gbɔ̃

See also: gbo and gbọ

Ewe

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Gbe *agbo (“billy goat, he-goat”).[1] Cognates include Fon gbɔ, Gun ogbọ́, Saxwe Gbe ogbɔ̀, Adja egbɔ, Yoruba àgbò and Edo agbo.

Noun

gbɔ̃ (plural gbɔ̃wo)

  1. goat

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 212
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