Język Ewe - Ewe language - Eʋegbe
Testpage of Ewe-English-Polish dictionary
This dictionary is a work in progress, it is based on the wordlist appended to "Basic Ewe"
by Simon Wellington Dzablu-Kumah, but with some additions. As the original wordlist reflects Ewe as spoken
in Ghana, while we intend to focus more on the variety used in Togo (which has more speakers) expect many
additions and some minor changes to the already listed forms. As you may have noticed, many accents (tone marks)
are missing and some nasality marks (~ tildes) are displayed incorrectly. This will gradually change, but as it
involves a rather tedious work, it may take some time. Later on the dictionary will probably be divided
into several pages and provided with example sentences and Polish and French equivalents.
A
- abati
- bed
- ablegɔ
- chair
- Ablotsi
- Europe
- ablɔ
- street
- ablɔɖe
- freedom
- abolo
- bread
- abɔ
- arm
- abɔta
- shoulder
- Abrã
- name for a girl born on Tuesday
- ade
- six
- adela
- hunter
- adido
- baobab
- adre
- seven
- adzɔ
- fee for services, duty on goods
- adzɔnu
- goods, wares
- aɖabaƒoƒo
- second, twinkle of an eye; sekunda, mgnienie oka;
- aɖaka
- box
- aɖuba
- pawpaw
- afã
- half
- afɔ
- foot, leg
- afɔkpa
- shoe, sandal
- afɔwui
- socks, hose
- afe
- home, hometown, homeland
- afi
- here
- afika
- where
- afima
- there
- Afua
- name of a girl born on Friday
- Aƒenɔ
- Mrs., Lady
- Aƒetɔ
- Mr., Lord, Sir
- agba
- plate
- agba
- load
- agbagbadzedze
- endeavour, achievement
- agbalẽ
- book, paper, letter
- agbalẽxexlẽ
- reader, reading
- agbalẽxleƒe
- library, reading room
- agbalẽxlela
- reader
- agbatsɔla
- porter, carrier
- agbatsɔʋu
- lorry/truck, goods transport vehicle
- agbe
- life
- agbeli
- cassava
- agbenɔnɔ
- way of life
- agble
- farm
- agbledede
- farming
- agbledeƒe
- place suitable for farming
- agbledela
- farmer
- agblekotoku
- farmer's bag
- agblemenu
- crop
- agblemenuku
- farm product
- agblemɔ
- path leading to a farm
- agblenu
- hoe
- agblexɔ
- farm house
- aha
- alcoholic drink (any kind)
- ahom
- storm
- ahuhõe
- mirror
- akaɖi
- lamp
- aklɔ
- spear
- akɔɖu
- banana
- akɔnta
- mathematics, calculation, to reckon
- Akɔsua
- name for a girl born on Sunday
- akɔta
- chest
- akpa
- small fish
- akpa
- too
- akpe
- thousand
- akpe
- thanks
- akploʋu
- canoe
- Akua
- name for a girl born on Wednesday
- alafa
- hundred
- alẽ
- sheep
- ale
- so, and so
- aleke
- how
- alẽkpɔ
- sheep pen
- ali
- waist
- Ama
- name for a girl born on Saturday
- ame
- person
- amebala
- cheater
- amedzro
- stranger
- amedzrodzeƒe
- hotel, motel
- ameɖokuiwuwu
- suicide
- ameƒoƒe
- the scene of being beaten
- ameƒoƒo
- beating, flogging
- ameha
- crowd
- ameka
- who
- amekpekpe
- an invitee
- amekuku
- dead body, dead person;
- amesi
- whom
- amesi ƒe
- whose
- amesiame
- everybody
- ametsitsi
- elder, old person
- amewudzo
- a juju which kills
- ameyibɔ
- black person, black race
- Amu
- Volta River
- Amuta
- Volta Lake
- Anago
- Yoruba
- Anagonyigba
- Yorubaland
- anyiehe
- north
- anyigba
- earth, land, country
- anyikpe
- brick
- aŋgba
- leaf
- Aŋku
- name for a boy born on Wednesday
- aŋuti
- orange
- asabu
- cast net
- asi
- market
- asi
- wife
- asi
- hand
- asieke
- nine
- asigbe
- market day
- asisi
- customer
- asitsala
- trader
- asiwui
- glove
- asrafo
- soldier
- atadidi
- trousers
- atakpui
- shorts
- ati
- tree
- atiglinyi
- elephant
- atike
- medicine, drug
- atikedzraƒe
- pharmacy, drugstore
