A text in Fon: Hwendó kpɛvi lɛ nɔ bù hwɛhwɛ ma jó hwenù xó ɖe ɖó taji ɔ dó bó mɔ jɛn e ma tùun yee ɖì nù tùun hwɛndo e sɔgbe lɛ tɔn ɖɔhun.
The same text in Chinese (Traditional):
規模較小的文化往往不留歷史痕跡便消失殆盡，無法被認定為正統文明。