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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King of Dahomey (redirect from Rulers of the Fon state of Danhome)
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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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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Haitian Creole (redirect from Haitian Creole French language)
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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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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