ɖu gan

See also: dugan, Dugan, and du gan

Gun

Alternative forms
  • dù gán (Nigeria)

Etymology

From ɖù (“to eat”) +‎ gán (“chief”). Cognates include Fon ɖù gǎn (“to make chief, to be chief, to govern, to preside”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖù ɡã́/

Verb

ɖù gán (Benin)

  1. to become a chief
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