Togolese

See also: togolese

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French togolais, equivalent to Togo +‎ -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais (compare bordelais, Bordelese); it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

Togolese (plural Togolese)

1. A person from Togo or of Togolese descent.

Hypernyms

• sub-Saharan, African

Translations

A person from Togo or of Togolese descent

• Catalan: togolès (ca)
• Czech: Tožan m
• Danish: togoleser c
• Esperanto: togolandano (man or woman), togolandanino (woman)
• French: Togolais (fr) m, Togolaise (fr) f
• German: Togoer (de) m, Togoerin (de) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: togoleser (no) m

  Nynorsk: togolesar (nn) m

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• Polish: Togijczyk (pl) m, Togijka (pl) f
• Portuguese: togolês (pt) m
• Romanian: togolez m, togoleză f
• Russian: тоголе́зец (ru) m (togolézec), тоголе́зка (ru) f (togolézka)
• Spanish: togolés (es) m, togolesa (es) f
• Swahili: Mtogo (sw)
• Turkish: Togolu (tr)

Adjective

Togolese (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.

Translations

Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people

• Catalan: togolès (ca)
• Czech: tožský
• German: togoisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: togolesisk (no)

  Nynorsk: togolesisk (nn)

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• Polish: togijski (pl)
• Portuguese: togolês (pt)
• Romanian: togolez
• Russian: тоголе́зский (ru) (togolézskij)
• Spanish: togolés (es)
• Swahili: Kitogo