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    Fon (fɔ̀ngbè, pronounced [fɔ̃̀ɡ͡bē]) also known as Dahomean is the language of the Fon people. It belongs to the Gbe group within the larger Atlantic–Congo...
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    about 3,500,000 people, and they speak the Fon language, a member of the Gbe languages. The history of the Fon people is linked to the Dahomey kingdom,...
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  • chemistry mnemonic "FON", used for determining which elements hydrogen forms hydrogen bonds with. Fon language, spoken by the Fon people Funding Opportunity...
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    The King of Dahomey (Ahosu in the Fon language) was the ruler of Dahomey, an African kingdom in the southern part of present-day Benin, which lasted from...
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  • "village language/speech"), also known as Gelong (仡隆语 / 哥隆语) or Ngan-Fon, is a Kra–Dai language spoken on Hainan Island. It is a part of the Hlai languages branch...
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    Benin (category Articles containing Fon-language text)
    Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du...
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    Cotonou (category Articles containing Fon-language text)
    official capital. The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language. At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou")...
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    substratum language(s)) was central in the development of Haitian Creole. The Fon language, also known as the Fongbe language, is a modern Gbe language native...
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  • exception, as some people 'consider Alada and the Fon language Gun to be one and the same language'. In the early nineties, the Summer Institute of Linguistics...
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    West African Vodún (category Articles containing Haitian Creole-language text)
    vodúnsínsen is an African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Practitioners are commonly called...
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