| 释义 |
Ewe, a. and n.3|ˈeɪweɪ|
[Native name.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to a Negro people of West Africa or their language.
B. n.
a. A member of this people; also collect.
b. The language of this people.
1861(title) Nya nyuĩe h'akpãle ene le w̓egbe me. The Four Gospels in the Ewe language. 1884Encycl. Brit. XVII. 319/1 Ewe Group: Acra (Ga), Fantee, Ashantee, [etc.]. 1890A. B. Ellis Eẃe-speaking Peoples of Slave Coast p. v, Tshi, Ga, Eẃe, and Yoruba are now four distinct languages. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXI. 115/1 Upper Guinea family... Ewe (Awuna, Agbosimi, Togo, Dahoman, Krepe, Fra, Appi). 1936Discovery June 168/2 The Twi-, Ewe-, and Yoruba-speaking peoples succeed each other from west to east. 1950D. Jones Phoneme 100 The Ewe word ma (not) is indistinguishable from mã (to divide). 1962[see Ashanti]. |