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Ewe Common

Ewe has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana

Ewe
2

a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin

Ewe
3

female sheep

ewe
4

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

5

An ethnic group who inhabit southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

Adjective
1

Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language.

Proper Noun
1

The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people.

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Origin

The word "ewe" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ówis, which originally meant "sheep." It traveled through Old English and Middle English to reach its current form.

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