nyɔnu
Ewe
editPronunciation
editNoun
editnyɔnu
References
edit- Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
Fon
editNoun
editnyɔ́nu
References
edit- Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund
Gun
editAlternative forms
edit- yọnnú (Nigeria)
Etymology
editFrom either Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́lũ or Proto-Gbe *yɔ̃́ɖũsi. Cognates include Fon nyɔnú, Saxwe Gbe nyɔnu, Adja nyɔnu, Ewe nyɔnu
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnyɔnú (plural nyɔnú lɛ́) (Benin)
Derived terms
edit- vínyɔnú (“girl”)