nyɔnu

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Ewe[edit]

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Noun[edit]

nyɔnu

  1. woman

References[edit]

  • Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

Fon[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyɔ́nu

  1. woman

References[edit]

  • Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

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Etymology[edit]

From either Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́lũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũsi. Cognates include Fon nyɔnú, Saxwe Gbe nyɔnu, Adja nyɔnu, Ewe nyɔnu

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Noun[edit]

nyɔnú (plural nyɔnú lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. woman

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