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agbeli

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Ewe

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Etymology

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From agbe (life) +‎ li (to exist), literally there is life, indicating the significance of cassava as a staple food in Ewe society.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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àgbèlì (definite singular àgbèlì lá or àgbèlìà, collective plural àgbèlìwó, definite collective plural àgbèlìàwó)

  1. cassava

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Lydia Jewl (2009) “A Preliminary Linguistic Analysis of Plant Names in Ikpaná (Logba), an Endangered Ghana Togo Mountain Language”, in ISP Collection[1], University of Southern California: SIT Digital Collections, page 43
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “agbeli”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 172-3
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “agbeli”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[3] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 104, 121
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “agbeli”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 15