a- you (informal)

adade- half past (the hour)

afo- foot

agluza- pig

aizen-6

akwe- money (also kwe)

ali- road

asi- wife

asu- husban

atin- wood or tree

atinkpato- carpenter

aton-3

atoon-5

avo- cloth or clothing

awi- cat

axime- the market

azome- work (the place)

azomevi- student

ba- to look for

bi- all, completely

ble ble- fast

blo- to do

bochiokpato- sculptor

bocono- Fah priest, Diviner,

ce- the possessive particle added to nouns to make them possesive in the first person

chacki- 1000 Francs

chaki dokpo- 1000F

chuku- dog

clingon- onopatopoeia for "Ring"

dagbe- good

damlo- to sleep

dayihun- to have fun

dedeme- take it easy, be careful

di sa- to go for a walk

din- extremely, very much  

do- to be- is, am, are, etc.

dokpo- 1

du- to eat

duwe- to dance

é- he or she

ene-4

enyo- pretty

ete- what

ete wutu- why

fi- here

fifa- coolness, peace, tranquility

fite- where

flan- 5 francs

Flansegbe- French

fon- to wake up

gan- hour

gangi- good, well

gbada- evening

gban- 30

gbe- language

gbo- goat

gle - field

glegan- chief af fields (employee of CARDER)

glensigbe- English

glesi- farmer (literally the wife of a field)

gnibu- cow

gonche- my house

hen- to bring

hessi- fear, to be afraid

humio- hot

hweme- evening

jawe- to come

jayin- to fall

ji - rain

jihan- to sing

Jimakplon- badly educated person (is a swear word- use with caution!)

jinjayin- sit down

johon- wind or cold

kaka- a lot, very much

kede- good, well

keke- bicycle

kekeno- Zemijan (motorcycle taxi) driver

ko- 20

koklo- chicken

kpede- a little

kpla- to escort or accompany

kplon- to learn or teach

kpon- 25 Francs

kudo- I wish you well in the fact that…..

kun- to drive or ride

kwe- money (also akwe)

leko- to return

me- people

mewi- black person (see me and wi)

mi- you formal and / or plural

miton- our

mo- to see

molikun- rice

monto- car

montokunto- driver or chauffeur

na- particle indicating the future

nabi- how many

no- mother

noté- wait

novi- brother or sister (literally child of mother)

novi nyonnu- sister  (see novi)

novi sunnu- brother (see novi)

nu- some or something

nu- to drink

nusato- a person (usually women) who sell things in the market or on the side of the road

nuti- nothing

nyonny- girl

pinpan- train

sa- to sell

se- to hear or speak

sedo- to send

si- suffix added at the end of many words means wife of such as glesi = farmer.  The wife of fields.  See Glesi

sien- strong, difficult

sin- water

sin xome- to be mad

so- tomorrow or yesterday (depends on context)

sukpo- a lot, much

sunnu- boy

tanti- woman

tan-ton- 8

tenene-9

ten-we-7

to- father

toxome- town, village, center of town

tuun- to know someone or something

un- I

vi- child

vivi- sweet, pleasant, to one's liking

vodun- Voodoo

vodunsi- a voodoo initiate or adept.

vovo- red

wa- to come

wa- to come

wazo- to work

we- 2

wema- paper

wemaxome- school wema= school, xome= house

wi- black

wo- 10

wo- pate in French,

xo- to buy

xwe- year

xwegbe- house

xwetenu- when

xwevi- fish

ye- they

yi- to go

zanzan- morning