. Wonderful discovery of this post ..i just start to learn my native éwe only this éwe ..so great IS my joy to see thèse. Language Is THE Greatest gift God allow human kind to possess which makes them image of God if not we are merely social animals. Bro Martin AKOTIA from ivory Coast
@@edemedward2029 I am Ivorian from the same ethnic group as Drogba and Laurent Gbagbo, I am also lucky to have my mother who is Togolese from Bè, I admit that between the two peoples, there are many similarities ...
I have a great friend in Togo, awesomem country and ppl and came here to this channel to see what his mother tongue might be as we usually speak in French. I love this language...very melodic.
Thank you. I am a seeker of my people to learn about my ancestors. I am drawn to Ewe speaking people for reasons I can't explain. Thank you for teaching me the language.
I am Ivorian from the same ethnic group as Drogba and Laurent Gbagbo, I am also lucky to have my mother who is Togolese from Bè, I admit that between the two peoples, there are many similarities ...
@@RavenLynne2010 hahaha I wished I knew how to get those letters on my phone's keypad.. Ewe is such an ancient language and in fact one of the oldest languages on the planet. It has it's characters very different to modern characters because they are very old. The Germans were the first to translate the Ewe language so some of the letters resemble German characters and can be found in spoken German language and thats really interesting. Search "history of the Ewe language " on TH-cam.. it will tell you part of the Ewe people got trapped in Germany during their migration into Africa and became Germans and Anglo Saxons lol
Cool language vid. Had a good Ewe friend - Tony Dzouno, married to an awesome kind American gal from North Carolina. Miss them still. Also miss fufu with okra and peanut broth with enough cayenne chili to set you on fire. Half the world lacks this great social grace and warmth. People here just say "Hi" and keep moving. In my father's home country, people used to greet this way. Less so now. We say "Ki haal aa?" as "How are you?" Hey, all 4 have a strong facial and physique resemblance, aside from skin color. Goes to show how close we all really are.
Hello My Ewe family today I sat down with my mom we were talking African roots she told me her Grandfather which is my great grandfather is from the Ewe tribe he moved to Obo Kwahu Eastern Region but she doesn't know what part of Volta region he came from how do I find the village .
Did some of you guys come to ivory coast the Attie have a very similar phonology to that of your own its almost like you spekaing my language with diffrent words.
Absolutely! Certainly safer, in terms of personal safety, than any city in the USA. The real issue is staying safe from mosquitoes (the most dangerous animal in all of Africa).
Hi, my name is Anna and from September to January I will be doing my masters research in the Weto Mountain Range Area in the Volta Region in Ghana. I have been told that next to dialects and english, the inhabitants there speak Ewe. For my research I will need to interview a lot of people, I know that I will have to make use of a translator / interpreter because it will be impossible to learn Ewe on such short notice. But I was wondering whether there is anyone who is familiar with the Ewe from this area and would be willing to teach me some things via skype? I would love to be able to at least have a basic conversation with the people that I am interviewing! I could only find language courses in Twi, not in Ewe. I think because it is more spoken than written? Greetings
wow my grandma and my mum speak fluent ewe. they pronounce it ay-vay though. haven't heard it in a while...up to 5yrs. i don't speak it but i remember all the '(person's name) de?s' and eyonto (sp). thanks
When i was young and i used to visit Ghana,alot of the Ga's who lived in ny grandmother's neighborhood used to tell me horrible thinga about the ewe's stuff like "ewes are wicked,ewes hate people who are not from their tribe,ewes do alot of juju so be carefull ...etc this stereotype made me scared of ewe's so i wanted nothing to do with them ,but i have meet alot of kind good hearted ewe's who are contary to what i used to hear from mostly the ga's when.
I think this would be a bit more helpful with only one of them speaking at the same time so you could hear a native speaker more clearly rather than having a non-native try to clear it up.
Very beautiful language ! It seems that some words children pronounce immediately after birth. ☺ 3:43 Ðe asibidɛ ɣiwo le mi ame eneawo katã? Fia wò afɔkpodziwom, ɖe wole ɣie hã? Fia wò afɔkpodziwo.Ðe wole ɣie abe asibidɛwo hã enea? Show the soles of your feet. Are they also white like the palms? How the so-called "white" people did not notice this for centuries and were engaged in the slave trade and the humiliation of Africans. Although the whites have enslaved each other for centuries ... they exploit and kill in wars.
'Please' strictly isn't 'MEDEKUKU' because MEDEKUKU means I apologise. Now as regards the context please has more a sense of 'excuse me' and then 'MEDEKUKU' or 'AGO' can be used.
Joan Krampah I don't think ameyibo is one word because ame means person and yibo is white so I think it's separate bit I don't know how to write ewe so I'm probably wrong
Nathalie Alowou its not about spelling its about you referring to ameyibo ("black person") and eyvo("white person") as greetings in Ewe...that's so false and wrong. Am sorry too
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of "Yevo" from any Ewe speaking person. Is this really an incorrect way to interpret such an encounter?
