Ewe culture, arts, design

Explore different everyday expressions translated from English Language to Ewe Language in this writing. 1) How are you? Èf ɔ a? Aleke nè f ɔ e? Asking someone 'how are you'? is a very polite act. In Ewe, young people only use this expression among their peers but not to an elderly. In other words, it is the elderly that would ask a younger individual 'Èfoa?' and the young person responds, ' Me ɖ e kuku mef ɔ ' or ' Me ɖ e kuku 3'.  2) How's the family? Alekee nye Ƒ omea? It is used commonly among adults when trying to ask of the welfare of one another's family whether the extended or nuclear. The family is called  ' Ƒ ome' and it goes beyond parents and children.  3) Long time no see! Mīe do go edzidzi Having missed a friend for years or even days, our expressions is like ' Long time no see!' and what follows next is definitely a handshake for men and for females maybe a hug. Meet two Ewe natives conversating after years of not ...

In the mind of every native in a country or community, the native language must be fluently spoken by the natives. In any case where a person is unable to either speak or write his or her native language, an issue arises necessitating the need to inquire what actually could cause such an incapability to express oneself in his or her local language. The Ewe Language is spoken by the Anlos or Some people of Ghana. Even though Ewe speaking people are all over Ghana in various regions and beyond, they are based in the Volta Region especially. The people of Togo also speak Ewe but there is a kind of a bit difference in dialect and phonetics in how it is spoken. This difference is seen in some of the communities that the language is spoken but one thing surprising is that the writing is almost the same all across. Learn about Ewe names and meanings A little concern sometimes that seems quite disturbing to some of our elderly in the community is when some or our people are unable to speak the...

If you love to read stories in the Ewe Language, then this post has just come on the right time for you. A short fiction on why spider is always in the corner of the room. Spider lived in a village with his wife and children. He and the family owns a farm but spider was one greedy animal that always wanted everything for himself. Even though he had children and a wife, taking care of the family was a difficult task for him. During the rainy season, the family of spider farmed to have food because farming was the occupation for survival in those days. Ayiyi n ɔ k ɔƑ e a ɖ e me kple sr ɔ a kpakple woviwo. Agble n ɔ yiyi kple e Ƒ e Ƒ omea si gake yiyi nye ɖ okuit ɔ dzila. Edzia nu haha ɖ e eko me. Togb ɔ be sr ɔ kple vi n ɔ esi ha la, wodzikp ɔ kp ɔ nye agba ga a ɖ e n3. Le tsi dza ɣ eyiyi me la, wo dea agble bena nu ɖ u ɖ u ate nu an ɔ a Ƒ ea me si nu woa n ɔ agbe ɖ o. They lived in a village called Kopa and the inhabitants of the village knew how selfish and greedy spider wa...

If it is your desire to learn the Ewe Language and become familiar with common words, expressions then this place would help provide some of the essentials needed. In this post, a list of some professions have been created and what they are called in the Ewe Language. Learn more about Ewe names and their meanings. English Ewe Teacher Nufiala Police Kpovit ɔ Nurse D ɔ n ɔ dzikp ɔ la Doctor D ɔ n ɔ dzikp ɔ la / ɖɔ kita Soldier Gbadagba Journalist Nyadz ɔ dz ɔ kakala Lawyer Senyala Trader Asitsala Musician Hadzila Carpenter Atsikpala Farmer Agbledela Veterinarian L ă dzikp ɔ la / L ă d ɔ y ɔ la Counselor Nuxl ɔ amenyanala Librarian Gb ă ledzikp ɔ la ...

Do you have any desire to learn or understand the Ewe language? Learning every language starts from somewhere before the subsequent steps come in when one becomes familiar with the words of the language. Learning the Ewe Language is something people say is not so easy considering how technical the language is and when it comes to writing it, a whole new challenge and milestone is set to be achieved. But don't worry. In this post, we share some of the most learned words of the language that beginners tend to learn first.  These are just simple words that can get you excited to desire more of the language as you maneuver your way to becoming proficient in the Ewe dialect. Learn about the Ewe migration history The Ewe language has its own accent that is different from other languages spoken in the country but when learning with a native speaker, it is quite easier getting the differences and the pronunciations more clearly.  The first word on the list is: Akpe The first word on t...

Traditionally in the Ewe culture, respect for the elderly is very important to the people and it is also a characteristic feature of most tribes or ethnic groups in Ghana alike. It is the reason why when young people want to refer to the elderly who is a man or a male, the name of the person (the elderly) is mentioned with the title ' efo ' or only the title ' efo ' without even mentioning the person's name. It will be disrespectful on  the part of any young person to directly call an elderly by his name. This was even strongly enforced in the olden days when even a child can't call his parents mummy or daddy as the 21st century children would do.  All the information behind the popularity or fame of the name is discussed in this post including other equally famous Ewe titles or names. The fame of efo Efo is an Ewe word which is a noun and it means 'a brother' or just simply 'brother'. Literally, every male is 'efo' but it is most often a...