- atkeƒoƒoe
- pill, tablet
- atikewɔƒe
- hospital, clinic;
- atikewɔla
- doctor
- atikpala
- carpenter
- atikpo
- log
- atɔ
- nest
- atɔ̃
- five
- atsu
- husband, male;
- ave
- forest
- avɔ
- cloth, material;
- avu
- dog
- awutewui
- underwear
- axlɔ̃e
- mongoose
- ayi
- beans
- azi
- egg
- azi
- nuts
- azɔ̃
- now
B
- ba ame
- to cheat someone
- bali
- valley
- be
- to hide
- bena
- that, to say that
- bi
- to burn
- bia
- to ask, to request, to demand;
- bia gbe
- to question someone
- bla
- to tie
- blaade
- sixty
- blaadre
- seventy
- blaasieke
- ninety
- blaatɔ̃
- fifty
- blaene
- forty
- blaenyi
- eighty
- blaetɔ̃
- thirty
- blaeve
- twenty
- blema
- ancient times;
- bli
- corn, maize
- blibo
- whole, the lot
- Blu
- Twi/Akan language
- Blume
- Twi/Akan speaking area
- bɔ nya
- to narrate, to tell
- bɔbɔ
- to be soft, to be easy
- bɔbɔe
- softly, easily
- Braɖa
- Tuesday
- bu
- to reckon, to calculate
- bu
- to lose
- bu akɔnta
- to work out mathematical problem, to render account
- bu ta me
- to think
- bubu
- other, another
D
- da
- snake
- dá akpé
- to thank
- da asabu
- to cast a net
- da dɔ
- to treat, to cure
- da gbe
- to treat, to cure
- da gbe le ame ngú
- to cure someone
- da tú
- to shoot, fire a gun
- daá
- elder sister
- dadá
- mother
- dadáá
- his/her/its mother
- dadanye / danye
- my mother
- dadáwo / dawo
- your mother
- de
- to have been to; to arrive
- dè
- native land, homeland
- de
- palm
- de agble
- to farm
- de súku
- to go to school
- dehá
- palm-wine
- dekú
- palm-nut
- denyígbá
- homeland, nativeland
- detí
- palm-tree
- dí
- to want/wish to, to look for
- dí vévié
- to wish for strongly, to yearn for
- didi
- to be long
- didi
- long
- didí
- wish
- do
- hole, pit
- do ame kpɔ
- to examine/test someone
- dó awu
- to dress up
- dó dzi ɖé ame ŋu
- to trust someone
- dó dzo
- to set a fire
- do gbe ɖá
- to pray
- do gbe na ame
- to greet someone
- do ɣli
- to shout
- do go
- to go out
- dó go
- to meet;
- dó mɔ ame
- to set one on an errand
- dó ŋgbè
- to promise
- do ŋusẽ ame
- to encourage someone
- dó sɔ
- to ride a horse
- dó vɔvɔ~ ná ame
- to frighten someone
- dome
- between, among
- dɔ
- hunger
- dɔ
- work, job
- dɔ alɔ~
- to sleep
- dɔ ame
- to send someone
- dɔ ɖe
- to send to
- dɔ wu ame
- to be hungry
- dɔdalá
- doctor, healer
- dɔdɔ
- sending
- dɔlélá
- patient, sick person; pacjent, chory
- dɔlélé
- sickness, disease
- dɔme
- stomach;
- dɔme le ame ɖùm / évém
- to have stomachache
- dɔmenyótɔo
- kind-hearted person
- dɔnɔ
- sick person, patient
- dɔwɔkplɔ~
- desk/table for work
- dɔwɔlá
- worker
- dɔwɔwɔ
- work, job, working
- du
- town, village
- du tsi
- to fetch water from a well
- duƒuƒu
- running
- dukɔ
- a nation, a people, inhabitants of a settlement
- dumeví
- citizen
- dumevínyényé
- citizenship
- Dzama
- German;
- Dzamame
- German-speaking area
- Dzamawó
- the Germans
- dzatá
- lion
- dze
- salt
- dze
- to buy (liquids)
- dze agbagbá
- to try, to attempt
- dze agbagbá le àmè ŋú
- to try about
- dze àmè dzí
- to appeal to
- dze àmè gbɔ
- to put up with someone
- dze àmè yòme
- to follow someone
- dze dɔ
- to fall sick
- dze édzí ná
- to succeed
- dze klo
- to kneel
- dze mɔ
- to set off on a journey
- dze ŋe
- to lie face up
- dze sí ame
- to know/recognise someone
- dze xɔlo~
- to befriend
- dzí
- on, surface, to take side
- dzí~
- red, reddish
- dzi ame
- to bring forth someone
- dzi ɖé édzí
- to increase, to multiply
- dzi ha
- to sing
- dzi vi
- to deliver a child
