Fon

[ fon ]

/ fɒn /

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noun, plural Fons, (especially collectively) Fon for 1.

a member of a people living mainly in Benin.

the Kwa language, very closely related to Ewe, spoken by the Fon people.

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Words nearby Fon

fomes, fomite, fomites, FOMO, Fomorian, Fon, fond, fonda, fondant, Fond du Lac, fondle

How to use Fon in a sentence

The next day gome de goachman: "Pray, sir, fon am I to ged the carriage ready?"
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume|Joseph Grego
Que n'en fariès, ma fisto!As ta fon melicouso e demandes rèn mai.Que t'enchau l'ivèr!
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre
These nouns are; bechi 'other,' fon 'one's own,' cazucazu 'many,' sama zama 'many ways.'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado
Hja sprêkath swêta wirda: men hja tornath vnmårksêm an alles hwat fon vs fryas trefth.
The Oera Linda Book|Anonymous

Hju sturf anda blomtid fon hjra lêva, ånd-t is jeta tjvester ho hju fallen sy.
The Oera Linda Book|Anonymous