The idea that common greating you can hear as white person is 'Wovo' is a mistake. Because 'Wovo' in Ewe or Mina mean simply white person. You can't say you are greating someone by saying he or she is white or black. Wovo mean white person. There are specific words use to express greatings.
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of Yevo.
Watch out with the 'ameyibo' response to 'yovo'. I lived in the Maritime region of Togo for a few years and most (but not all) people took offense to the word 'ameyibo'. As with all languages and cultures, it depends on where you are and who you are...while the word seems to be okay to use in the Volta, it might not be in other areas.
is so funny to hear the white man speak ewe. But they are mixing the dialect. they are saying some words in togolese and some works in aglo. anyway, well done
ESROWADE? Does not strictly means how is your wife. It has this sense because of the gender of the person who is answering, they are men thus their ESROWA (singula, the plural would be MIASROWADE) are women that's why the conclusion how is your wife. Therefore ESROWA strictly refers to the person you are married to, thus for a woman it is her husband and for a man it is his wife. If it is about girlfriend, boyfriend it will be AZIANVI with the same functionning as ESROWA.
Hahahahahahahaha, this is so funny. This is my first language and oh my goodness, it was funny listening to him speak, hahaha! Ohhhh my. "This mean's 'white person'" ^-^ Wow.
I think the word Ghana could refer to ganna (and further to hanna, hannah, kana, kanna) Ganna (Hindi) means calculation/calculate, numeration/count, account for example. noun calculation गणना, हिसाब, आकलन, गिनती, परिगणना, गराना computation गणना, शुमार, हिसाब count गणना, संख्या reckoning गणना, गिनती, संख्या, हिसाब-किताब enumeration गणना, शुमार, गिनती, सूची numeration गिनती, गणना, हिसाब, शुमार account खाता, लेखा, कारण, हिसाब, गणना, वर्णन score हिसाब, गणना, दरार, फटन, खरौच, दौड़ आरंभ करने का स्थान calculus गणना, हिसाब, शुमार shot शॉट, गोली चलाने की आवाज़, गोली मारने की क्रिया, बंदूक या तोप गोली, गोल छूटना, गणना verb calculate गणना, हिसाब लगाना, अनुमान करना, अनुमान लगाना calculations गणना, गिनती counting गिनती, गणना tally गणना, गिनती, संख्या मिलान करना, मिलाना census गणना, संगणना, जनगणना-अभिलेख Kana (Eng) - the system of syllabic writing used for Japanese, having two forms, hiragana and katakana Kana (Hindi) - one-eyed Kanna (Uzbek) - eland (a spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland. It is the largest of the antelopes) Language can be a real journey :) and everything seems connected.
The word you are looking for is "Kan" this is an Akan/twi word which means to engage in counting or numbers, it also means to read, the first or premier (people,thing etc) Gana (Ewe) god of light is identical to the Akan word Kania/kan which is light or enlightenment (the word "naga" also comes to mind). Also the Sanskrit word "devi" (goddess) is cognate to the Ewe term "daavi", which is a title for women in Ewe culture.
+jummai amegassi Hi, do you plan on learning to speak it ? I am currently trying to learn but I am finding it difficult to actually find people who are willing to help me learn it.
I understand. Now your name AMEGASSI is Ewe name and it is made of three different words. AME, GA and SI. The first, AME means a person, human. The second, GA means, great, authority, old and the last, Si means inside the hand. Thus your name means it belongs to the great person or to authority, it takes the great person or the hand of the powerful person where Amega, that is the great person, the powerful person's hand (assi) hand is also called 'Alow'.
For instance my own family name GAVI is made of two words GA and Vi where GA means Regent and Vi mean son, therefore the whole name means Son of Regent.
People in Ghana often tell me that Ewe is one of the hardest languages to learn in Ghana. There are a number of unique vocalizations, which is why Ewe has its own alphabet. Learning materials are also very difficult to come by, so mostly you need to pick up the language from interactions with native speakers. Like all languages in Ghana, Ewe is a tonal language, like Chinese. This is why people who grow up speaking non-tonal languages, like English and other Romance languages, can have a more difficult time. Changing the emphasis on one syllable of a word can change its meaning entirely or make your attempt completely unintelligible. Something I am guilty of in this old video.
@@Tu51ndBl4d3 There are resources online now, including here on TH-cam. Also, you could look for someone who speaks Ewe in your community to give you lessons.
You're hearing the real simmetic Hebrew language now the ancient Hebrew language was symbols this would be considered modern from the real Hebrews.....
@roboriddy75 lol when he asked how the wife is doing in ewe i was like pause what?! then the black guys answered him and then i understood what he said.