- dzidzèdzèkpɔkpɔ
- success
- dzidzime
- generation
- dzidzɔ
- joy, mirth
- dzidzoɣi
- days of joy
- dzié
- red, reddish
- dzíehe
- south
- dziƒo
- heaven, space
- dzikpɔkpɔ
- care, the care of, under one's responsibility
- dziláwó
- parents
- dzime
- upper part of the back
- dzo
- fire
- dzo
- to fly
- dzo
- juju
- dzó
- to leave
- dzo kpó
- to jump
- Dzoɖá
- Monday
- dzodólá
- one who sets fire
- dzodóƒé
- kitchen, fireplace
- dzodzó
- departure
- dzodzólá
- one who leaves
- dzoŋkɔ
- juju name
- dzotɔ
- juju owner
- dzrá
- to sell
- dzra ɖo
- to get ready/prepared
- dzra nu ɖo
- to repair, to keep safe
- dzrálá
- seller
- dzu ame
- to abuse, to insult someone
- dzudzɔ
- rest
- dzudzɔ
- to rest
Ɖ
- -ɖa
- and
- ɖa nú
- to cook something
- ɖasefó
- witness
- ɖe ame ɖe xéxé
- to outdoor someone
- ɖe dɔ
- to fetch fire
- ɖe gbe ná ame
- to command/order;
- ɖe lã
- to fish
- ɖe mɔ ná
- to allow/permit
- ɖe tɔmèlã
- to fish
- ɖe vi
- to yield profit
- ɖeɖi té ŋú
- to be tired
- ɖeɖitéameŋú
- tediousness, tiredness
- ɖeká
- one
- ɖekákpùì
- youth, young man
- ɖéké ... o
- no, none
- ɖesíàɖe
- every, each
- ɖetugbuí
- a young woman, a girl
- ɖeví
- child
- ɖevíme
- childhood
- ɖevitɔ
- the younger one
- ɖevíwù
- children's clothes
- ɖi
- to be cheap
- ɖí ƒo
- to eat to one's satisfaction
- ɖi tsa
- to go for a walk, to go sightseeing
- ɖiɖiƒé
- distant place
- ɖó
- to arrive at
- ɖó aɖaŋu ná ame
- to advise someone
- ɖó ame fia
- to crown someone as king
- ɖó dze
- to converse
- ɖó nú ná ame
- to request something from someone
- ɖó nyà ŋú
- to reply, to answer
- ɖo ŋkeke
- to set a date
- ɖo ŋkú nú dzí
- to remember something
- ɖó tà
- to go towards
- ɖó tó
- to listen/obey
- ɖó ʋu
- to travel by vehicle (as a passenger)
- ɖoɖó
- order, arrangement
- ɖome
- underneath, under
- ɖɔ
- dragnet
- ɖɔ azi
- to lay egg
- ɖu
- gunpowder
- ɖu fia
- to reign
- ɖú ɣe
- to dance
- ɖu nú
- to eat/bite something
- ɖufà
- thirty
- ɖusí/nuɖusi
- right, righthand
E
- ẽ
- yes
- égbe
- today
- égbegbe
- nowadays
- ékèmá
- then
- élabéná
- because
- ene
- four; cztery
- énùénù
- often, from time to time
- énùmáké
- immediately, at once
- ènyí
- eight
- Éŋlèsime
- English-speaking area
- ési
- as, when
- ésià tà
- because of this, due to this
- étèƒé médidi o
- not long after, soon
- etõ
- three
- etõlíá
- third, the third one
- etsɔ
- yesterday, tomorrow
- eve
- two
- Eʋeawo
- Ewe people
- Eʋedukɔ
- Ewe nation
- Eʋegbe
- Ewe language
- evelíá
- second, the second
- Eʋeme
- Ewe-speaking area
- Eʋenyígbá
- Eweland, land of the Ewe people
- èwó
- ten
- éyàtà
- therefore
- éyè
- and
F
- fá
- to be cold/cool
- fa aví
- to weep, to cry
- fa avi vévíé
- to weep/cry bitterly
- fa dzidzɔví
- to shed tears of joy
- fáfá / fáfɛ
- cold, cool
- fe
- debt
- fé
- to play
- fèdzígbàlẽ
- receipt
- fefé
- game, play
- feféƒé
- playground
- fefela
- player
- fésrè
- window
- fi
- theft
- fi fi
- to steal, to pilfer
- fia
- king, emperor, chief
- fíã
- to burn
- fíá nú
- to teach something
- fiàfì
- thief
- fìàfìtɔ
- thief
- fìàkúkú
- crown
- fìàsã
- palace
- fíásémènɔlá
- storekeeper, shopkeeper
- Fíɖá
- Friday
- fiẽ
- evening
- fiẽ ɖó
- evening falls
- fífíá
- now, soon, at present, presently
- fìfìlá
- a thief
- fífílaa
- right now, just now
- fò
- elder brother
- fòfó
- father
- fɔ
- to collect e.g. fruits, to find
- fɔ'
- to get up from lying position
- fɔ fú
- to be pregnant
- fufu
- fufu dish
- fùkpéɣiwó
- hard times, times of suffering
- f~u~u
