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Fon

[fon]
–noun, plural Fons, (especially collectively) Fon for 1.
1. a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
2. the Kwa language, very closely related to Ewe, spoken by the Fon people.
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Fon   (fŏn)   
n.   pl. Fon or Fons
  1. A member of a people of Benin and neighboring parts of Nigeria.

  2. The Gbe language of the Fon.

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