YOVO doesn't mean greeting at all. Because YOVO means "white person'. Therefore when people in street say 'YOVO' they are mentionint the presence of a white person. For instance the word 'YOVODE' means country of white person. YOVO has nothing to do with greeting. Now the way people will be saying it has affection dimension. But YOVO doesn't mean any greeting. It means a white person.
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of Yevo.
Is it just me or does it feel weird that this white guy is explaining some simple phrases from THEIR language and they are speaking in unison like they are his students or something... it just doesn’t seem right... I found this video to learn EWE phrases and such and here this guy refers to those watching this video to be ONLY white people... even sharing a phrase that white people would need to be aware of. Complete disregard to anyone else... I did stop watching after this so forgive me if he does address anyone else who would want to learn the language.... It still feel it’s weird though...
I agree. This video makes my skin crawl to watch it. I have been asking my team for over 8 YEARS to re-make this. I will definitely share your comment with them in hopes that they will FINALLY get together and do such a video without me.
We let this guy come to Kenya and now our avocado trees refuses to bear any avocados. If you like avocados, do not let these people into your country. Even if you don't, why risk it?
I absolutely agree! Unfortunately putting them in front of the camera alone resulted in a poorly flowing video. I have been asking my team for a long time to re-make this and our other language video. I will show them your comments to try to encourage them once again to do so.
+Steve W I have to ask something why is it that anytime I c African men a white person have to be there weather its the sign language or working in the churches or anything yall be apart of it n make them look bad by going there posting in making TV commercial on how poor they are its ashame u go to there land n humiliate them
I am in Ghana. I am in the video because some people hear the English translations better in American-English. Half of our clients come from the USA. If anyone is humiliated in that video, it is me, and I cringe every time I see the video and hear how poorly I spoke. I have asked my team from some *years* to replace both this and our other language video. I will certain share your comments with them.
As the white man living in Ghana has heard from Internet commentary plenty, I will say that I has been asking my team to re-do these videos for some years. Hopefully they will heed the many messages from people who do not know me and feel that I should not partake in such a video. I had to learn the language somehow, and wanted to help others as well. I regret that race has become such a part of the feedback.
I M A QYN this language is an ancient language from which the Germanic languages actually came from ie French and German. That's why the Germans and French colonised these people to study them when they realised the similarities. Also legend or history of the Eve/Ewe/ehveh language people (as they call themselves) tells an oral tradition about their great migrations from the far east and a branch of them going to settle in Europe around Germany and France.. You can find an interesting video on this topic on TH-cam. Peace fam
Modelearth go get a life. Why did u jus say it is a pointless language. It's jus like saying English is pointless. Do learn how to speak it before you comment. Smh
@@SWilson510 as an African. I you invasive. Colonizing. My people were slaughter by yours yet you have no regard for the dead. my ancestors would be appall. they died protecting our languages and there you are invading it. if you were not teaching it you will not be in the video and commending every world.
Hello Vivian. I am very sad to read your comment. 1) Perhaps you misunderstand the purpose of this video, which is to teach a few simple words for visitors to Ghana. We are working as a team to try to help visitors of all colors feel comfortable and move more smoothly when traveling in Ghana. 2) This is a language video. Can you let me know what race has to do with being able to communicate? Comments about my awful accent from over a decade ago are acceptable. Comments about my race are not. It is not like I am trying to teach the history of oppression, although must say that I do feel oppressed by your message of exclusion. 3) Would you be equally appalled if I were in a video created for tourists teaching simple Mandarin or Hindi? 4) Why didn't you consider asking politely to re-format the video to feature only native speakers and state how you think this would improve the learning experience of this video? Instead you simply say "no whites". I'm sure you do realize that there are some native speakers of different colors? Regardless, constructive, non-offensive insights are always better received by anyone that you may meet in life - on the Internet or in personal interactions. 5) I have lived in Ghana for nearly a decade. So one would certainly hope that I can speak a bit of the local languages. Indeed this video could be much better, and it actually makes me cringe to watch this today. But faulting this video because you object to a white man is, well, I'll simply say it is not helpful to the conversation. 6) You are welcome to provide your own instructional videos. Any topic would be fine, regardless of your color, race, religion, educational background or anything else. People should always welcome the opportunity to learn. Those who take time to teach should not be denigrated for baseless reasons. In summary, this video is an invitation to LEARN SOMETHING. It is not an invitation to express race-based negativity. I hope you will take a moment of introspection, re-read your comment, and move forward in your life in a less judgmental way.
