Ewe culture, arts, design

I wrote about attributes of God in Ewe and provided their meanings in English Language and the inputs from my audience show how interested people are in this topic. Delve deep into attributes of God in Ewe Language and get some fascinating information. Attributes of God in Ewe are normally common in that they are taken as names for children or individuals as names are regarded highly as an influencer in the life of every human being especially in our culture. Mawulolo This attributes means that God is great. With a look at the tremendous creation man sees around him, the Ewes do recognize the hand of the Supreme God who brought all things into existence. Again, naming a child "MAWULOLO" is profound. Another similar attribute to 'Mawulolo' is 'Mawuenyega' and all speak about the greatness of God. In the olden days as history would narrate dangers and threats in all forms, couples who happen to sail safely through unforeseen hazards and are able to give birth ca...

Some time ago, as I was viewing some posts on one social media platform, I came across a post that wanted readers to mention some towns in the Volta Region of Ghana that start with the letter " A ". It created the impression that people want to know of the various towns we have in the Volta Region and probably some history behind how the town was created and how the name came about. That is absolutely the reason why this post comes very useful to you as you learn about the great history of the Ewes. The towns are listed in alphabetic order to make it very easy to review and interesting to follow through all the way to the end of the article.  The Ewe migration history. Read here... A Awalavi: This is a town whose name is popular in the region because rice is planted there and sold to neighboring towns.  Afifie Agblekpui Akatsi : This town also happens to be one of the biggest in the region and its market also attracts market women from Denu, Agbozume and other places for com...

Here, I have provided a list of worship songs in the Ewe language and the lyrics especially to make sure you who want to learn can do that easily. Also, below the lyrics is a link to a YouTube video of the song so that it is easy to practice the singing as you learn the lyrics. OO  ɖ e makp ɔ  a ɖ e akpe wo 1) O  ɖ e makp ɔ  a ɖ e akpewo Kple nu akpeakpewo ha Ekem mats ɔ  nye gbe akafu Wo Mawu  Ƒ e d ɔ menyonyo A ɖ e gbe Ƒ a wo nu nyuie ga Siwo kata ne w ɔ  nam la Siwo kata ne w ɔ  nam la 2) Nu ka miezi kpui nye nusewo Mik ɔ  gbe dzi kple mo vevie Ne miak ɔ  Mawu fe dorw ɔ w ɔ Adzi kafukafu ha ne Nye nutila kple luw ɔ sia Nye nutila kple luw ɔ  sia Mikafu Mawu kple dzidz ɔ Mikafu Mawu kple dzidz ɔ O  ɖ e makp ɔ  a ɖ e akpewo O  ɖ e makp ɔ  a ɖ e akpewo Xeviwo, kple lawo Xeviwo, kple lawo Wo do Mawu  ɖ e dzi Ke nye amegbet ɔ  la nu kae maw ɔ Mado Mawu  ɖ e dzi Eye maga kafui da Xeviwo, kple lawo Wo ...

The elderly mostly speak in words known as parables or proverbs which in the Ewe language are called LODODOWO . It is a term that refers to statements, sayings, and expressions whose meaning differs from the literal meaning or translation of the statements. At times, the use of these shows how mature a person is in the knowledge of his or her cultural background. Scholars of the Ewe Language refer to the language as one of the most difficult languages to study considering its composition.  Afia de kporkpor nyo wu yame kporkpor Literal translation : Looking at somewhere is better than looking into the air. Meaning : It has to do with many circumstances of life. One of these is that if a person finds something to do, it is better than being idle. Apparently, everyone abhors lazy individuals, and for this reason hard work is pushed to the core because it is the only way to build a healthy, wealthy society. A proverb like this is applicable in many life situations and the use depends o...