dzata

Ewe

Etymology

Cognate with Aja (West Africa) janŋtan, Saxwe Gbe janta.

Noun

dzata (plural dzatawo)

  1. lion
    • 2019, “Tears of the Dead”, in Zã Keli, performed by Arka'n Asrafokor, Togo:
      Nɔviwoe, xixeame tsɔ̃ eye dzatawo fɔ lo, gamea su lo!
      Brothers, darkness is falling, lions are rising, the time has come!
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