Eʋe to English: Ʋ

   

Ʋ

ʋa  move; fidget; jerk 

 

ʋaʋã  movement; jig; wasp

 

ʋe  ditch; groove; dell; dale

ʋee hafi  hardly; scarcely

ʋli  vie; budge

ʋɔ̃  python

ʋɔƒonu  knocker

ʋɔnudrɔla  judge

ʋɔtru  door

ʋu  automobile; blood; car; drum; tambourine; truck

ʋudzeƒe  harbour; port

ʋudzɔ  fare

ʋuɖola  passenger

ʋuƒoha  band

ʋuƒoti  drumstick

ʋu gɔme  keel

ʋukula  driver

ʋuʋu  jolt; wobble; quake; shake; shock; wag

ʋuʋudedi  dust

 

 

Eʋe to English: W

W

waintsetse  grape

wo  explode

wowo  explosion

wɔ  create; do; fix; produce

wɔadã  fierce; wild

wɔadɔɖeamedzi  impressive

wɔa nusi wolɔ̃  wilful

wɔanuvevi  harmful

wɔ aʋa  wage war

wɔ dɔ ɖe ame dzi  impress

wɔ dɔ sesiɛ̃  toil

wɔfu  fuzzy

wɔ funyafunya  to torture

wɔkalɛ̃  brave

wɔnuku  curious; fascinating;  marvellous

wɔnunyoameŋu  likeable

wɔ nuvevi  hurt; injure; strain

wɔ viĩ  become hazy


wɔ vɔ  finish 

wu  kill

wu ɖe dzi  spray; sprinkle

wusewuse  fragile

Eʋe to English: X

 

Eʋe to English: Y

Y

yame  climate; space

yameʋu  aeroplane

yayra  blessing

yra  to bless

yunit  unit; mobile phone credit

yunivesiti  university

Eʋe to English: Z

Z

zã  night

zãdokeli  eclipse

zailofon  xylophone

zãwu  night gown

zi ame dzi  compel

zibra  zebra

ziƒoƒo  commotion

ziŋgi  zinc

zip  fastening; zip

zɔ  tank

zɔ abe akpakpaxe ene  waddle

zɔ abe devi ene  toddle

zɔ afobide nu  tiptoe

zɔ azoli  walk

zɔ azoli ɖeɖiteamenutoe  trudge  

zɔ blewu  dawdle; plod

zɔ dzi  trample

zɔna kabakaba  nimble

zu  hammer

zukpe  anvil 

Foreword / Ŋgɔdonya

Dey English-Eʋe Learner's Dictionary 

This work is an attempt at translating the English Language into Eʋe for the use of learners of the language.  It is to be noted that the Aŋlɔ dialect has been used here for the simple reason that the authors are native Aŋlɔ speakers.  Luckily, however, this dialect is the one used in all Eʋe literature in Ghana, Togo and Benin, and is accepted as the standard Eʋe.

Where there are no Eʋe words for a particular English word, the English word has been adopted into the Aŋlɔ dialect much as the English did earlier on with Latin and Greek words they could not translate into English.

We wish to register our sincere gratitude to Mrs. Gertrude Missodey for her immense assistance in word processing and typesetting the manuscript.  Our thanks go also to Mr. B.K. Takyi whose work in the English, Akan, Eʋe, Ga Dictionary was consulted once in a while.

Victor Kwasi Dey and Kafui Dey                                                                                                 

Adenta, Accra

Dey Iŋlisigbe-Eʋegbe Nusrɔlawo ƒe Nyameɖegbalɛ̃

 

Esia nye agbagba si miedze le Iŋlisigbea gɔmeɖeɖe de Eʋegbe me na Eʋegbe srɔ̃lawo.  Miade dzesie be Aŋlɔ gbegbɔgblɔa yae miezã le afisia elabena, kpuie ko la, agbalɛ̃aŋlɔlawoa Aŋlɔtɔwo wonye.  Dzɔgbenyuietɔa, gbegbɔgblɔ sia nye esike wozaãna le Eʋegbe nuŋɔŋlɔwo katã me le Ghana, Togo kple Benin, eye eyae woxɔ abe Eʋegbe, si amesiame zãna ene. 

Afisi Eʋegbe nya ɖeke meli na Iŋlisigbe nya ɖe o la, miexɔ Iŋlisigbe nya la ɖe Aŋlɔ gbegbɔgblɔa me abe alesi Iŋlisiawo woe tsã ene kple Latin kple Helagbe nya siwo gome womete ŋu ɖe ɖe Iŋlisigbe me o ene.

Miele akpe manyagblɔ dam na Aƒenɔ Gertrude Missodey be wokpe ɖe mia ŋu ƒo miaƒe nuŋɔŋlɔwo na mi.  Miaƒe akpedadawo yi na Aƒetɔ B.K. Takyi hã, amesi ƒe dɔ le Iŋlisigbe, Akan, Eʋe klpe Gɛ̃gbe nyameɖegbalɛ̃ me mikpɔ ɣeaɖewoɣi.

Victor Kwasi Dey kple Kafui Dey                                                                                                 

Adenta, Accra