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
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
Tukta clung to a framed photo of Plai Fon drawing with a yellow marker and staring into the camera with wide, dark eyes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
In Candomblé, which mixes Yoruba, Fon and Bantu beliefs, initiations typically require people to remain secluded for around 21 days: “I had no way of contacting the outside world.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
They are here impaled with the arms of Du Fon, an ancient French family that intermarried with the Godins.
From Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850 by Various
“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," the city’s acting police chief, August Fons, said earlier this week.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2022
“Their collective quick response to this emergency, including notification of 911, was absolutely pivotal in saving this baby’s life,” Fons said.
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
I named this fountain Fons Beatus, and left it with sincere sorrow.
From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by John H. Aughey
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