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English
Proper noun
Fon
- A language of Benin and Togo, specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom of Dahomey. Also known as Fongbe or Fɔngbe, it is part of the Gbe family of West African languages.
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References
- Anne-Marie Brousseau and Claire Lefebvre, A Grammar of Fongbe, Mouton de Gruyter, 2002, →ISBN
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Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fón m anim
- a surname
References
- Keber, Janez (2021) Leksikon priimkov [Dictionary of Surnames] (in Slovene), Celje: Celjska Mohorjeva družba, →ISBN, page 190