- a lot, in large quantities
- fùwɔwɔ àmè ɖókùì
- worrying oneself
Ƒ
- ƒe
- year
- ƒe atɔ~ sɔŋ
- for five years
- ƒe èwó nyé ési
- since ten years
- ƒlatsà
- rough, coarse
- ƒle nú
- to buy something (not liquid)
- -ƒo
- surface
- ƒo ame
- to beat to strike someone
- ƒo ƒú
- to pack, to put together
- ƒo nù
- to speak, to talk
- ƒo ʋu
- to beat a drum
- ƒòè
- younger sister
- ƒome
- family, stomach
- ƒomèví
- kind of, type of
- ƒu
- sea
- ƒú du
- to run
- ƒu tsi
- to swim
- ƒuta / ƒunu
- shore, coast, beach
G
- ga
- metal, money
- ga-
- again, still
- gã
- big, large, huge
- gagbá
- metal plate, pan
- gaké
- but
- galí
- food made from cassave
- gaŋkúí
- eye glasses
- gasɔ
- bicycle
- gatsí
- spoon
- gàwú la
- more over
- gaxɔ
- prison, jail
- gazé
- metal pot
- gbã
- to break
- gbã
- first, the first, firstly
- gbaɖegbe
- once upon a time, long ago
- gbadzaa
- flat (large surface)
- gbadzɛ
- flat (small surface)
- gbãtɔ
- first
- gbe
- voice, language
- gbe
- day
- gbé
- to refuse
- gbe
- bush
- gbe dámà
- green grass
- gbe ɖeká
- one day, once upon a time
- gbe má gbe
- that day
- gbedada
- healing, curing
- gbedàdzò
- healing juju
- gbedàlá
- healer
- gbeɖé
- never
- gbedóxɔ
- chapel, cathedral
- gbegblẽ
- spoiled, bad
- gbehà
- swine, wild pig
- gbesíágbe
- everyday
- gblẽ
- to spoil
- gblẽ ɖé
- to leave behind
- gblɔ
- to say, to narrate, to tell
- gbɔ
- to breathe
- gbɔ
- to return, to come back
- gbɔ'
- near, by the side of, side
- gbɔ~
- goat
- gbɔgbɔ
- breath, spirit, ghost
- gbɔgbɔvɔ~
- evil spirit
- gé
- to fall from a height
- gé ɖé
- to enter
- geɖee
- many, much, a lot of
- geɖémèƒé
- entrance
- gegéɖéme
- entry, entering
- gli
- wall
- globoo
- large and very deep
- glo~
- to be crooked
- go
- gourd
- gódóó
- by all means, usually
- golo
- sack, bag, pocket
- gomelã
- tinned meat or fish
- gɔ~glɔ~
- crooked
- gɔme
- under, underneath, to be under someone
Ɣ
- ɣé
- chalk, white clay
- ɣè má ɣì
- that time
- ɣèá ɖéwó ɣì
- sometimes, at times
- ɣèdzèƒé
- east
- ɣèsíáɣì
- every time, each time, always
- ɣètóɖóƒé
- west
- ɣètrɔ'
- afternoon
- ɣèyíɣì
- time, period
- ɣèyíɣìá de
- it is time, the time is up
- ɣí
- white
- ɣíé
- white
- ɣlètí
- moon, month
- ɣlètíví
- star
H
- ha
- pig
- hã
- also, too
- haɖé ... o
- not yet
- háfí
- before
- haho
- communal, common to all
- hahodɔ
- community work
- hamènɔlá
- member
- háyá
- to recover, to get well
- he
- light brown, reddish brown
- hé-
- and...
- he nú vɛ
- to result, to bring about
- he ɖo
- to drag a net
- he tó ná ame
- to punish someone
- hede nyuie
- goodbye, farewell, safe journey
- hɛ
- knife
- h~íá
- to need, necessary
K
- kã ɖé nú dzí
- to be sure, to be certain
- kábá
- quickly
- káfú ame
- to praise, to congratulate
- kàkà ɖé
- to scatter, to spread over
- kakɛ
- a bit, a piece
- kásíá
- suddenly
- kátã
- all, whole
- ké
- but
- ké
- same
- ké
- sand
- ké bong
- but rather
- ke ɖé nú ŋú
- to find by accident
- ke ɖi
- to doubt, to compete, to argue
- ke nu
- open the mouth, to say something
- keke
- to be broad, wide
- kèkè
- broad, wide
- kemɛ
- that yonder
- kemɛwó
- those yonder
- kéŋkéŋ
- completely, entirely, altogether
- kèsìnɔtɔ
- rich person
- kétéke
- train
- klã
- to separate, to part company
- kluvi
- male slave
- ko
- only
- ko alɔgbɔnui
- to smile
- ko nú
- to laugh
- kòkló
- fowl
- koklozi
- egg
- kokogblè
- cocoa farm
- koko-oko
- by all means, at all costs
- kóŋ
- really, indeed, extremely
- kosi
- female slave
- kòtókó
- porcupine
