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...

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,...

chemistry mnemonic "FON", used for determining which elements hydrogen forms hydrogen bonds with. Fon language, spoken by the Fon people Funding Opportunity...

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...

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...

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...

Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du...

vodúnsínsen is an African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Practitioners are commonly called...

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")...

derive from the Fon language of West Africa; this includes the word Vodou itself. First recorded in the 1658 Doctrina Christiana, the Fon word Vôdoun was...

"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...

is a language in the Gbe languages group. It is spoken by the Ogu people in Benin, as well as in south-western Nigeria. Gun is part of the Fon cluster...

(French: République du Dahomey; pronounced [daɔmɛ]), simply known as Dahomey (Fon: Danhomè), was established on 4 December 1958, as a self-governing colony...

Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) Aja-Gbe: Benin (a national language along with Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo, Fula, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni...

Gbe languages is between four and eight million. The most widely spoken Gbe language is Ewe (10.3 million speakers in Ghana and Togo), followed by Fon (5...

ways, including Danxome, Danhome, and Fon. The name Fon relates to the dominant ethnic and language group, the Fon people, of the royal families of the...

Senegalese-French rapper MC Solaar. At that concert, the crew H2O performed a Fon language-cover of Solaar's "Bouge de là". H2O are known for using folk styles...

Fon lyrics Yoruba lyrics Hanyìyi: Benin tó vì lè mì, mi sité! Oó mi sité b’á nyi mi désú. Ayi dò hùnhon dayi Djiwè mi bo fon. I Hein sin hwéxónú wè yôlô...

national language of Benin. Porto-Novo was once a tributary of the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, which had offered it protection from the neighbouring Fon, who were...

for its heavy Afro-Brazilian characteristics. The name bobó comes from the Fon word bovô. Like many similar dishes, it is flavored with palm oil, called...

the Ewe language (Ewe: Eʋegbe) which belongs to the Gbe family of languages. They are related to other speakers of Gbe languages such as the Fon, Gen, Phla/Phera...

community of volunteer editors, started on January 15th 2001 as an English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions were soon created: the German and Catalan...

them. Therefore the place was called 'Ganvie', "I was rescued here" in Fon language. Boating through Ganvie House Boat Stilt house Spedini, Gabriella; Fuciarelli...

French. After remarking that the flag of the tricolour would protect him, the Fon commanded one of his Dahomey Amazons to behead him and wrap his head in the...

The Dahomey Amazons (Fon: Agojie, Agoji, Mino, or Minon) were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in today's Benin, West Africa)...

Zarma-Songhai and Dendi languages, amo in the Fon language, wara and warakashi in Nagot and Yoruba language and gasaru in Bariba language. The French also call...

Bryn Fôn (born 27 August 1954) is a Welsh actor and singer-songwriter. He also became the first ever artist to play live on BBC Radio Cymru in 1977. Bryn...

Orisha pantheons correspond closely: The supreme deity Mawu (in the Fon language) or Olodumare (also known as Olorun, Eledumare, Olofin-Orun and Eledaa...

Dahomey Kingdom which is near present-day Nigeria. Vodu is from the Fon language of Dahomey and means "god" or "spirit". Vodu and was the religion for...

remotely, and the creation of zombies. The word "Vodou" comes from the Fon language (spoken in Dahomey) meaning "spirit" or "god". As the original practice...