Ewe

Ewe mutauro weAfrika unowanikwa kuGhana neTogo.

Mazwi Anotodza Bantu

Ewe inoti nú (thing, matter; something) kureva chinhu. Mamwe mazwi: ta (n. head) kureva musoro.
Ewe inoti ati (tree) kureva muti. Fananidzai nokuti muti. 
Ewe inoti tsi (n. water) kureva mvura. Fananidzai neChewa inoti madzi kureva mvura.
Ewe inoti gatsi (n. spoon). Fananidzai nezita rokuti Gatsi 
Ewe inoti asi (n. wife) kureva mukadzi. 

Mamwe Mashoko

Ewe inoti  kɔ̌  (high, tall) kureva kureba. Mamwe mazwi: kɔ́kɔ́ (high, tall) kureva refu. Kɔ́kɔ́tɔ (the tall/high one) kureva murefu.
Ewe inoti sẽ̌ (strong, hard, difficult) kureva kukukuta. Mamwe mazwi: sésẽ́ (strong, hard, difficult) kureva chikukutu.
Ewe inoti fǎ  (cold, cool) kureva kutonhora. Mamwe mazwi: fáfá/fáfɛ (cold, cool) kureva chinotonhora.
Ewe inoti lolo (big, large, fat) kureva hombe. Mamwe mazwi: lolǒ (big, large, fat) kureva chihombe. Lolǒtɔ (the big one) kureva muhombe.
Ewe inoti didi (long) kureva kureba. Mamwe mazwi:  didǐ (long) kureva refu. Hǎho (communal, common to all).
Ewe inoti bɔbɔ (v. soft) kureva kupfava. Mamwe mazwi: bɔbɔe/bɔbɔ̌ (adj. soft) kureva chakapfava
Ewe inoti sɔe (small, little) kureva kudupuka. Mamwe mazwi: sɔě (small, little) kureva chidiki.
Ewe inoti nyǒ (v. nice, beautiful) kureva kunaka. Mamwe mazwi:  nyúí (from nyóé) (adj. nice, beautiful) kureva chakanaka.
Ewe inoti  nyě (to be something) kureva kuva chinhu. Mamwe mazwi: nyateƒé (n. fact, truth).
Ewe inoti va (to come) kureva kuuya. Mamwe mazwi: yi (to go) kureva kuenda.
Ewe inoti  tsǒ (to come from) kureva kubva ku. Mamwe mazwi:  dzatá (lion) kureva shumba.
Ewe inoti avě (n. forest) kureva sango. Mamwe mazwi: du (n. town, village) kureva musha.
Ewe inoti tsyɔ̃e (to be pointed) kureva kutesva. Mamwe mazwi: té, gome, ɖome (underneath; under, underneath; to be under s.o.) kureva kutsi.
Ewe inoti nyi (n. cow) kureva mombe. Mamwe mazwi: nótsi (n. milk) kureva mukaka.
Ewe inoti dzi (on; surface; horizontal) kureva kungangavara. Mamwe mazwi: ƒo (on; surface).
Ewe inoti nu (at; entrance, edge) kureva pamukova. Mamwe mazwi: dome (between, among, amidst).
Ewe inoti ŋúti, ŋú (at, on; surface (vertical). Mamwe mazwi: títína (in the middle of; centre).
Ewe inoti tó (at the edge of; edge (e.g. of a bank of a river)). Mamwe mazwi: tǎ (above, over, on top of).
Ewe inoti ŋkúme (on, at; before; face, surface (of mirror, cloth, water)). Mamwe mazwi: dziƒó (heaven; surface above).
Ewe inoti abɔ́tǎ (shoulder - top of arm). Mamwe mazwi: me (in) kureva mu-. Nuku (n. seed, crop).
Ewe inoti nɔnɔme (n. form, shape, condition, character). Mamwe mazwi: ƒome (n. family) kureva mhuri.
Ewe inoti Máwú (n. God) kureva Mwari. Mamwe mazwi:  nya (n. word, matter).
Ewe inoti tɔƒo (surface of water - e.g. river, lake, sea)). Mamwe mazwi: tɔ (river, sea, lake; any large collection of water) 
Ewe inoti gomelã̌ (tinned meat/fish) kureva nyama yemugaba. Mamwe mazwi: tsikɔ́, tsikɔ́wuame (n. thirst).
Ewe inoti tǎ nú (to draw/paint something). Mamwe mazwi: zi (times - like in zi blaeve ‘twenty times’).
Ewe inoti tédzí (n. donkey, ass) kureva mbongoro. Mamwe mazwi: kátã́ (all) kureva zvose.
Ewe inoti tsã́ (formerly, previously). Mamwe mazwi: bubu (other). De (home). Vaválá (one who comes). 
Ewe inoti ɖoɖó (order, arrangement). Mamwe mazwi:  dzĩ; dzĩe (red) kureva tsvuku.
Ewe inoti dɔ̌wɔlá (worker) kureva mushandi. Mamwe mazwi: tá (n. lake, pond) kureva nyanza kana dziva.
Ewe inoti dzidzɔ̌ (n. joy, mirth) kureva mufaro. Mamwe mazwi: xɔ́lɔ̃ (n. friend) kureva shamwari.
Ewe inoti mɔ́ɖeɖe (n. permission, permit) kureva mvumo. Mamwe mazwi: bali (n. valley).
Ewe inoti teƒé (n. place, times as in 2 times 3) kureva nzvimbo. Mamwe mazwi: siká (n. gold) kureva ndarama.
Ewe inoti sikágbá (n. golden plate) kureva ndiro yendarama. Mamwe mazwi: siká (n. gold) kureva ndarama.
Ewe inoti dada (n. mother) kureva amai. Mamwe mazwi:  fofo (n. father) kureva baba.
Ewe inoti  kɔ́ƒé (n. village, cottage, hamlet). Mamwe mazwi: nútome (n. region, district). Yéyě (new, fresh).
Ewe inoti vevé (n. pain, bitterness, bitter) kureva marwadzo kana kuvava. Mamwe mazwi:  dziláwó (n. parents) kureva vabereki.
Ewe inoti ame (n. person) kureva munhu. Mamwe mazwi: gbadza (flat large surface). Ké (same - as in gbemágbe ké ‘that same day’).
Ewe inoti kotókó (n. porcupine) kureva nungu. Mamwe mazwi: vávã̌ (truly, really, honestly).
Ewe inoti sẽẽ́ ́(a little while). 

Nhamba

Ewe inoti ɖeká (one) kureva posi. Herero inoti oku-teka pamue (sameness, equality).
EWe inoti eve (two) kureva piri. Mamwe mazwi: nú ɖeká (one and the same thing) kureva chinhu chimwe.
Ewe inoti etɔ̃ (three) kureva tatu. Mamwe mazwi: ene (four) kureva ina.
Ewe inoti atɔ̃́ (five) kureva shanu. Mamwe mazwi: adé (six) kureva tanhatu.
Ewe inoti adrẽ́ (seven) kureva nomwe. Mamwe mazwi: enyí (eight) kureva sere.
Ewe inoti asíéke (nine) kureva pfumbamwe. Mamwe mazwi: ewó (ten) kureva gumi.

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