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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...

How to make Awiesu

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The name ' Awiesu ' is a Twi word that translates as 'Eat and cry'. The first time I came across this food was in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and specifically in Konongo. The thing that attracted me to this food was the way groundnuts were put inside of the food and as it was being sold, it looked so conspicuous. From that time, I decided to give it a try anytime I happened to see it anywhere and because luck was on my side, I met a woman selling the products somewhere that I purchased.  The taste was amazing but that was not all I wanted, I also wanted to know how exactly it was prepared and so many inquiries were made which turned our successful.  Due to my desire to explore what there is about the food, anytime I happened to come across it, I did the job of purchasing some to have a much more deeper taste of it.  Why the name 'awiesu'?  Well, in a conversation with a friend I made in Kumasi who happened to be a native of Kumasi, he couldn't tell me the r...