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No /nó/
Breast Le sein
Body Part (Ŋutinu)
Gbeblẽvitↄ /gbe-blẽ-vi-tↄ/
A person, often a child or young person, who makes inappropriate sexual advances toward others or exhibits sexualized behavior beyond what is normal for their age; a morally spoiled person lacking proper sexual boundaries. Une personne, souvent un enfant ou un jeune, qui fait des avances sexuelles inappropriées à autrui ou qui adopte un comportement sexualisé anormal pour son âge ; une personne moralement gâtée sans limites sexuaires appropriées.
Adjective (ɧkↄnyaɖↄnya) Rising
Ddzimakpla /dzi-ma-kpla/
A person who lacks good manners because their parents failed to teach them properly. Personne mal élevée (par faute des parents)
Rising
Elɔ̃m /e-lɔ̃m/
"A gender-neutral Ewe name meaning 'he loves me.' This is the short form of 'Mawu lɔ̃m' ('God loves me')." "Un nom Ewe épicène (neutre en genre) qui signifie 'il m'aime'. C'est la forme abrégée de 'Mawu lɔ̃m', c'est-à-dire 'Dieu m'aime'."
Name (Ŋkɔ)
Kafui /ka-fu-i/
An Ewe gender neutral name meaning praise him or her. Un nom Ewe neutre en genre signifiant louez-le ou louez-la.
Name (Ŋkɔ) Falling
Ʋa /ʋa/
Move one's body or something Bouger son corps ou quelque chose du genre
Verb (Dɔwɔnya)
Va /va/
Come Viens
Verb (Dɔwɔnya)
Agbetɔ /a-gbe-tɔ/
Mankind Humanité
Noun (Ŋkɔnya)
Ŋkɔ /Ŋ-kɔ/
Name Nom
Noun (Ŋkɔnya) High
Akpe /a-kpe/
Thank you Merci
Everyday Use (Gbesiagbe) Rising

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