Vehicles

1. Ʋu

   Vehicle

   Usage

   Refers to vehicles in general

   Grammar Note

   ʋu is “vehicle”. The same form also means “blood”, so context decides. The plural is ʋuwo.

2. Bɔs

   Bus

   Usage

   Refers to a bus. A loan from English bus

   Grammar Note

   bɔs is the English word bus written in Ewe spelling.

3. Gasɔ

   Bicycle

   Usage

   Refers to a bicycle. It joins ga “metal” and sɔ “horse”

   Grammar Note

   gasɔ is “bicycle”. ga is “metal, money, clock” and sɔ is “horse”.

4. Keteke

   Train

   Usage

   Refers to a train

   Grammar Note

   keteke is “train”. A dictionary spells it ketekye, but magazines use keteke.

5. Yameʋu

   Airplane

   Usage

   Refers to an airplane. It joins yame “sky” and ʋu “vehicle”

   Grammar Note

   yameʋu is “airplane”. yame is “sky” and ʋu is “vehicle”.

6. Tɔdziʋu

   Boat / ship

   Usage

   Refers to a boat or ship. In scripture it is the vessel people sail in

   Grammar Note

   tɔdziʋu is “boat” or “ship”. It looks built from tɔ “water”, dzi “on” and ʋu “vehicle”.

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