@@vivians5341 , It is true I will never comprehend the knowledge that 1 million of my ancestors are at the bottom of the Atlantic and other countless millions suffered unimaginable cruelty and brutality. I am certain you know that the crazy cousins of your ancestors were the ones who sold your ancestors to my crazy ancestors. While neither of us were responsible for this most horrible stain of all on the history of humanity, we ARE responsible for how we move forward from here. In pain and hatred and accusations, or in harmony as we try to make the world a better place together? I am most certainly not an invader or a colonizer. To say I have no respect for the dead is offensive. You are spouting ridiculous nonsense. I started my time in Ghana by organizing a poverty alleviation project, which after a number of years, brought me to Ghana to live in peace in a wonderful, welcoming country. I regret that you are holding so much anger in your spirit. You may be well served to find a way for you interact with a charitable project to help at a personal level. But quite frankly, I am in no mood to engage you in your vitriol on the day after Christmas. I wish you a good life. My heart reaches out to you there in the USA.
Here is one very worthy project you can get involved with. Are you aware that slavery still exists in Ghana today? Not perpetrated by any "invaders". www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-44089926/my-stolen-childhood-investigating-ghana-s-practice-of-trokosi
. Wonderful discovery of this post ..i just start to learn my native éwe only this éwe ..so great IS my joy to see thèse.
Language Is THE Greatest gift God allow human kind to possess which makes them image of God if not we are merely social animals. Bro Martin AKOTIA from ivory Coast
Efo Martins, please is there eʋe tribe in Ivory coast? Do they speak eʋe ?
Proud to be an ewe
Same 👍
I am a black American woman learning about your culture because I hope to visit. Is it true that Evehs have a Semitic culture?
@@TruthPrevails30 yup and anlo eveh language is similar to ancient hebrew
Ewe is also spoken in South west of Benin and south east of Cote d'Ivoire aka Guingbe', or Mina very similar to For gee'...
Please what is the percentage of the people speaking Ewe in Cote D voire? Ewe is international language. Drogba must be Ewe
@@edemedward2029 I am Ivorian from the same ethnic group as Drogba and Laurent Gbagbo, I am also lucky to have my mother who is Togolese from Bè, I admit that between the two peoples, there are many similarities ...
Never knew that even as a Togolese living in Europe my whole life. Thanks
I have a great friend in Togo, awesomem country and ppl and came here to this channel to see what his mother tongue might be as we usually speak in French. I love this language...very melodic.
Thank you. I am a seeker of my people to learn about my ancestors. I am drawn to Ewe speaking people for reasons I can't explain. Thank you for teaching me the language.
I speak ewe and I can teach you want
I am Ivorian from the same ethnic group as Drogba and Laurent Gbagbo, I am also lucky to have my mother who is Togolese from Bè, I admit that between the two peoples, there are many similarities ...
IM PROUD TO BE EWE!!!! :D
I wish I could find an audio that says Goodnight so some night I can surprise my love in his language as he goes to sleep.
(Dɔ agbe?)
@@RavenLynne2010 Oh gee it's hard for me to coin that phrase myself tho I know the language very well.. lol
All i know is "Etsò me à dó go" lol
@@chiefdryno Oww geez. It's the funky weird letters like the "ɔ" that throw me off to the left field. Thanks for trying, tho. lol
@@RavenLynne2010 hahaha I wished I knew how to get those letters on my phone's keypad.. Ewe is such an ancient language and in fact one of the oldest languages on the planet. It has it's characters very different to modern characters because they are very old. The Germans were the first to translate the Ewe language so some of the letters resemble German characters and can be found in spoken German language and thats really interesting.
Search "history of the Ewe language " on TH-cam.. it will tell you part of the Ewe people got trapped in Germany during their migration into Africa and became Germans and Anglo Saxons lol
@@RavenLynne2010 please watch. th-cam.com/video/dUDrLCB0wQk/w-d-xo.html
Most people in Lomé speak Mina, which is a break off of Ewe. Cool video! Thanks for sharing
Ewe, also called Vegbe', or gangue, Mina, Ouatchi, all originated from Adja Savalou all similar spoken. I speak Fon, and can understand a bit.
King Attah Wallaaii nice, I love to hear music in Fon
can you do video lessons for Fongbe or EWE language ? please brother!
Wauw ewe very cool! Magnificent 🤤🙊💌✌🏿🧘
Omg I feel the same 🧘♂️ ewe so proud to be. My grandfather was ewe!!! 🤑
@@metalsixteen omg😱 really?? Where was he from🧑🎄🗺️🇬🇭
@@seppevanhoutte7182 I WISH I KNEW
@@metalsixteen what was his name?
@@seppevanhoutte7182 bert
Brings back memories of Peace Corps days in Togo. I spoke Oatchi, which is a close cousin of Ewe. Thanks!
Seeing such an outpouring of pride and positivity in this comments section brings me so much joy.
Beautiful Ewe language All Ewes should speak it with pride
Cool language vid. Had a good Ewe friend - Tony Dzouno, married to an awesome kind American gal from North Carolina. Miss them still. Also miss fufu with okra and peanut broth with enough cayenne chili to set you on fire. Half the world lacks this great social grace and warmth. People here just say "Hi" and keep moving. In my father's home country, people used to greet this way. Less so now. We say "Ki haal aa?" as "How are you?"
