bodomo, editors, The Routledge Handbook of African Linguistics, Routledge, part IV (Language and society: theory and practice)",
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.veɪ/"
    }
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "埃維族"
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      "lang": "Ewe",
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      "lang": "Ewe",
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    },
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    }
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    "Ewe people"
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}

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    "Ewe people"
  ],
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}

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      "word": "Eweland"
    },
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      "word": "Wiktionary’s coverage of Ewe terms"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.weɪ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.veɪ/"
    }
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      "roman": "people",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "word": "埃維人的"
    },
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      "roman": "Āiwéirén de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "word": "埃维人的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "topics": [
        "language",
        "linguistics",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āiwéiyǔ de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "word": "埃维语的"
    },
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      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "word": "Ewe-"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "ewejen (genitive of noun)",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "ewe-kansan (genitive of noun)",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of language",
      "sense": "pertaining to the Ewe people or language",
      "word": "ewenkielinen"
    }
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    "Ewe people"
  ],
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}

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