- kòtòkú
- pocket, sack, bag
- kɔ
- to be neat/clean/without sin
- kɔ
- neck
- kɔ'
- to be tall/high
- kɔ aha ɖí
- to pour libation
- kɔ ɖí
- to pour into
- kɔ gbe dzi
- to speak up, to raise one's voice
- kɔƒé
- village, cottage, hamlet
- Kɔfí
- boy born on Friday
- kɔkɔ
- high, tall
- Kɔmla
- boy born on Tuesday
- Kɔsí
- boy born on Sunday
- kpa nú
- to carve
- kpakpaxe
- duck
- Kpalime
- Ewe town in Togo
- Kpando
- Ewe town in Ghana
- kpɔ
- to see, look
- kpɔ
- before, once
- kpɔ ... o
- never, never before
- kpɔ ame ɖá
- to visit someone
- kpɔ ame dzí
- to look after someone
- kpɔ dzidzɔ
- to be happy
- kpɔ dzidzedze
- to succeed
- kpɔ ga
- to be rich
- kpɔ mɔ ná
- to expect, to look forward to
- kpɔ nú d~u~u
- to look steadily in bewilderment
- kpɔ nú dzí
- to look after something
- kpɔ nú gã
- to look questionably
- kpɔ núblánúí ná ame
- to have mercy/pity on someone
- kpɔtɔɔ
- muddy
- kpé
- stone, rock
- kpé
- to meet
- kpé ame
- to invite, to meet someone
- kpé ɖé ame ŋú
- to help someone
- kpé tà
- to meet
- kpéɖéŋútɔ
- helper, assistant
- Kpédze
- Ewe town in Ghana
- kpékpé
- heavy
- kpekpeme
- weight
- kpétó
- cave
- kplá así tɔ
- to embrace
- kplé
- and, with
- kplefuu
- misty, foggy, greyish
- kplɔ
- to lead/accompany
- kplɔ~
- table
- kplɔ nú
- to sweep something
- kplɔlá
- leader
- kpui
- to be short, low; short/low
- kpuiĎ
- nearby place
- Krachi
- name of a town
- krànté
- cutlass, matchet
- kú
- to die, death
- kú aha ná ame
- to serve a drink
- ku kɔ
- to sling on the neck
- ku tsi
- to fetch water from a pot
- kú / kúí
- seed, tablet, pill
- Kuɖa
- Wednesday
- kuku
- hat
- kúráá
- rather, quite, fairly
- kútsétsé
- fruit
- kútú
- orange
- kúvíá
- laziness
- kúvíátɔ
- lazy person
- Kwàmi
- name of a boy born on Saturday
- kwasiɖa / kɔsiɖa
- week
- Kwasiɖa / Kɔsiɖa
- Sunday
L
- lã
- animal, meat, flesh
- lãɖeɖe
- fishing
- lãɖelá
- fisherman
- lãdzráƒe
- meat shop
- lãdzrálá
- meat seller
- lãkɔ
- large piece of meat, lump of meat
- lãme
- within the body
- lãme gblẽ
- to be sick/indisposed
- lãme sẽ
- to get healthy, to recover from illness
- lãnyilá
- livestock keeper
- lãnyinyi
- animal husbandry
- lãtsòlá
- butcher
- lé
- to catch, to hold
- lẽ
- bridge
- le así me
- to be in someone's hands
- le ɖoɖó nù
- to be in order
- lé dɔ
- to be ill
- lé nɔvísí
- to cooperate
- lé ŋkú ɖé nú ŋú
- to watch, observe
- le tsi
- to take a bath
- légbà
- idol
- li
- to exist, being present
- lolo
- to be big, large, fat
- lòlò
- big, larg, fat
- Lome
- capital of Togo and the largest Ewe town
- lɔ~
- to agree
- lɔ~ ame
- to love/like someone
- lɔ~ gbe
- to exchange greetings
- lɔƒɔ
- direction of, towards, vicinity of
- lɔlɔ~dzo
- juju used for inducing love
M
- má
- that
- má mɔ
- to part company
- má nú
- to share, to divide
- màmá
- grandmother
- màmáyɔví
- grandchild
- mamlee
- last, rest, residue
- máwó
- those
- Máwú
- God
- Máwúgã
- Great God
- me
- in, inside
- mé ... o
- not
- me légbà
- to model/mould an idol
- mégànyé
- it is no longer/no more
- mègbé
- behind, rear, after, back
- mi nú
- to swallow
- mia
- left
- miabɔtà
- left shoulder
- mlɔ
- to lie, to lay
- mlɔ anyí
- to lie down, to lie in bed
- mlɔétɔ
- the last
- mli
- to roll over
- mo
- face
- mɔ
- way, road, path
- mɔ~
- prison, fortress, castle
- mɔɖeɖe
- permission, permit
- mɔkeke
- holiday
- mɔli
- rice
- mɔta
- on the road/way
- mɔzɔzɔ
- journey, travel, trek
- mu
- to fall (standing objects, not moving)
N
- ná
- to give, for
- ná kè