Hey, all 4 have a strong facial and physique resemblance, aside from skin color. Goes to show how close we all really are.
Found this spot cause I have some Ewe DNA.
You pretty funny looking to be having Ewe in your DNA....
I mean the guy is saying the words correctly but the pronunciation is kinda off and the accents are far from correct
Thanks very much for the lesson! This will help a lot with our study of Togo languages at Portland After School Tennis and Education. Apke!
Akpe 🙏
Une bonne initiative pour notre belle langue l'EWE
Hello My Ewe family today I sat down with my mom we were talking African roots she told me her Grandfather which is my great grandfather is from the Ewe tribe he moved to Obo Kwahu Eastern Region but she doesn't know what part of Volta region he came from how do I find the village .
good start ,@steve w your ewe is not bad just the english accent . i didnt even know how to say sorry.keep up to good job with the ewe
Did some of you guys come to ivory coast the Attie have a very similar phonology to that of your own its almost like you spekaing my language with diffrent words.
My parents speak ewe, I can't speak it but i understand them.
Miriam Ahiaga im courting an Ewe man I’d like ur help sis i have some questions please contact me
There are many accents and dialects in Ewe. "aufon" is Anglo of asking "how are you"
Aufon
Are Ghana and Togo safe places to visit?
Absolutely! Certainly safer, in terms of personal safety, than any city in the USA. The real issue is staying safe from mosquitoes (the most dangerous animal in all of Africa).
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
?????? Fool, if you scared about traveling, stay home ...and don't come to my land.
If you have to ask that question here, don't visit
Why would people go or bring kids if it isn’t safe don’t go we don’t need you there
I really liked this. I never learned anything about this half of me, at least not from my father. I'd like to learn more!
Same sis... :'(
so so so happy to be from Togo
Hi, my name is Anna and from September to January I will be doing my masters research in the Weto Mountain Range Area in the Volta Region in Ghana. I have been told that next to dialects and english, the inhabitants there speak Ewe. For my research I will need to interview a lot of people, I know that I will have to make use of a translator / interpreter because it will be impossible to learn Ewe on such short notice. But I was wondering whether there is anyone who is familiar with the Ewe from this area and would be willing to teach me some things via skype? I would love to be able to at least have a basic conversation with the people that I am interviewing! I could only find language courses in Twi, not in Ewe. I think because it is more spoken than written?
Greetings
hi anna,i'll be very happy to help u with a few basics
Hi Kosh, that would be amazing! Where are you from? Would you prefer google hangout or skype? Greetings!
I’ve never seen water packaged like that. Is that how filtered water is sold there??
maybe it's ice
wow my grandma and my mum speak fluent ewe. they pronounce it ay-vay though. haven't heard it in a while...up to 5yrs. i don't speak it but i remember all the '(person's name) de?s' and eyonto (sp). thanks
can you also do a video on the ewe alphabet
thanks - this is a helpful start!
This is helpful information. Thank you for putting in the time and effort!
@iheartneji13 How would you better translate it? I would like to know because I will be going there next summer.
Do you mind telling me the meaning of the word "aufoun," a girl from Togo told me the word but won't tell me what it mean.
i am half asante and half ewe, my mom (ewe) speaks so much twi that she forgot her mother language, even myself ican not learn ewe
Hi, I want to ask if you can tell me the Ewe word for farmer? Google tells me it's lãnyila. Is this correct and how is it spoken? Thank you.
Agbledela
Is there a website or an app that can help me learn ewe? I need to be able to hear the words spoken.
google translate
good start! i am looking forward to lesson number two!
Very nice, thanks for the lesson...
When i was young and i used to visit Ghana,alot of the Ga's who lived in ny grandmother's neighborhood used to tell me horrible thinga about the ewe's stuff like "ewes are wicked,ewes hate people who are not from their tribe,ewes do alot of juju so be carefull ...etc this stereotype made me scared of ewe's so i wanted nothing to do with them ,but i have meet alot of kind good hearted ewe's who are contary to what i used to hear from mostly the ga's when.
Thanks so much for posting.
I think this would be a bit more helpful with only one of them speaking at the same time so you could hear a native speaker more clearly rather than having a non-native try to clear it up.
bmh4d0k3n my thoughts exactly.
I want to learn Ewe!!!
Mag contact me on Whatsapp i can teach you ewe +5511983385623 i am from Ghana but living in Brasil
their ewe is so different frm the one i kno. which town r their frm?
haha the yevu has a very english pronouncement, why didnt the locals talk more?
The rolled hair guy seem to be high.. 😳
Very beautiful language ! It seems that some words children pronounce immediately after birth.
☺
3:43 Ðe asibidɛ ɣiwo le mi ame eneawo katã?
Fia wò afɔkpodziwom, ɖe wole ɣie hã?
Fia wò afɔkpodziwo.Ðe wole ɣie abe asibidɛwo hã enea?
