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Ewe
Staying in an Ewe village
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12/30/2012
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Term
Wazoo
 Definition
Welcome (you are welcome here)
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Yo (long 'o' sound)
 Definition
response to 'wazoo' (i agree)
Term
za-wa-kay
 Definition
get it? okay?
Term
ahk-pa (can also sound like ahk-pay or ahk-puh)
 Definition
Thank you
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Aye

aye-ya

 Definition
yes
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ahk-pay ka-ka-ka
 Definition
thank you very much
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ba-ba
 Definition
sorry
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va
 Definition
come
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me-djho
 Definition
let's go
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Eh
 Definition
No (disagree)
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A
ay-ee
 Definition
yes
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toe
 Definition
stop
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hazon noo-ay
 Definition
goodbye - safe voyage
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Efoa?
 Definition
How are you?
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e, me efoa
 Definition
yes, I am fine
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wo ha efoa?
 Definition
...and how are you?
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adi
a(ng)di
 Definition
good morning
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fien
fienawo
 Definition
good evening
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akpe melio
 Definition
you're welcome
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medekuku
 Definition
please
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babanawo
 Definition
I'm very sorry
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Agoo
 Definition
*knock knock* May I come in?
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Amee
 Definition
(response) come in
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Ahnyo
Enyo
 Definition
Good, nice, that's plenty
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akpe meleo
 Definition
thank you, but no
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Aleke bena Eʋe ... ?
 Definition
How do you say...in Ewe?
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wanyay
 Definition
be nice
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asuto
 Definition
crazy
Term
djawbenway
 Definition
good luck
Term
yavoo
 Definition
white person (don't take offense!)
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amebo
 Definition
black person
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egbay
 Definition
today
Term
acho
 Definition
tomorrow
Term
adaw (aw='ough' in 'bought')
 Definition
(Good) Afternoon
Term
Dzo
 Definition
Go
Term
Sedu
 Definition
Run
Term
sukuvi
 Definition
student
Term
wo
 Definition
you
Term
Nufiala
 Definition
teacher
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Nyo
 Definition
be good
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Enyo
 Definition
(he, she, it) is good
Term
ngutaw
(ng pronounced as in 'sing)
 Definition
very nice, very good, very tasty
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enyo ngutaw
(aw pronounced as the 'ough' in bought)
 Definition
it is very nice, it is very good
Term
kafla
 Definition
excuse me
Term
lala
 Definition
wait
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don wee
 Definition
good job
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du-ay
 Definition
dance
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anyakbo
 Definition
beautiful
Term
du-nay
 Definition
eat
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ness-bo
 Definition
more
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avaw
 Definition
cloth
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Ma(w)oo
 Definition
god
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Etsi
 Definition
water
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