bometsila
The Ewe word for 'stupid' is bometsila.
bometsila is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
Did you know?
- Ewe has various specific terms for different types of 'stupidity', distinguishing between someone who is slow to learn and someone who makes poor decisions despite being smart.
- In certain Ewe dialects, the intensity of a person's 'stupidity' is often conveyed through tone and pitch rather than by adding extra adjectives.
- Because Ewe is a tonal language, changing the pitch of the syllables in bometsila could theoretically shift the word's meaning entirely, though it is rarely used that way in insults.
Example conversation
Kafui and Kwame are discussing a mistake Kwame made.
- KafuiKwame, nu si wòwɔe nye nu bometsila.Kwame, what you did is a stupid thing.
- KwameMègblɔ nu enumake ɖe benim.Do not say such things to me.
- KafuiMenye nu gã o, gake wòbometsila.It is not a big deal, but you are stupid.
- KwameMègbe nu maɖuɖu enumake.Do not say such unkind things.
