A

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


ta

to crawl (to move slowly on hands and knees)


ʋ

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


Adam

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


Biblia

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


tsi

dé asi tsi me

mia-nyrɔ-e ɖé tɔ-a me né wò-a-no tsi kú

2006, Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages, →ISBN, page 158:

We should immerse him in the river so that he would drown. (literally "die by water")

1PL:1RR-immerse-3SG ALL river-DEF containing.region LINK 3SG-1RR-drink water die

tsi dî bé ye-a-dza

2006, Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages, →ISBN, page 187:

'Rain wants to fall' i.e. 'it is about to rain'.

water (including in the form of a river or rain)


Abraham

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Du

In Ewe culture, refers to a town or community, often used in personal names to reflect a sense of belonging or place.


xe

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

to block so that it is not possible to pass / to prevent (something or someone) from passing


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.


akpe ɖeka

/ək͡pɛ ɖɛkɑː/


Gɛ̃gbe

/ɡɜː̃ɡ͡bɜː /


alafa ɖeka

/əlæfɑː ɖɛkɑː/


miawo

/ miːɑːwəʊ /


nɔviŋutsu

/nɒvɪŋuːtʃʊ/


tɔɖe

paternal uncle (father's younger brother)


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)


dzitsitsiwo

/ˈdʒɪ.tʃɪˌtʃɪwəʊ/


dzitsitsi

/ˈdʒɪ.tʃɪˌtʃɪ/


dzime

back (part of body between neck and spine)


megbe

back (toward the rear or far from the main area)


megbe

back (the reverse side or farthest away from the front)


ameyibɔ

black (relating to a person of African descent)


koklotsu

/ˈkəʊkləʊtʃuː/


koklonɔ

/ˈkəʊkləʊnɒ/


nyi

to suck (to use the mouth to pull in liquid)


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)


Yosua

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.


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.

A class of personal nickname appellations that address social, personal, or philosophical themes.