Ewe

See also: ewe, -ewe, and éwé

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.weɪ/, /ˈeɪ.veɪ/

Noun

Ewe pl (plural only)

An ethnic group who inhabit southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

Translations

ethnic group

Chinese:
Mandarin: 埃維族／埃维族 (Āiwéizǔ), 埃維人／埃维人 (Āiwéirén)
Dutch: Ewe (nl) pl
Ewe: Eʋeawo, Eʋegbetɔwo
Finnish: ewet pl
Japanese: エウェ人 (Ewejin)

Proper noun

Ewe

The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people.

Translations

language

Akan: Ayigbe
Belarusian: эве (evje)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 埃維語／埃维语 (zh) (Āiwéiyǔ)
Dutch: Ewe (nl) n
Ewe: Eʋe, Eʋegbe
Finnish: ewe (fi)
Irish: Éabhais f
Japanese: エウェ語 (ja) (Ewego)
Macedonian: еве (eve)
Russian: эве (ru) (eve)
Swedish: ewe (sv) c
Tajik: эве (eve)
Ukrainian: еве (eve)

Adjective

Ewe (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language.

Translations

pertaining to the Ewe people or language

Chinese:
Mandarin: (people) 埃維人的／埃维人的 (Āiwéirén de), (language) 埃維語的／埃维语的 (zh) (Āiwéiyǔ de)
Dutch: Ewe- (nl)
Finnish: ewe- (fi); ewejen (fi) (genitive of noun), ewe-kansan (genitive of noun); ewenkielinen (of language)

See also

Eweland

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ewe terms

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code ee, ISO 639-3 code ewe (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for Ewe, ewe ⁠

Anagrams

eew, wee

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Proper noun

Ewe pl

Ewe (ethnic group)

Proper noun

Ewe n

Ewe (language)

Anagrams

wee

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