Show the soles of your feet. Are they also white like the palms?
How the so-called "white" people did not notice this for centuries and were engaged in the slave trade and the humiliation of Africans.
Although the whites have enslaved each other for centuries ... they exploit and kill in wars.
'Please' strictly isn't 'MEDEKUKU' because MEDEKUKU means I apologise. Now as regards the context please has more a sense of 'excuse me' and then 'MEDEKUKU' or 'AGO' can be used.
this is good, so i can speak to my boyfriend, is twi for the ewe as well?
i love my lanuage
What is it that you guys call yourselfs.. da gangme?
MY Great grand father is ewe .
Can someone help us translate some sentences to Ewe? (Official translation)
Event Artwork I can try... :)
Akpe nami kaka loo
i went to the link, it doesnt work anymore
lol thank you...she said it was "slang" so your probably right. Thank you for your reply tho.
Im togolese and speak Ewe, do every Ghanains speak Ewe? or just some
Just some
there is no such greetings like white (eyvo) or black (ameyibo)
Joan Krampah I don't think ameyibo is one word because ame means person and yibo is white so I think it's separate bit I don't know how to write ewe so I'm probably wrong
Nathalie Alowou its not about spelling its about you referring to ameyibo ("black person") and eyvo("white person") as greetings in Ewe...that's so false and wrong. Am sorry too
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of "Yevo" from any Ewe speaking person. Is this really an incorrect way to interpret such an encounter?
No problem.. Not sure of your spelling but I think she meant "how are you"
I'm full ewe
The idea that common greating you can hear as white person is 'Wovo' is a mistake. Because 'Wovo' in Ewe or Mina mean simply white person. You can't say you are greating someone by saying he or she is white or black. Wovo mean white person. There are specific words use to express greatings.
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of Yevo.
Watch out with the 'ameyibo' response to 'yovo'. I lived in the Maritime region of Togo for a few years and most (but not all) people took offense to the word 'ameyibo'. As with all languages and cultures, it depends on where you are and who you are...while the word seems to be okay to use in the Volta, it might not be in other areas.
Thanks for this tip Caitlin. In my case, this response has always gotten big laughs, it is important to be aware of differences in other regions.
What does "I love you" mean in Ewe?
+Tabioka Bone i mean I love you if you mean how to say then
is so funny to hear the white man speak ewe. But they are mixing the dialect. they are saying some words in togolese and some works in aglo. anyway, well done
ESROWADE? Does not strictly means how is your wife. It has this sense because of the gender of the person who is answering, they are men thus their ESROWA (singula, the plural would be MIASROWADE) are women that's why the conclusion how is your wife. Therefore ESROWA strictly refers to the person you are married to, thus for a woman it is her husband and for a man it is his wife.
If it is about girlfriend, boyfriend it will be AZIANVI with the same functionning as ESROWA.
Thanks for your thoughtful and instructive comments Clement. We plan to make a second version of this video very soon.
Can you tell me the meaning of "aufoun?"
"Ofoan" How are you, that is the means.
1:08 У нас тоже есть такое слово.
in my country, ewe means fuck.
@iheartneji13 haha mine too i was born in lome, togo
it sounds very funny and i dont think i would understand him too well if he came up to me
Hahahahahahahaha, this is so funny.
This is my first language and oh my goodness, it was funny listening to him speak, hahaha! Ohhhh my.
"This mean's 'white person'"
^-^ Wow.
@hustler411 just some, my father is ghanian, he speaks tri
@hustler411 only volta region
I think the word Ghana could refer to ganna
(and further to hanna, hannah, kana, kanna)
Ganna (Hindi) means calculation/calculate, numeration/count, account for example.
noun
calculation
गणना, हिसाब, आकलन, गिनती, परिगणना, गराना
computation
गणना, शुमार, हिसाब
count
गणना, संख्या
reckoning
गणना, गिनती, संख्या, हिसाब-किताब
enumeration
गणना, शुमार, गिनती, सूची
numeration
गिनती, गणना, हिसाब, शुमार
account
खाता, लेखा, कारण, हिसाब, गणना, वर्णन
score
हिसाब, गणना, दरार, फटन, खरौच, दौड़ आरंभ करने का स्थान
calculus
गणना, हिसाब, शुमार
shot
शॉट, गोली चलाने की आवाज़, गोली मारने की क्रिया, बंदूक या तोप गोली, गोल छूटना, गणना
verb
calculate
गणना, हिसाब लगाना, अनुमान करना, अनुमान लगाना
calculations
गणना, गिनती
counting
गिनती, गणना
tally
गणना, गिनती, संख्या मिलान करना, मिलाना
census
गणना, संगणना, जनगणना-अभिलेख
Kana (Eng) - the system of syllabic writing used for Japanese, having two forms, hiragana and katakana
Kana (Hindi) - one-eyed
Kanna (Uzbek) - eland (a spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland. It is the largest of the antelopes)
Language can be a real journey :) and everything seems connected.
