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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...

Numeral system of the Ewe language - Xexledzesiwo in Ewe

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The numerals in the Ewe language are not far away from how it is in English. Right from the early stages of a child's education, they are taught very well numbers or numerals and alphabets. The numerals are written the same way as they are in English except for the words that differ. For instance, 0 is still 0 but the words, zero is 'nanekeo'. ORDINALITY OF THE NUMBERS In this language, a number is made ordinal by the addition of the prefix "lia" . E.g) second (2nd) , The number two is 'eve' and making it ordinal becomes 'evelia' but first has an exception which is 'gbanto'.  Let's look at the numbers written in Ewe. The numbers 1-100 in the Ewe language words are below 1 ɖ eka 2 Eve 3 Et ɔ 4 Ene 5 A t ɔ 6 Ade 7 Adre 8 Enyi 9 Asieke 10 ...