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Adela

Ewe · Ewe / Volta Region & Togo · Occupation

Westermann (1905) glosses adelá as 'hunter, huntsman' and gives ademedzo as a synonym. He separately lists a near-homograph (adelã) meaning game animal or venison, so tone marking distinguishes the two.

In Ewe the word adela refers to a hunter.

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