ameyibɔ

Ewe

Etymology

From ame (“person”) +‎ yibɔ (“black”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.mè.jì.bɔ̀/

Adjective

àmèyìbɔ̀

  1. black (relating to a person of African descent)
    Synonym: ameyi

Noun

àmèyìbɔ̀ (definite singular àmèyìbɔ̀ lá or àmèyìbɔ̀à, plural àmèyìbɔ̀wó, definite plural àmèyìbɔ̀àwó)

  1. black person (person of African descent)
    Synonym: ameyi

Derived terms

  • ameyibɔde, ameyibɔme (“native homeland of black people”)
  • ameyibɔƒlela (“slave trader”, literally “person who buys black people”)
  • yevu (“white person”)

See also

  • ameyime (“native homeland of black people”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “ameyibɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 351
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “ameyibɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 131, 158
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “ameyibɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 24
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