A

The first letter of the Ewe alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


Adam

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


ʋ

Based on the italic form of v; early IPA usage.


Biblia

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).


Abraham

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Du

From du (“town, settlement”). In naming, it conveys a sense of community or locality.


xe

to seal, to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something) or to close (it) securely to prevent leakage


wawa

Triplochiton scleroxylon
Triplochiton scleroxylon#Translingual

obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)


Sara

Le xɔse me Sara ke hɑ̃ kpɔ ŋusẽ bena, wòfɔ fu, eye wòdzi vi le eƒe nyagɑ̃kuku me; elabena ebu amesi na ŋugbedodoe la nuteƒewɔlae.

Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe La le Eʋegbe me, Hebritɔwo 11:11


Sarai

Eye Abram kplɔ srɔ̃a Sarai kple tɔgɑ̃yɔvia Lot, eye wotsɔ woƒe kesinɔnuwo katɑ̃ kple amesiwo katɑ̃ wokpɔ le Xaran la, eye woʋu, be woayi Kanaan-nyigba dzi, eye wova Kanaan-nyigba la dzi.

Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe La le Eʋegbe me, Mose I 12:5


dzata

Cognate with Adja janŋtan, Saxwe Gbe janta.


alafa ɖeka

/əlæfɑː ɖɛkɑː/


akpe ɖeka

/ək͡pɛ ɖɛkɑː/


Gɛ̃gbe

/ɡɜː̃ɡ͡bɜː /


miawo

/ miːɑːwəʊ /


tɔɖe

paternal uncle (father's younger brother)


nɔviŋutsu

/nɒvɪŋuːtʃʊ/


Gɛ̃

Accra (the capital and largest city of Ghana)


nuŋlɔla

/nʊ ŋlɒ lɑː/


nyagblɔɖila

/ɲæ ɡ͡blɔː dɪ læ/


sidzedze

/sɪ dʒɛ dʒɛ/


vovototo

/vəʊ vəʊ təʊ təʊ/


nuɖaɖa

cooking - The process of preparing food by using heat; The style or genre of food preparation; cookery


tɔgbuiyɔvinyɔnu

/tɒɡ͡bɪjɒvɪ ɲɒnʊ/


dzidzime

/dʒɪ dʒɪ mɛ/


nunono

drink (action of drinking), (type of beverage)


dzosasa

/dʒəʊ sæsɑː/


aɖe

From Proto-Gbe *-ɖɛ́. Cognate with Gun odẹ́.


weintsetse ƒuƒu

head

weintsetse ƒuƒu (plural weintsetse ƒuƒuwo)


tɔgbuitɔgbuiyɔvi

great-grandchild (a man's great-grandchild)


mamamamɛyɔvi

great-grandchild (a woman's great-grandchild)


dzitsitsi

/ˈdʒɪ.tʃɪˌtʃɪ/


dzime

back (part of body between neck and spine)


ameyibɔ

black (relating to a person of African descent)


koklonɔ

/ˈkəʊkləʊnɒ/


koklotsu

/ˈkəʊkləʊtʃuː/


fiaŋutsu

/ˈfɪəˌŋʊtʃʊ/


abadzivɔ

/ˈəbʌˌdʒɪvɔː/


Eŋlisi

English pertaining to England or pertaining to the English language


kutsetse

/ˈkʊˌtʃɛˌtʃɛ/


ɖɔkta

Borrowed from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor.


tsitrɛ

to stand (stand, standing), (rise to one's feet)


dzesinu

the quality or sign of a person or thing that is marvelous or causes wonder.


ʋuti

Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra#Translingual

kapok tree, white silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)


Dunyo

From Ewe "Du" town + "nyo" good, forming Dunyo meaning "a good town." Often used as a paraphrase and noun prefix in more elaborate appellations such as:
* Dunyo mesea gbãgba o ("A good town is prone to disintegrating; good things don't last.")
* Dumenyo mesɔa ƒe o ("Any good town elsewhere will still not match one’s hometown.")

A personal name among the Ewe-speaking communities of southern Ghana, Togo, and Benin.