- firewood
- náné
- something
- nánéké
- nothing
- né
- if, when
- nenémáké
- in the same way, in like manner;
- nenié
- how many, how much
- no nú
- to drink
- nogo
- round (solid objects)
- nogo-o
- round (solid objects)
- nótsi
- milk
- nɔ
- mother
- nɔ
- past form of le, lived, stayed
- nɔ (nu) tèƒé
- to be present at, to witness
- nɔ agbe didi
- to live long
- nɔ anyi
- to be seated, existed, lived, was
- nɔɖi
- aunt (maternal)
- nɔnɔme
- form, shape, condition, character/dd>
- nɔví
- relative
- nɔvínye
- my relative
- nɔvíwo
- your relative
- nú
- thing, matter
- nù
- mouth, entrance, edge
- nú ɖeká
- one thing, one and the same thing
- nublanui
- pity, sadness
- nuɖala
- cook
- nudodo
- clothing
- nuɖuɖu
- food, eating
- nuɖuƒe
- dining hall, restaurant
- nuƒeƒle
- buying
- nufiafia
- teaching
- nufiala
- teacher
- nuƒlelá
- buyer, customer
- nuƒòƒò
- speaking, talking
- núgbagbe
- a living thing
- núkà
- what
- núkàtà
- why
- nukpaƒe
- carver's/sculptor's workshop
- nukpalá
- carver
- nukpɔkpɔ
- seeing, sight
- nuku
- crop, seed
- núnáná
- gift
- nuŋlɔti
- pen, pencil
- nuŋɔŋlɔ
- writing
- nusese
- hearing
- nusɔsrɔ
- learning, study
- nusrɔƒe
- schɔl
- nusrɔla
- pupil, disciple
- nutaƒe
- studio of an artist
- nutala
- painter
- nutata
- painting, drawing, reptile
- nutome
- region/district/area
- nutsotso
- report, complaint
- núwuwu
- end
- núxlɔame
- advice
- nuxlɔamenya
- word of advice
- nuxɔxlo
- advice
- nya
- word, matter
- nya nú
- to wash something
- nya nú
- to know something, to be wise
- nyateƒe
- truth, fact
- nyateƒetɔe
- honestly, truly, truthfully
- nyi
- cow
- nyikpɔ
- cattle ranch
- nyinotsi
- cow-milk
- nyó dɔme
- to be kind/generous
- nyó ta
- excellent, very good, splendid
- nyó
- to be good, beautiful, nice
- nyɔnu
- woman/dd>
- nyɔnuví
- girl
- nyɔnuwu
- dress, women's clothes
- nyré
- to sharpen
- nyroe
- uncle (maternal)
- nyúí
- good, beautiful, nice
- nyúíé
- well, nicely, rightly, correctly, beautifully
Ŋ
- ŋdi
- morning
- ŋdi kányá
- early morning
- ŋdinuɖuɖu
- breakfast
- ŋdɔ
- noon, midday, sun
- ŋdɔ ná wo
- gɔd day to you
- ŋdɔ sese
- hot noon, hot sun
- ŋdɔʋuʋu
- sunshine
- ŋe
- to break
- ŋeŋe
- broken
- ŋɔ
- front, surface (of liquids)
- ŋɔgbe
- front, foreward, future
- ŋkeke
- day
- ŋkekea de
- the day comes, the time is up
- ŋkɔ
- name
- ŋkɔ ŋutɔ
- real name
- ŋkú
- eye
- ŋkúme
- face, surface, before
- ŋlɔ agbalẽ
- to write a book/letter
- ŋlɔ agble
- to clear/weed a farm
- ŋlɔ nú
- to write something
- ŋɔti
- nose
- Ngɔtsíé
- ancient Ewe settlement
- ŋu ke
- day breaks, it is day
- ŋú / ŋútí
- surface, tree trunk, body
- ŋufɔkè
- next day
- ŋukeklẽ
- greed
- ŋúklẽlá
- greedy person
- ŋúsẽ
- power, might, authority
- ŋutété
- one's best, what is within one's power
- ŋutifáfá
- peace
- ŋutinya
- history, story
- ŋutɔ
- very
- ŋútsu
- man
- ŋútsuví
- boy
- ŋutsuwu
- men's clothes
O
- O
- no
- Osɔfò
- Pastor, Priest, Father
- Oyɔ'
- ancient Ewe settlement
P
- Pèkí
- Ewe town in Ghana
- pétéé
- completely, entirely, altogether
- príkú
- mongoose
S
- sàbálá
- onion
- sámà
- summons
- sámá
- to summon
- sẽ
- to be strong/hard, to recover
- se nú
- to hear something
- se vevé
- to feel pain
- sẽẽ
- a little while
- sẽsẽ
- strong, hard
- sí
- to run away
- sià
- this
- síá
- all, without exception
- siàwo
- these
- siká
- gold
- sikágbá
- golden plate
- síkli
- sugar
- sisí
- escape
- sisíƒé
- place where one can escape
- sisílá
- a runaway
- sowuiɛ
- umbrella
- sɔ
- horse
