Ewe
ISO 639-3: ewe
Major regional language in southeastern Ghana
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Kwa |
| Countries | Ghana, Togo |
| Approximate Speakers | ~6,000,000 |
| Notes | Known for a rich tonal system and oral literature |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| éɖé | one (cardinal numeral) | אֶחָד | ʼechâd | a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, |
| dɔ | to create, to form | בָּרָא | bârâʼ | a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes); choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat). |
| gakɔ | charcoal | גֶּחֶל | gechel | or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember; (burning) coal. |
| daka | to break, destroy | דָּכָה | dâkâh | a primitive root (compare דַּךְ, דָּכָא); to collapse (phys. or mentally); break (sore), contrite, crouch. |
| dekɛ | to pound (e.g. yam, cassava) | דְּקַק | dᵉqaq | (Aramaic) corresponding to דָּקַק; to crumble or (trans.) crush; break to pieces. |
| dɔkpɔ | to pound, to crush (esp. with a pestle) | דָּקַק | dâqaq | a primitive root (compare הָדַךְlemma הָדךְ missing vowel, corrected to הָדַךְ); to crush (or intransitively) crumble; beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) [idiom] powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small). |
| fɛ | to be beautiful | יָפֶה | yâpheh | from יָפָה; beautiful (literally or figuratively); [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well. |