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Niger–Congo language cluster
The Gbe languages (pronounced [ɡ͡bè]) form a cluster of about twenty related languages stretching across the area between eastern Ghana and western Nigeria
Gbe_languages
Proposed language family in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo
(Wiktionary) Gbe languages Kru languages Gur languages MEK Dakubu (2005). "Kwa Languages". In Keith Brown (ed.). Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Kwa_languages
Adangme) Gbe languages (Ewe) Gur languages (Gurunsi, Dagbani, Mossi, Dagaare, and Frafra in Oti–Volta) Senufo languages (Nafaanra) Kulango languages Mande
Languages_of_Ghana
Gbe language
speakers. Like the other Gbe languages, Fon is an isolating language with a SVO basic word order. In Benin, French is the official language, and Fon and other
Fon_language
Gbe language of Togo
Gɛn gbe, Gebe, Guin, Mina, Mina-Gen, and Popo) is a Gbe language spoken in the southeast of Togo in the Maritime Region. Like the other Gbe languages, Gen
Gen_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up GBE or Gbe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. GBE or Gbe may refer to: Gale Banks Engineering, a company created by hot rodder Gale Banks Glory
GBE
Language of Ghana, Togo, and Benin
commonly called the Gbe languages. The other major Gbe language is Fon, which is mainly spoken in Benin. Like many African languages, Ewe is tonal as well
Ewe_language
Creole language of Suriname and French Guiana
one or another African language. It is derived from Niger–Congo languages of West Africa, especially Fon and other Gbe languages, as well as Akan and Central
Saramaccan_language
and Kabiyé - as national languages, meaning that they are promoted in formal education and the media. The two national languages tend to be used regionally
Languages_of_Togo
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The two official languages are English (which was the language of Colonial Nigeria) and French
Languages_of_Nigeria
West African ethnic group
speak the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages. They are related to other speakers of Gbe languages such as the Fon
Ewe_people
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic
Niger–Congo_languages
Gbe language spoken in Western Africa
[citation needed] It is related to other Gbe languages such as Ewe, Mina, Fon, and the Phla–Pherá languages. A 1996 sociolinguistic survey found Adja
Adja_language
Ethnic group in Benin Republic
southwest Togo, in the Atakpamé region. They speak Fongbe, one of the Gbe languages found in the Bight of Benin, which covers the coastal areas of Ghana
Fon_people
Language spoken in West Africa
Eastern Gbe languages; it is close to other Fon dialects, especially its Agbome and Kpase varieties, as well as to the Mahi and Weme (Ouémé) languages. It
Gun_language
English and Scots) Gbe: see Aja-Gbe, Ewe-Gbe, Fon-Gbe, Gen-Gbe, Waci-Gbe, Xwela-Gbe Gen-Gbe: Benin (a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba,
List_of_official_languages
million people out of 13.7 million (33.68%). Of the Beninese languages, Fon (a Gbe language) and Yoruba are the most important in the south of the country
Languages_of_Benin
Beninese linguist, and professor of linguistics
Journal of West African Languages (USA) Journal of African Languages and Linguistics Linguistique Africaine (Paris) Études Gbe – Gbe Studies (Benin) Annales
Hounkpati_B_Christophe_Capo
Proposed Gbe language group
The Phla–Pherá (Xwla–Xwela) languages form a possible group of Gbe languages spoken mainly in southeastern and southwestern Benin; some communities are
Phla–Pherá_languages
West African ethnic group
century. Marriages between male Ga-language-speaking settlers of Glidji and female speakers of different Gbe languages like Adja and Phla who were native
Gen-Mina_people
LGA in Lagos state
locally known as Yovo Huntɔkonu. Yovo or Yevu means a white person in Gbe languages. Many sources identify the European to be a Dutch trader called Hendrik
Badagry
Male priest in Haitian Vodou
Vodou (a female priest is known as a mambo). The term is derived from Gbe languages (Fon, Ewe, Adja, Phla, Gen, Maxi and Gun). The word hounnongan means
Oungan
Language group of Benin
The Ayizo languages (Ayizɔ) are Gbe languages spoken in Benin. They are Ayizo, Kotafon, and Gbesi. The Ayizo languages are spoken in Benin across and near
Ayizo_language
Gbe language of Benin
(Toli) is a Gbe language of Benin. Ethnologue counts it and Alada as dialects of Gun, but Capo (1988) considers it one of the Phla–Pherá languages. Glottolog
Tɔli_language
Writing system for Benin
Weme dialect of Fon. It was intended as an indigenous script for all the languages of the Republic of Benin, and has been applied to Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Dendi