The word you are looking for is "Kan" this is an Akan/twi word which means to engage in counting or numbers, it also means to read, the first or premier (people,thing etc)
Gana (Ewe) god of light is identical to the Akan word Kania/kan which is light or enlightenment (the word "naga" also comes to mind). Also the Sanskrit word "devi" (goddess) is cognate to the Ewe term "daavi", which is a title for women in Ewe culture.
I'm Ewe and Akan
I need to see the phrases written so I can practice with my friend from Ghana.
We only speak merican round these parts....
Am married to Ewe man but can't speak d language,
+jummai amegassi Hi, do you plan on learning to speak it ? I am currently trying to learn but I am finding it difficult to actually find people who are willing to help me learn it.
I understand. Now your name AMEGASSI is Ewe name and it is made of three different words. AME, GA and SI. The first, AME means a person, human. The second, GA means, great, authority, old and the last, Si means inside the hand. Thus your name means it belongs to the great person or to authority, it takes the great person or the hand of the powerful person where Amega, that is the great person, the powerful person's hand (assi) hand is also called 'Alow'.
For instance my own family name GAVI is made of two words GA and Vi where GA means Regent and Vi mean son, therefore the whole name means Son of Regent.
@@clementgavi7290 do you teach?
did the Ewe mans after 8 days let cut her ... ? Did they celebrate the Shabbat/Memeneda? When will come all choosen one together and where?
Wayzoh! Akpe!
why is ewe harder than twi?
People in Ghana often tell me that Ewe is one of the hardest languages to learn in Ghana. There are a number of unique vocalizations, which is why Ewe has its own alphabet. Learning materials are also very difficult to come by, so mostly you need to pick up the language from interactions with native speakers.
Like all languages in Ghana, Ewe is a tonal language, like Chinese. This is why people who grow up speaking non-tonal languages, like English and other Romance languages, can have a more difficult time. Changing the emphasis on one syllable of a word can change its meaning entirely or make your attempt completely unintelligible. Something I am guilty of in this old video.
@@SWilson510 how did you learn apart from going there
@@Tu51ndBl4d3 There are resources online now, including here on TH-cam. Also, you could look for someone who speaks Ewe in your community to give you lessons.
Shalom Yisrael!
You're hearing the real simmetic Hebrew language now the ancient Hebrew language was symbols this would be considered modern from the real Hebrews.....
@roboriddy75 lol when he asked how the wife is doing in ewe i was like pause what?! then the black guys answered him and then i understood what he said.
vodoun dagbohounon
i know how to speak awe
My name is didier
akouavi davi My mothers name is Akouavi too😂We are from togo😁 But we live in Germany
ewe chach
YOVO doesn't mean greeting at all. Because YOVO means "white person'. Therefore when people in street say 'YOVO' they are mentionint the presence of a white person. For instance the word 'YOVODE' means country of white person. YOVO has nothing to do with greeting. Now the way people will be saying it has affection dimension. But YOVO doesn't mean any greeting. It means a white person.
In the same way that visitors from outside Ghana will hear calls of "obruni", this also occurs in Ewe speaking areas, where people will call out "yevo" to a non-Ghana person. In these types of exchanges, the Ghana person is not so much saying "your are white", although that is the literal translation. Instead, there is some attempt at a greeting being made. To reply with a literal "you are black" can be a fun and friendly way to respond to such a "greeting". As a resident, I have found this to be a very well received response to a call of Yevo.
Akpena mi Kata kenke
Is it just me or does it feel weird that this white guy is explaining some simple phrases from THEIR language and they are speaking in unison like they are his students or something... it just doesn’t seem right... I found this video to learn EWE phrases and such and here this guy refers to those watching this video to be ONLY white people... even sharing a phrase that white people would need to be aware of. Complete disregard to anyone else... I did stop watching after this so forgive me if he does address anyone else who would want to learn the language.... It still feel it’s weird though...
I agree. This video makes my skin crawl to watch it. I have been asking my team for over 8 YEARS to re-make this. I will definitely share your comment with them in hopes that they will FINALLY get together and do such a video without me.
We let this guy come to Kenya and now our avocado trees refuses to bear any avocados. If you like avocados, do not let these people into your country. Even if you don't, why risk it?
Well, in all honesty I have never been to Kenya. If I do visit someday, I will bring some avocado saplings for you.
lol
understood your philosophical thought .... that white is thieves
you
a friend told me this "Gbigbagbi tre gbi whuwhiunem ma kpor da." Can you please help me with the meaning?
he needs al them black men to do that 😂
Mimi 1000 I know right? Why is he doing the talking? Explaining their language!!! Hahaha! 😆
I absolutely agree! Unfortunately putting them in front of the camera alone resulted in a poorly flowing video. I have been asking my team for a long time to re-make this and our other language video. I will show them your comments to try to encourage them once again to do so.