- sɔ pɛ
- same as, just as
- sɔe
- to be little, small, few
- sɔgbɔ
- many, enough
- srã kpɔ
- to pay a visit
- srɔ~
- spouse, wife/husband
- srɔ~ nú
- to learn
- srɔ~ nyɔnu
- wife
- srɔ~ ŋutsu
- husband
- subɔ
- to serve, worship
- subɔlá
- worshiper
- suku
- school
- sukudede
- schooling, attendance at school
- sukudeɣi
- schooldays
- sukudèlá
- pupil, student
- sukuhátí
- schoolmate
- sukuví
- pupil, student
- susú
- thought
- súsú
- to think
T
- tà
- head, top, above, over
- tá
- lake, pond, lagoon
- tà le ame ɖum
- to have a headache
- tá nú
- to draw something
- taflo
- board
- takpexɔ
- meeting hall
- takuvi
- handkerchief
- Tamale
- town in northern Ghana
- tamebubu
- thinking, thought
- tasi
- aunt (paternal)
- te
- yam
- té
- under, bellow, underneath
- tédzí
- donkey, ass
- teĎ
- place, times (as in 4 times 2)
- tegbee
- always, forever
- tegblẽ
- round
- tegblẽẽ
- round
- tete
- then, and then
- titina
- middle, centre
- titinasuku
- middle school
- titri
- thick
- to
- buƒalo
- to
- edge, bank
- tó
- mountain, ear, to pound, to go over
- tó ame dzí
- through someone, per someone
- tó ... ŋú
- to pass by
- tógbɔ bé
- though
- tógbɔ bé...hã
- even though
- tógbɛ
- hill
- Tógó ƒé dugã
- capital of Togo
- tɔ
- river, sea, lake, any large body of water
- tɔ
- father
- tɔ
- to stop, to stand still
- tɔɖi
- paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
- tɔdzíʋú
- ship, boat
- tɔƒo
- surface (of water)
- tɔgbí
- grandfather
- tɔmelã
- fish
- tɔmelãdzrálá
- fish seller
- tɔsísí
- river
- tɔtrɔ
- turning, change
- tɔtrɔƒe
- point of return
- tɔwòwó
- yours, your people/relatives
- tɔxɛ
- special
- trɔ
- to turn, to change
- trɔ~
- fetish
- trɔ ɖé
- to turn to/towards
- trɔ gbɔ
- to return, to come back
- trɔ mo ɖé
- to face, to look towards
- trɔ ŋkúme ɖé
- to face towards
- trɔ vá
- to turn and come back
- trɔ yi
- to turn and go back
- trɔ~si
- fetish priest
- trɔ~tɔ
- fetish owner
- trɔ~xɔ
- fetish hut
- tré
- calabash
- tri
- thick
- tsa
- to wander about, to go sightseeing
- tsã
- former days, in the past
- tsa ŋkú
- to look around
- tsaɖiʋú
- touring car
- tsɛ
- younger brother
- tsi
- water
- tsi
- to grow
- tsí mègbé
- to be late, to remain behind
- tsí tre
- to stand up
- tsiĜĎ
- swimming pool
- tsiƒúƒú
- swimming
- tsiƒúlá
- swimmer
- tsikɔ wu ame
- to be thirsty
- tsikɔ
- thirst
- tsileĎ
- bath, bathroom
- tsitsitɔ
- the elder one
- tsiwù
- rain coat
- tso
- to fell (a tree), to slaughter
- tsó
- to rise/stand up, to come from
- tso ame nú
- to report someone
- tsó ɖé ame ŋú
- to rise/revolt against someone
- tso du
- to found a town or village
- tsó ɣe má ɣi
- from that time, since then
- tsɔ
- to take, to carry
- tsɔ dé así ... ná ame
- to pledge, to entrust
- tsɔ ... ná
- to give to
- tsɔ ɖe le éme ná ame
- to care about someone
- tsɔ nú ke ame
- to forgive/excuse someone
- tsɔ nú vɛ
- to bring something
- tsɔ yii
- to go with something, to take to
- tsɔlá
- carrier
- tsrɔ~
- to eliminate/destroy
- tsyɔ akɔ anyi
- to lie on the stomach
- tsyɔ~è
- to be pointed
- tú
- gun
- tu
- to close
- tú agba
- to untie a load
- tu xɔ
- to build a house
- tume
- back of the body
- tútúútú
- exactly, definitely, surely
V
- va
- to come
- va ɖó
- to come to, to reach
- váséɖé
- up to, until, till
- vavá
- arrival
- vevé
- pain
- vévé
- sour, bitter
- vevésèsè
- feeling of pain
- vévíé
- important
- vévíényényé
- importance
- vi
- child
- vidzi~
- baby
- víé
- little, small, few
- vinye
- my child
