Ewe
- noun
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- The Ewe are known for their elaborate festivals celebrating their culture.
Examples
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This has to stop,' said the ewe with the eyes of a woman.
Fiction book (1997) -
Even though the ewe bathed me herself, she noticed only what her big sad eyes had been told by her husband to see.
Fiction book (1997) -
The ewe dressed me in man's clothing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Just before the ewe with the eyes of a woman gave birth to me, Placidu proclaimed to the sun, sky, sea, and earth that the very next baby to pop out from between my mama's legs would be a boy no matter what.
Fiction book (1997) -
Afterwards, over cigars, I told the rich sons the story of Placidu's secret island and pool and the ewe with the eyes of a woman, attributing the tale to my peasant companions.
Fiction book (1997) -
Ewe weavers also use words that refer to the measuring stick but specify a difference between the two formats: atitrala means 'long stick', atisue 'short stick', suggesting diversification over a longer period.
Academic text (2006) -
Your lips stay sealed, yet on every subject from feuds o'er geese to ewe-maiming lonely fellas, your lips go flapping like a cabbage in the breeze?
Fiction book (1997) -
The Ewe language is spoken by many communities in southeastern Ghana.
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In southern Togo, the Ewe people have a rich tradition of storytelling.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Ewe people in Ghana, Togo and Benin
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Etymology
Ewe comes from the name the people use for themselves, Ewe, and so it is the name of the language spoken in parts of Ghana, Togo and Benin. Think of it like 'English', where the language is named after the people.