Gbékoun_script
Niger-Congo language spoken in Togo
Wudu is a language spoken in Togo. It is part of a dialect continuum which also includes Ewe and Gen. Wudu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e
Wudu_language
Major division of the Niger–Congo language family
The Atlantic–Congo languages make up the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa. They have characteristic noun class systems and form the core
Atlantic–Congo_languages
Extinct creole language from Curaçao and Bonaire
vocabulary comes from the Gbe languages, whereas none of the Guene texts show any influence from areas where those languages are spoken. Guene was spoken
Guene_language
Hypothetical major branch of the Volta-Congo languages
are the most spoken languages of southern Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and southeast Ghana: Yoruba, Igbo, Bini, and Gbe. These languages have variously been
Volta–Niger_languages
Gbe language of Togo and Benin
Waci is a Gbe language of Togo and Benin. It is part of a dialect continuum which also includes Ewe and Mina also known as Gɛn. It is scattered in an area
Waci_language
Gbe language spoken in Benin
Tɔfin (Toffi) is a Gbe language of Benin. Tɔfin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e
Tofin_language
Subgroup of the Ewe people of Togo, Ghana and Benin
centralized authority. Their language (self-name Anlogbe) is a dialect of the Ewe language, itself part of the Gbe language cluster.[1] The Ewe religion
Anlo_Ewe
Gbe language of Benin
Pherá, also spelled Xwela, is a Gbe language of Benin. It forms a dialect chain with Western Phla. Pherá at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e
Pherá_language
River in Benin
The Ouémé River, also spelled Weme (Yoruba language: Odò Ofe, Gbe languages: Weme) is a river in Benin. It rises in the Atakora Mountains, and is about
Ouémé_River
International Phonetic Alphabet variants
largely due to the Africa Alphabet. In languages such as Hausa, Fula, Akan, Gbe languages, Manding languages, and Lingala, casing pairs of IPA letters
Case_variants_of_IPA_letters
Nupoid language of Niger State, Nigeria
Gupa-Abawa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list. v t e
Gupa-Abawa_language
Gbe language of Benin and Togo
Phla (Kpla), also spelled Xwla, is a Gbe language of Benin and Togo. Eastern at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Western at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t
Phla_language
French-based creole language
particularly speakers of Kwa languages, such as Gbe from West Africa and the Central Tano languages, and Bantu languages from Central Africa. Singler
Haitian_Creole
King of Dahomey (r. c. 1620–1645)
for settlement from a prominent Gedevi chief named Dan (or Da). In Gbe languages, Da or Dan means snake . To this request, the chief responded "Should
Dakodonou
Genus of reptiles
in the genus Agama. The word "agama" has been traced to West African Gbe languages as a name for the chameleon. The word was brought to Dutch Guiana (modern
Agama_(lizard)
System of phonetic notation
by language orthographies that incorporate IPA letters. Such orthographies are used for many sub-Saharan languages such as Hausa, Fula, Akan, Gbe languages
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Standardized Manding koiné of West Africa
literary register with a prescriptive grammar known as ߞߊ߲ߜߍ (kángbɛ, kán-gbɛ "language-clear") codified by Solomana Kante, with the màninkamóri variety, spoken
N'Ko_language
Genus of plants of the family Moraceae
Yoruba : Ìrókò, Ùróko Gbe languages : Loko, Roko Sranan Tongo: Loko Igbo: Ọ́jị̀ Hausa: Kuuka Edo : Uloko Urhobo : Uno Akan languages : Odum Kikongo : Kambala
Iroko
Pronunciation of a vowel through the nose as well as the mouth
loanwords from French) Dutch Low Saxon Elfdalian Franco-Provençal French Gbe languages Gheg Albanian Guaraní Gujarati Haitian Creole Hindustani Hmong Hokkien
Nasal_vowel
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bantoid languages. The total number of Bantu languages is estimated at between 440 and 680 distinct languages, depending on the definition of "language" versus
Bantu_languages
Language spoken in Benin and Togo
Aguna, or Awuna, is a Gbe language of Benin and Togo. In Benin it is spoken in the villages of Agouna, Koutagba, Gangan, Sankpiti, Djégékpodji and other
Aguna_language
has over 500 languages (according to SIL Ethnologue), one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world. The languages of Africa belong
Languages_of_Africa
Gbe language spoken in Benin
Saxwɛ, also spelled Tsáphɛ, is a Gbe language spoken by the Saxwe people of south-western Benin. Saxwe is spoken in the communes of Kpomassè in the Atlantique
