Vocabulary With Sound Files:
.WAV Files 
Edabo- Good bye.
Eeen - Yes.
Eho- No
awi, cuku, koklo, gbo, gnibu, xwevi, agluza- Cat, dog, chicken, goat, cow, fish, pig (notice the onomatopoeia for cat, chicken, and cow),
Kekeno, nusato, bociokpato, atinkpato, azomevi, glegan- Zemijan driver, seller of goods (literally- "thing seller," sculptor, carpenter, student, farmer.
Monto. Montokunto. Montokuntoce.- Car, Driver (chauffeur), My chauffeur
Jimaklpon- Literally means Badly Educated but beware this is a swear word! This is as bad as it gets believe it or not. By calling someone badly educated you are saying that the person has no manners and you are insulting their whole family because they are responsible for their upbringing. This is a "Fighting word."
Foods: Sound File
fa- cold
sinfa- cold water
unsunnu- sauce
takin- hot pepper
je-salt
timati- tomato
ayoma-onion
azin- peanuts
aziin- egg
ami- oil
ami vovo- red oil
xolan- Agouti or bush rat.
Na du wõ, kpo wõ vovo, kpo molikun, kpo abobo, kpo na nu sin kpede. I'm going to eat pâte, red pâte, rice, beans, and I'm going to drink a little water. Wõ is corn flour and water paste which is their staple food and is called pâte (paste) in French. It is pronounced like "pot" in English... so don't be alarmed when you are offered "pot" in Benin.
If there are any words you want to know how to say drop me an E-mail and I'll try to add them cstarace@yahoo.com
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