Fɔngbè Body Part, Clothing and Household Terminology
𞤏𞤵 Wŭ - Body (Parts) in the Fɔ̀n Dialect
𞤢𞤣𞤵 aɖu - tooth 𞤢𞤩𞤢𞥁𞤢 agbaza − skin 𞤼𞤢 ta - head 𞤢𞤸𞤮𞤲𞤳𞤫 ahɔnke – skull, fontanel 𞤼𞤮 tó - ear 𞤢𞤱𞤢 àwà - arm 𞤢𞤧𞤢 àsá - leg 𞤢𞤤𞤭𞤲 alin - hip 𞤢𞤤𞤭𞤲𞤥𞤫𞥊 alinmɛ - pelvis 𞤮𞤸𞤵𞤲 òhǔn (hǔn) - heart 𞤲𞤵𞤳𞤵𞤲 nukun - face 𞤲𞤵𞤳𞤵𞤲 nukún - eye 𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥊 alɔ̀ - hand 𞤢𞤦𞤮𞥊𞤶𞤭𞤲𞤮𞤲 abɔ́jínon - shoulder 𞤢𞤣𞤮𞥊𞤺𞤮 adɔ̀gò - belly 𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥊𞤾𞤭 alɔvi - finger 𞤢𞤱𞤢𞤺𞤮𞤣𞤮𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤥𞤫𞥊 awagodokanmɛ - arm pit 𞤳𞤮𞥊 kɔ - neck 𞤫𞤲𞤵 enu - mouth 𞤣𞤢 ɖà - hair 𞤢𞤬𞤮𞥊 afɔ̀ - foot 𞤢𞤬𞤮𞥊𞤾𞤭 afɔví - toe - 𞤢𞤱𞤮𞤲𞤼𞤭 awonti – nose, also 𞤢𞤸𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤼𞤭𞤲 𞤲𞤭𞤲𞥀𞤫 ahɔntin ningbe - back 𞤢𞤤𞤮 alo 𞤺𞤮𞤤𞤭 goli - elbow 𞤳𞤮𞤤𞤭 𞤺𞤮 koli go - knee 𞤢𞤳𞤮𞤲𞤼𞤢 akonta - chest 𞤱𞤵𞤲 wun - spine 𞤾𞤫𞥊𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤫𞥊 vɛgomɛ - throat; specifically the projecting part of the throat 𞤱𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 wundamà - eyebrows 𞤺𞤮𞤺𞤮𞥊𞥅 gògó – buttock 𞤢𞤱𞤮𞤲𞤲𞤵𞤬𞤵𞤲 awonnufun - mustache 𞤢𞤼𞤢𞤲 atán - beard 𞤲𞤵𞤬𞤭𞤮 𞤢𞤺𞤢 𞤼𞤮𞤲 nufio aga ton - upper lip nufio do ton - 𞤲𞤵𞤬𞤭𞤮 𞤣𞤮 𞤼𞤮𞤲 lower lip 𞤸𞤵 xú – bone 𞤢𞤳𞤮𞥊𞥀 gbakɔ - chin 𞥁𞤮 zo - nape of the neck 𞤢𞤦𞤢 abă - bicep 𞤱𞤵 wŭ - body
𞤀𞤾𞤮𞥊 Clothing/Adornment
𞤢𞤧𞤢𞤲𞤧𞤢𞤲 asansán - clothing made of fabrics of different colors 𞤷𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤲 cígán - expensive fabri 𞥀𞤮𞥊𞤬𞤵𞤲𞤾𞤮𞥊 gbɔfúnvɔ - woolen fabric, mud cloth 𞤶𞤮𞤶𞤮 jojo - shiny velvet fabric 𞤢𞤷𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤵 acɔ́nú - adornment, finery 𞤢𞤾𞤮𞥊𞤣𞤵𞤣𞤮𞥊 avɔdudɔ - thick fabric 𞤢𞤾𞤮𞥊𞤱𞤤𞤢𞤲𞤱𞤤𞤢𞤥 avɔwlanwlan - striped fabric of different colors 𞤢𞤾𞤮𞥊𞤻𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤵𞥀𞤢 avɔnyɔnugba - woman's wrapper, dress 𞤢𞤾𞤮𞥊𞤼𞤮𞥊𞤥𞤮𞥊 avɔtɔmɔ - sewing machine 𞤥𞤮𞥊 mɔ - any machine 𞤶𞤤𞤫𞥊 𞤮𞥊𞤢𞤾 jlɛ avɔ - measure the cloth 𞤷𞤮𞤳𞤮𞤼𞤮 cokoto - pants 𞤢𞤱𞤵 awù - shirt 𞤢𞤬𞤮𞥂𞤢 àfókpá - shoe, sandal, footwear 𞥀𞤮 gbŏ - button 𞤢𞤬𞤮𞥊𞥂𞤢𞤳𞤢𞤲 afɔkpakàn - shoelace 𞤢𞤤𞤮𞤳𞤫𞥊𞥅 àlòké - ring 𞤢𞤦𞤢𞤺𞤢𞤲 àbàgan – bracelet, wrist cuff 𞥀𞤢𞤳𞤵𞤲 gbàkún - hat, headgear 𞤳𞤮𞥊𞤶𞤫𞥊 kɔjɛ - necklace of beads, necklace 𞤢𞥂𞤮 akpò - bag Synonym: adɔ́kpò 𞤢𞤁𞤮𞥊𞥂𞤮𞤾𞤭 adɔ̀kpóví - purse, small bag, sachet, satchel 𞤼𞤮𞤥𞤫𞥊𞤺𞤢𞤲𞤾 tomɛganví - earring 𞤼𞤢𞤦𞤤𞤢𞤾𞤮 tablavò – woman’s head wrap 𞤢𞤷𞤮𞥊𞤦𞤢𞤼𞤮𞥊 acɔ́bátɔ́ - one who loves adornment, elegance 𞤢𞤷𞤢 acà - embroidery
𞤖𞤱𞤫 Hwe Household
𞤱𞤵𞤤𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤢𞤥𞤫𞥂 wulè kpamé, 𞤱𞤵𞤤𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤺𞤢𞤲𞥆𞤵 wùlɛ́gánnú - bathroom 𞤢𞤣𞤮𞤸𞤱𞤫𞤧𞤢 adohwèsa, 𞤲𞤵𞤣𞤭𞤣𞤭 𞤼𞤭𞤲𞤥𞤫𞥊 nudanu tinmɛ - kitchen 𞤬𞤤𞤫𞤷𞤫 flécé - window. Flè sɛ in Mina language. 𞤸𞤮 𞤼𞤢 ho ta - roof 𞤸𞤱𞤤𞤫𞥊𞤪𞤭𞤼𞤫𞥊 xwlɛtítɛ - floor 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 dǒ - wall 𞤶𞤮𞥊𞤲 hɔ̀n - door 𞤸𞤮 xò - room 𞤸𞤮𞥊𞤲𞤮𞥊𞤮𞥊 xɔnɔnɔ - bedroom 𞤢𞥀𞤢𞤧𞤢 agbasa - living room 𞥁𞤭𞤲𞥂𞤮 zinkpo - stool, chair 𞤢𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤥𞤢 akánmà - bed 𞤷𞤭𞤾𞤭 cíví - spoon 𞤶𞤭𞤾𞤭 jìví - knife 𞤬𞤫𞥊𞤲𞤣𞤮𞥊 fɛ́nɖɔ̀ - small mat 𞤺𞤢𞤲𞤼𞤭𞤲 gantín - spoon, fork 𞥁𞤫𞥊𞤲 zɛ́n - bowl, vase, pottery 𞤘𞤮 go - bottle, glass 𞤢𞥀𞤢𞤲 agban - plate 𞤷𞤢𞤾𞤭 cavì – key 𞤸𞤢𞥈 xá – broom 𞤺𞤤𞤫 gle - yard, farm, field