How do You Say _ _ _ _ In Fon??

 

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Requests and Answers:

I love you- Un nyi wa nu we.

 You're very beautiful- We o, enyo dekpe din

I like you very much- un nyi-wa nu we gangi


Bon Anniversaire en fon est-   Kudo xwè.  pour lui souhaiter une longue vie pour son anniversaire dis: xwe dokpo, hwà dokpo = "une année, un cheveu blanc"

Happy Birthday-  Kudo xwè.  To wish a person a long life on his or her birthday: xwe dokpo, hwà dokpo = "a year, a gray hair"


I would like to talk to Tom and Morgan:    E jlo mi do xo Tom kpo Morgan kpo

I would like to talk to Tom or Morgan:      E jlo mi do xo Tom abi Morgan

I am Tom's father.                                           Nye we Tom to ton.
I am Tom's uncle.                                           Nye we Tom ñolon ton. 
Tom is my older son.                                      Tom do vi daxho ce we.
Tom is my nephew.                                        Tom do  novivi ce we.
We will be travelling around Benin to see things  Mi na yi ton me do Benin kpo mi na kpon nu.
Your home is very nice.                                   Xwe miton enyo dekpe gangi.  
Where are___?                                               Fite____ de?
What is that?                                                   Ete we?
We arrive in Benin on June 15 and leave June 29.     Mi na wa do quinze juin kpo mi na yi do vingt-neuf juin.

Q:  What are the days of the week in Fon?

A:  In Benin they almost always used the names of the days of the week in French.   There are names of the days of the week that I found in the dictionary but when I was there I didn't hear them used.  Remember the suffix "gbe" means "day."

Monday- tenigbe
Tuesday- guzangbe
Wednesday- azangagbe
Thursday- nyonuzangbe
Friday- axosuzangbe
Saturday- sibigbe
Sunday- vodungbe


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