Fon
Americannoun
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Fons,
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Fon
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a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
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the Kwa language, very closely related to Ewe, spoken by the Fon people.
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“I journeyed so long in my mind, but it was so dark in this foreign place,” he intones, in Fon, the nearly eradicated language of Dahomey, “that I lost myself in my dreams.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
It evolved from a mix of Yoruba, Fon and Bantu beliefs brought to what is now Brazil by enslaved West African people during the colonial expansion of the Portuguese empire, scholars said.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2024
The Dahomey, also called the Fon, in West Africa traditionally believed that women had three souls and men had four.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
This is the second location for owner Fon Spaulding, who opened her first location in South Lake Union in 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
"You don't mean to tell me that you are Black Wings, that saucy dandy who carried a message for me once from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Fon du Lac, Wisconsin?" gasped Billy.
From Billy Whiskers' Adventures by Paul Hawthorne
“The problem isn’t the font, it’s the herd mentality,” said Fons Mans, founder of the Dutch design studio Offgrid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
"Their collective quick response to this emergency, including notification of 911, was absolutely pivotal in saving this baby’s life," Hobbs Acting Police Chief August Fons said during a news briefing Monday.
From Fox News ● Jan. 12, 2022
Fons said during the interview with detectives, Avila said she was not aware that she was pregnant until Jan. 6 when she sought medical attention for abdominal pain.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
“We are not anonymous,” said Fons, who is also part of a working group that leads Art House Convergence, a nationwide association of film exhibitors.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
“It’s doubtful policy to begin at the church door,” said Fons.
From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Asenath Carver Coolidge
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