+Steve where r u now in Africa
+Steve W I have to ask something why is it that anytime I c African men a white person have to be there weather its the sign language or working in the churches or anything yall be apart of it n make them look bad by going there posting in making TV commercial on how poor they are its ashame u go to there land n humiliate them
I am in Ghana. I am in the video because some people hear the English translations better in American-English. Half of our clients come from the USA. If anyone is humiliated in that video, it is me, and I cringe every time I see the video and hear how poorly I spoke. I have asked my team from some *years* to replace both this and our other language video. I will certain share your comments with them.
E double WE
It's mad to see a white person lead this video we as Ghanaian have to do better
As the white man living in Ghana has heard from Internet commentary plenty, I will say that I has been asking my team to re-do these videos for some years. Hopefully they will heed the many messages from people who do not know me and feel that I should not partake in such a video. I had to learn the language somehow, and wanted to help others as well. I regret that race has become such a part of the feedback.
ewe
uwu
owo
xd
@bmh4d0k3n definitley
It sounds similar to French :D
I M A QYN this language is an ancient language from which the Germanic languages actually came from ie French and German. That's why the Germans and French colonised these people to study them when they realised the similarities. Also legend or history of the Eve/Ewe/ehveh language people (as they call themselves) tells an oral tradition about their great migrations from the far east and a branch of them going to settle in Europe around Germany and France.. You can find an interesting video on this topic on TH-cam. Peace fam
Modelearth go get a life. Why did u jus say it is a pointless language. It's jus like saying English is pointless. Do learn how to speak it before you comment. Smh
I am appall a white man is teacher you African language.
@@SWilson510 as an African. I you invasive. Colonizing. My people were slaughter by yours yet you have no regard for the dead. my ancestors would be appall. they died protecting our languages and there you are invading it. if you were not teaching it you will not be in the video and commending every world.
Hello Vivian. I am very sad to read your comment.
1) Perhaps you misunderstand the purpose of this video, which is to teach a few simple words for visitors to Ghana. We are working as a team to try to help visitors of all colors feel comfortable and move more smoothly when traveling in Ghana.
2) This is a language video. Can you let me know what race has to do with being able to communicate? Comments about my awful accent from over a decade ago are acceptable. Comments about my race are not. It is not like I am trying to teach the history of oppression, although must say that I do feel oppressed by your message of exclusion.
3) Would you be equally appalled if I were in a video created for tourists teaching simple Mandarin or Hindi?
4) Why didn't you consider asking politely to re-format the video to feature only native speakers and state how you think this would improve the learning experience of this video? Instead you simply say "no whites". I'm sure you do realize that there are some native speakers of different colors?
Regardless, constructive, non-offensive insights are always better received by anyone that you may meet in life - on the Internet or in personal interactions.
5) I have lived in Ghana for nearly a decade. So one would certainly hope that I can speak a bit of the local languages. Indeed this video could be much better, and it actually makes me cringe to watch this today. But faulting this video because you object to a white man is, well, I'll simply say it is not helpful to the conversation.
6) You are welcome to provide your own instructional videos. Any topic would be fine, regardless of your color, race, religion, educational background or anything else. People should always welcome the opportunity to learn. Those who take time to teach should not be denigrated for baseless reasons.
In summary, this video is an invitation to LEARN SOMETHING. It is not an invitation to express race-based negativity.
I hope you will take a moment of introspection, re-read your comment, and move forward in your life in a less judgmental way.
@@vivians5341 , It is true I will never comprehend the knowledge that 1 million of my ancestors are at the bottom of the Atlantic and other countless millions suffered unimaginable cruelty and brutality. I am certain you know that the crazy cousins of your ancestors were the ones who sold your ancestors to my crazy ancestors. While neither of us were responsible for this most horrible stain of all on the history of humanity, we ARE responsible for how we move forward from here. In pain and hatred and accusations, or in harmony as we try to make the world a better place together? I am most certainly not an invader or a colonizer. To say I have no respect for the dead is offensive. You are spouting ridiculous nonsense. I started my time in Ghana by organizing a poverty alleviation project, which after a number of years, brought me to Ghana to live in peace in a wonderful, welcoming country. I regret that you are holding so much anger in your spirit. You may be well served to find a way for you interact with a charitable project to help at a personal level. But quite frankly, I am in no mood to engage you in your vitriol on the day after Christmas. I wish you a good life. My heart reaches out to you there in the USA.
Here is one very worthy project you can get involved with. Are you aware that slavery still exists in Ghana today? Not perpetrated by any "invaders".
www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-44089926/my-stolen-childhood-investigating-ghana-s-practice-of-trokosi
Or another case for finally ending slavery in Ghana:
th-cam.com/video/mRcVU678UPs/w-d-xo.html
Talking about robbing a liquor store?
pointless language