Saxwe_language
Spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs
word Voodoo – a word that has its origin in the Gbe languages such as the Ewe, Adja, and Fon languages of Ghana, Togo, and Benin – referring to divinity
Hoodoo_(spirituality)
German missionary and linguist (1875–1956)
His linguistic publications cover a wide range of African languages, including the Gbe languages, Nuer, Kpelle, Shilluk, Hausa, and Guang. Westermann's comparative
Diedrich_Hermann_Westermann
African traditional religion
with specific families. The term vodún comes from the Gbé languages of the Niger-Congo language family. It translates as "spirit", "God", "divinity",
West_African_Vodún
Reconstructed language
the reconstructed common ancestor of the Yoruboid languages, a subgroup of the Volta-Niger languages. It was likely spoken in what is now Nigeria and the
Proto-Yoruboid_language
God of thunder in Dahomey mythology
believed to expose hidden moral transgressions, sorcery, or perjury. Thunder (Gbe): Interpreted as the literal voice of the deity. A sudden or unusually loud
Xɛvioso
Gbe language of Nigeria and Benin
Alada (Arba) is a Gbe language of Nigeria and Benin that has proven difficult to classify. Ethnologue counts Alada and Tɔli as dialects of Gun, but Capo
Alada_language
Place in Togo
Aja and other Gbe people from across the region, who visit the village each August to pray for their ancestral spirits. Gbe languages, History section
Tado
glottochronological studies, indicates that the differentiation of Gbe languages likely occurred well before the thirteenth century—possibly as early
History_of_Benin
17th-century founder of the ruling dynasty of Dahomey
to be brothers). History of the Kingdom of Dahomey King of Dahomey Gbe languages Collahey, Patrick (2007). Christian Churches in Dahomey-Benin: A Study
Do-Aklin
Traditional sound-based art forms developed by sub-Saharan African peoples
Akan, the Gbe languages, spoken in Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, the Yoruba and Igbo languages, spoken in Nigeria and the Benue–Congo languages of the
Sub-Saharan African music traditions
Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions
Tradition of human beings as payment
aho meaning "king", and si meaning "dependent" or "subordinate". In Gbe languages, aho means widow and the suffix si or shi means female so ahosi literally
Ritual_servitude
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
belongs to the West Chadic languages subgroup of the Chadic languages group, which in turn is part of the Afroasiatic language family. Native speakers of
Hausa_language
Creator goddess in Dahomey mythology
(alternately: Mahu) is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Gbe mythology and West African Vodun, particularly of the former Dahomey Kingdom
Mawu
Proposed parameter in linguistics
Japanese is an example of a language that is consistently head-final. In certain other languages, such as German and Gbe, examples of both types of head
Head-directionality_parameter
Sepik language of Papua New Guinea
Niksek is a Sepik language of northern Papua New Guinea. The two dialects, Paka and Gabiano, are rather divergent. Niksek is spoken in Niksek village (4°41′49″S
Niksek_language
Biali, the Waama of Tanguiéta, and the Gulmàceba. Kwa, especially the Gbe languages spoken by the Tado peoples in the southern and central provinces: the
Demographics_of_Benin
Gur language spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso
the Red Bobo, Bobo Wule (also spelled Bobo Oule), and the White Bobo, Bobo Gbe, also known as Kyan (also spelled Kian, Tian, Tyan, Can, Chan) or Tyanse
Bomu_language
British order of chivalry established in 1917
Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE); Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE
Order_of_the_British_Empire
Village in Volta Region, Ghana
of Nogokpo was Dalakpanaku: You lie, you die. Zakadza: Fon language (part of Gbe languages cluster )- Night crocodile It is noted for its traditional
Nogokpo
Austroasiatic languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent
The Munda languages are a group of closely-related languages spoken by about eleven million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Historically, they have
Munda_languages
Language family of West Africa
The Mande languages are a family of languages spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples. They include Maninka (Malinke), Mandinka
Mande_languages
Mande language of Burkina Faso
are considered separate languages. The terms Bobo Fing 'Black Bobo' and Bobo Madaré are used to distinguish them from Bobo Gbe 'White Bobo' and the Bobo
Bobo_language
Topics referred to by the same term
