Avuvi

English

Etymology

From Ewe avuvi (“puppy”),^[1] from avu (“dog”) + the diminutive suffix -vi, which may be related to vi (“little; child”);^[2] or the equivalent in another Gbe language.^[3]

Noun

Avuvi (plural Avuvis)

Synonym of Basenji.

References

^ Language Guide: Ewe Version, sixth impression edition, Bureau of Ghana Languages, 1990, →OCLC, page 16
^ Clement K. I. Appah & Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (2011) “The Morphopragmatics of the Diminutive Morpheme (-ba/-wa) in Akan”, in Lexis‎^[1], number 6, OpenEdition.org, →ISSN, page 88
^ Emmanuelle Occansei (2012 July) “Avuvi – Aboriginal Dog Of Africa”, in Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs‎^[2], number 32, archived from the original on 2022-11-13, page 22

[1] Language Guide: Ewe Version, sixth impression edition, Bureau of Ghana Languages, 1990, →OCLC, page 16

[2] Clement K. I. Appah & Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (2011) “The Morphopragmatics of the Diminutive Morpheme (-ba/-wa) in Akan”, in Lexis‎^[1], number 6, OpenEdition.org, →ISSN, page 88

[3] Emmanuelle Occansei (2012 July) “Avuvi – Aboriginal Dog Of Africa”, in Journal of the International Society for Preservation of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs‎^[2], number 32, archived from the original on 2022-11-13, page 22

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