Transportation

1. Medi be mayi Lomé

   I want to go to Lomé

   Usage

   State your destination; swap Lomé for another place. Place names follow sign spelling

   Grammar Note

   Composed with the attested pattern “Medi be ma-”. Not yet checked by a native speaker. Place names stay in sign spelling.

2. Bɔs

   Bus

   Usage

   Refers to a bus

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English “bus”.

3. Keteke

   Train

   Usage

   Refers to a train

   Grammar Note

   keteke is the common word for train; a variant spelling ketekye is not used.

4. Yameʋu

   Plane

   Usage

   Refers to an aeroplane

   Grammar Note

   ʋu means “vehicle” but also “blood” and “open”.

5. Afi kae yameʋudzeƒe le?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   Asks where the airport is

   Grammar Note

   Composed using the attested question pattern “Afi kae … le?”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

6. Ɣekaɣi keteke la ava?

   When will the train come?

   Usage

   Asks when the train arrives

   Grammar Note

   Composed; a- is the future prefix and la marks definiteness. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

7. Mebu mɔ

   I am lost

   Usage

   Use it when you have lost your way

   Grammar Note

   bu mɔ is “lose the road”; published Ewe texts have “mebu mɔ o” (did not stray).

8. Zɔ ɖe ŋgɔ

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   Used when giving directions

   Grammar Note

   Composed; ɖe ŋgɔ is “forward”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

9. Tsitre afisia

   Stop here

   Usage

   Use it to ask a driver to stop

   Grammar Note

   Composed; tsitre is “stand”, extended here to “stop”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

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