There are two languages called Aja: Aja language (Niger-Congo), part of the Gbe dialect continuum, spoken in Benin and Togo Aja language (Nilo-Saharan)
Aja_language
Ewe name for Ketu
ancestors of the Gbe-speaking peoples separated themselves from other refugees and began to establish their own identity. Gbe languages#History Amedzofe
Amedzofe_(history)
c. 1580–1727 kingdom in West Africa
is an anglicised form of Xwéda (pronounced Xʷi-dah), from the Xweda Gbe language and people of Benin. Today, the Beninese city of Ouidah bears the kingdom's
Kingdom_of_Whydah
Creole language of Suriname and French Guiana
example, the word "to leave" is gwé or gbé, from English "go away".) A distinguishing characteristic of the language is the elimination of the letter r,
Ndyuka_language
Language group of Sudan
The Katla languages are two to three closely related languages that form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. Part of an erstwhile Kordofanian
Katloid_languages
Abomey and the surrounding area, and –Vi, which is a suffix in the Gbe languages meaning 'children' or 'descendants'. The Gedevi people are also known
Gedevi_people
Kwa language of Ghana
professedly because Westermann did not write anything about it. See also Gbe languages#History. ^ /gb/ is not a sequence of /g/ and /b/; it is a digraph for
Logba_language
Branch of Atlantic-Congo languages
Senegambian languages, traditionally known as the Northern West Atlantic, sometimes confusingly referred to in literature as the Atlantic languages, are a
Senegambian_languages
Major branch of the Atlantic–Congo languages
languages. The Ghana–Togo Mountain languages are examples of languages where nine- or ten-vowel systems are still found. Languages of Africa Language
Volta–Congo_languages
Language family
language family. It consists of the Northern Bantoid languages and the Southern Bantoid languages, a division which also includes the Bantu languages
Bantoid_languages
Akan or Ga-Adangme speakers from the Costa da Mina and Gold Coast or Gbe-language speakers from the Slave Coast. The term Mina was used for several distinct
Mina_(historical_ethnic_term)
LGA in Ogun State, Nigeria
Yewa dialects of the Yoruba language as well as Ogu language of gbè language family, called “Ègùn” by the Yorùbá language speakers. There are seven areas
Yewa_South
The language families of Africa Map of the Austronesian languages Map of major Dravidian languages Distribution of the Indo-European language family
List_of_language_families
Branch of the YEAI Languages
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster"
Igboid_languages
Branch of the Niger–Congo languages
of the Dagaare language are also found in Cameroon. The Samu languages of Burkina Faso are Gur languages. Like most Niger–Congo languages, the ancestor
Gur_languages
Creole language spoken in Suriname
arrival of the British. The first enslaved Africans probably spoke Gbe or KiKongo languages as their native tongues, and were bilingual for some time. In the
Sranan_Tongo
Topics referred to by the same term
GBX may refer to: Eastern Xwla Gbe language of Benin and Togo (ISO 639-3 code: gbx) Gaboxadol, a hypnotic and hallucinogen The Greenbrier Companies, American
GBX
Niger–Congo languages. This latter group comprises one Senegambian language (Fulfulde), 28 Adamawa languages, and 142 Benue–Congo languages (130 of which
Languages_of_Cameroon
Country in West Africa
English is the official language of Ghana. There are 11 languages that have the status of government-sponsored languages: Akan languages (Asante Twi, Akuapem
Ghana
Municipality in Trnava Region, Slovakia
Gbely (pronunciation; German and Hungarian: Egbell) is a town in the Skalica District, Trnava Region in western Slovakia, close to the Czech border. The
Gbely
Beninese linguist and academic
comparative analyses of Gbe languages (a subgroup of Kwa languages), creoles, European languages, Sinitic languages, and sign languages. Aboh has co-led several
Enoch_Aboh
Topics referred to by the same term
produced by British Leyland Maxi dress, an ankle-length dress Maxi language, a Gbe language in Benin, part of the Fon dialect cluster Maxi pad, a type of absorbent
Maxi
Branch of Southern Bantoid of western Cameroon and part of Nigeria
The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon
Grassfields_languages
are at least 1,000 different Indigenous languages of the Americas still in use in the 21st century. Some languages, including Quechua, Arawak, Aymara, Guaraní
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Branch of Benue–Congo languages spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon
River; 22 languages, the most populous being Lokaa with 120,000 speakers Lower Cross River; 23 languages, the most populous being Ibibio language (3.5 million
Cross_River_languages
Indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia
many languages of the Austronesian language family (especially ones in the Oceanic branch) or one of the many unrelated families of Papuan languages. There
Melanesians
Subgroup of Volta–Niger languages in Africa
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in southern Nigeria. Edoid-speaking ethnic groups are predominantly located in the States of Edo
Edoid_languages
Language family of Liberia and Ivory Coast
importance of the Kru languages for their position at the crossroads of African-European interaction. He wrote that "Kru and associated languages were among the
Kru_languages
Dialect cluster of the Nuba Mountains in Sudan
be distinct languages; as Lafofa is poorly attested, there may be others. Greenberg (1950) classified Lafofa as one of the Talodi languages, albeit a divergent
Lafofa_languages
Melanesian inhabitants of New Guinea
Papuan peoples. Linguistically, Papuans speak languages from the many families of non-Austronesian languages that are found only on New Guinea and neighboring
Indigenous people of New Guinea
Indigenous_people_of_New_Guinea
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
Boy/Male
English
Lives at tbe bridge.
Girl/Female
Australian
Youthful Like a Flower
Girl/Female
German
Highborn and Steadfast
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Dutch, Hebrew
God is My Strength; Hero of God
Male
English
Pet form of English Gabriel, GABE means "man of God"Â or "warrior of God."
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
God's able-bodied one.
Boy/Male
English
From tbe badger meadow.
Male
Dutch
, holy.
Surname or Lastname
Irish and Scottish
Irish and Scottish : reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy).English : this is a common name in northern England, of uncertain origin. The existence of a patronymic form Geeson points to a personal name, but this has not been satisfactorily identified. It may in fact be the Irish or Scottish name in an English context.French (Gée) : habitational name from any of several places called Gé or Gée, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum.
Boy/Male
Celtic American English Gaelic Irish Scottish
From tbe plain.
Boy/Male
English
Lives at tbe bridge.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French
Happy
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, Hebrew
Father of a Multitude; Breath; He who is High is Father; Diminutive of Abraham
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Mythical earth god.
Male
Norwegian
 Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Ãki, Ã…GE means "father."
Male
English
Short form of Hebrew Abraham, ABE means "father of a multitude,"Â and other names beginning with Ab-.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Father of a multitude. In Genesis the Old Testament patriarch Abram's name was changed to Abraham...
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Gay, GAE means "happy."
Girl/Female
English
Beaver stream, from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. Although Beverley...
Male
Danish
, the terrible, the awful.
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi
Name of a Indian Music Raagini
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Teal duck.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Cheerful; Pleased; Happy
Boy/Male
Russian
Strong.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Jamaican, Slavic, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Experienced Adviser; Honest Adviser; Brave; Wise; Bold; Wise Counselor; Bold Ruler
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Talented; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu
Parrot, th of girl of family
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
One who posses an inspiring and great personality enjoys having a
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A River's Name; Cow
Girl/Female
Hindu
Nobel high, Sky, No limit
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
GBE LANGUAGES
n.
The whole; all that is to be.
v. t. & i.
To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.
v. i.
To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.
v. t.
To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver.
v. i.
To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi.
v. t.
To give.
n.
See Gree, good will.
n.
See Gree, a step.
n.
A sharper; a rogue.
v. i.
To agree; to harmonize.
n. & v.
See Gibe.
n.
An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
n.
See Jib.
v. t.
To guide. See Gye .
p. p.
Been.
v. t.
To guide; to govern.
v. i.
To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.
a.
Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
v. i.
To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the man.