nyɔnu

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Pronunciation

Noun

nyɔnu

  1. woman

References

  • Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

Fon

Noun

nyɔ́nu

  1. woman

References

  • Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From either Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́lũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũsi. Cognates include Fon nyɔnú, Saxwe Gbe nyɔnu, Adja nyɔnu, Ewe nyɔnu

Pronunciation

Noun

nyɔnú (plural nyɔnú lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. woman

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