Ewe is itself a dialect cluster of the Gbe languages, which include Gen, Aja, Kotafon, Mina and Xwla and are spoken from the southern part of Ghana to Togo, Benin and Western Nigeria.

Ewe, peoples living in southeastern Ghana, southern Benin, and the southern half of Togo who speak various dialects of Ewe, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family.

"Dulu di Sunda terutama di suku Baduy Banten juga begitu (kata ewe menjadi kata yang lumrah/biasa), kata ewe digunakan untuk perempuan yang telah memiliki suami," ungkap praktisi.

Understanding the Context

The meaning of EWE is the female of the sheep especially when mature; also : the female of various related animals.

Ewe adolescents experiment with sexuality early in their teen years, and nowadays pregnancy at a young age, even if the mother is unmarried, is not especially discouraged in many communities.

Ewe is an officially recognised language in Ghana, and is taught in primary and secondary schools, and used in literature and the media. It is also taught in some secondary schools in Togo.

ewe (plural ewes) A female sheep, as opposed to a ram. coordinate term quotations Coordinate term: ram

Key Insights

The Ewe people are an ethnic group in the western part of the African continent. They are peoples living in southeastern Ghana, southern Benin, and the southern half of Togo who speak.

Pasangan suami istri disebut ewe salaki, di mana ewe berarti istri dan salaki berarti suami, jelas Ari Andriansyah, praktisi budaya Sunda dan pengajar di SMAN Jatinangor, Sumedang.

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