- viŋútsuví
- son
- víví
- sweet, interesting
- viwo
- your child
- vovɔvo
- different kinds/sorts/types of
- vɔ
- to be finished
- vɔ~
- to be afraid
- vɔ
- sin, wrong
- vɔvɔ
- fear
- vu
- fight
- vuwɔdzo
- fighting juju
Ʋ
- ʋɔnu
- trial, case
- ʋɔnudrɔƒé
- court, court room
- ʋɔnudrɔlá
- judge
- ʋɔtrú
- door
- ʋe nú se
- to smell
- ʋẽʋẽ
- smell scent
- ʋeʋesese
- smelling
- ʋli
- to struggle
- ʋu
- blood
- ʋu
- to open
- ʋu
- drum
- ʋu
- vehicle
- ʋuƒolá
- drummer
W
- wó
- to burst, to explode, to bark
- wó avi
- to burst into tears
- wó dòmètɔ ɖeká
- one of them
- wo ɖokuiwo
- they're well
- wo kata
- all, all of them
- wo kple eve
- both, both of them
- wodɔ
- they're well
- woe zɔ
- you are welcome
- wɔ
- to do/to make
- wɔ
- flour
- wɔ atike na ame
- to treat someone
- wɔ aʋa
- to fight a war
- wɔ dɔ
- to work
- wɔ fu ame
- to maltreat someone
- wɔ kuvia
- to be lazy
- wɔ nɔví
- to live in harmony
- wɔ nú ɖe ŋú
- to offend someone
- wɔ nú veví ame
- to harm someone
- wɔ vu
- to fight with blows
- wu
- to kill
- wú
- to surpass
- wú nù
- to end doing something
- wuiade
- sixteen
- wuiadre
- seventeen
- wuiasieke
- nineteen
- wuiatɔ
- fifteen
- wuiɖeké
- eleven
- wuiene
- fourteen
- wuienyi
- eighteen
- wuietɔ
- thirteen
- wúíeve
- twelve
- wuwu
- killing
X
- xa
- by the side of, near to
- xaxa / xaxɛ
- to be narrow, narrow
- xe adzɔ
- to pay a fee
- xe fe
- to pay a debt, to pay for services
- xeví
- bird
- xéxé
- outside, outdoors
- xéxéme
- the world
- xèxí
- umbrella
- xlɔ~ nú ame
- to advise someone
- xlẽ agbalẽ
- to read a book/letter
- xlẽ nú
- to count something
- xóxó
- old, former
- xóxó
- already
- xoxɔxo
- long ago, very long time
- xɔ
- house, building
- xɔ nú dzí se
- to believe something
- xɔ
- to receive
- xɔ agbalẽ ɖe fe dzi
- to take a receipt
- xoó asi
- expensive, dear
- xɔ da ɖi
- to keep
- xɔ dɔlélé
- to fall sick, to be infested
- xɔ dzo
- to be hot
- xɔ dzo
- hot
- xɔ fedzígbalẽ
- to take a receipt
- xɔ ƒe
- age, to be X yo
- xɔ ná ame
- to save someone
- xɔ ŋkɔ
- to be famous/popular
- xɔ ŋuse
- to empower
- xɔla
- saviour, receiver
- xɔlɔ~
- friend
- xɔŋkɔ
- famous, popular
- xɔse
- belief
- xɔtùƒé
- building site
- xɔtùlá
- builder
- xɔxɔnù
- court yard
Y
- ya
- air, gas, wind
- ya
- but, on the other hand
- yaa
- tasteless (nether sweet nor bitter)
- yame
- atmosphere, weather
- yameʋu
- aeroplane
- yameʋudzeffe
- airport
- Yawá
- name of a girl born on Thursday
- Yawo
- name of a boy born on Thursday
- Yawoɖa
- Thursday
- yayrá
- blessing
- yevú
- European, white person
- yevúte
- potato
- Yevúwode
- Europe
- yéye
- new, fresh
- yi
- to go
- yí
- machet
- yi kplé ame
- to come with someone
- yi nú dzí
- to continue
- yibɔ
- black
- yibɔɔ
- black
- yiyi
- departure
- yome
- back, behind
- yòò
- OK, alright
- yɔ
- to squeeze
- yɔ
- to call, to name
- yɔ ngume
- to make a face (unpleasant face expression)
- yrá ame
- to bless someone
- yrɔ
- to wither
Z
- zã
- night
- zã
- in plenty, in abundance
- zã dó
- night falls
- zãtíƒè
- midnight
- ze
- pot
- zi
- a type of antelope
- zi
- time (as in: how many times? - zi nenie?)
- zi ɖoɖoé
- to keep silent
- zi etɔ~ gbe ɖeká
- three times a day
- zi gbãtɔ
- first time, the first time
- zi kpí
- to refuse to speak
- zikpui
- stool, seat
- zɔ
- to walk
- zɔ mɔ
- to travel, to go on a journey
- zɔ mɔ tó
- to travel through
- zɔzɔ
- walking
- zrɔ~
- to be smooth
- zɔzrɔe
- smooth
- zu
- to become
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