blaeve

Ewe

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2
    Cardinal: blaeve
    Ordinal: blaevelia

Etymology

From bla- (tens multiplier) +‎ eve (“two”), literally “two bundles [of ten]”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blá.è.vè/, [bl̃á.è.v͈è], [blá.è.v͈è]

Numeral

bláèvè

  1. twenty

References

  • Dzablu-Kumah, Simon Wellington (2015) Ulrike Claudi, Johannes Ayao Ossey, editors, Basic Ewe for Foreign Students‎[1], 2nd edition, Cologne: Universität zu Köln Institut für Afrikanistik, page 19
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “blaeve”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 36
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