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SYNONYMS IN ETSAKO

SYNONYMS IN ETSAKO

God - Ishinẹgba, Ọghẹna
Build - gi (Gino), tọ (tọnọ)
Name - eva, eli
Man - agene, ọzawo, ọmọse
Little child - ọmọfẹ, ọgọmọ, ọmobọ
Father - era, ita, ibaba
Mother - iyọ, inyọ, uwọ, imama
Do - kiẹli, sese
Look - ge/gue, fẹli
Drink - da, wọ, yọ
Inside - elemi, ẹkẹli
Ground - otọ, ekẹ
Sky - okhuili, eda, idane
River - okẹ, ẹda
Spouse - uguẹ, ami
Truth - imhaghie, ughiẹmọ
Matter/issue - ẹmọ, imhe
Want - nono, kele
Ask - mila, nọ
Lift - tua, du
Leave - yakhọ, vu
Come/go out - Lase le, fie le , ya le
Bad - yemi, khọlọ
Cover - guese, vue
Open - kuegea, tigea
Person - ọọya, ọgbọ
House - owa, uge, ikho
Fear - ulishi, ofẹ
Shame - omama, ẹkhọ
Call - nyalu, vheghie, shie, guele
Answer - sọvhọ, wanyẹ
Sleep (n.) - ogue, owesẹ
Sleep (v.) - vheshẹshi, deguẹ
Wake up - Vu owesẹ, ki ogue
Another - owese, owewe
Mad person - ọmemẹ, ọvhevhẹ
Stand - vule, kpa otọ
Help - kpa obọ, kpaghiẹ, yobọ
Leave alone - dobẹ, zẹ obọ
Able - mati, dobẹ
Big - khua, fu
Small - shẹ, kisi
Friend - ukpokhia, ukuekhia
Young man - asamali, ọgbama, adọga
Old man - okpisha, ọkiọjọ
Play - bọla, kpisha, kpeluẹ
Talk - ta, mhe, mẹ
Speech - imhemi, omẹ
See - mẹ, miẹ
Know - yẹsẹ, lẹ
Knowledge - iyẹsẹ, olẹ
Come - bale, bade, vare
Go - ye, je, lẹ
Sit - shitọ, detọ, gietọ
Stand - muga, miza
Ugly - siirọ, yemosue
Clean- fasẹ, kola
Cool - fọmẹ, funo
Clothe - ode, ukpo, ema
Thing - emi, ẹtsẹẹkẹ
Stone - ẹchẹ, udo
Shoes - ekuẹ, efia
Count - kalọ, lolo
Remember - sato, yele
Think - sa, gbala
Start - gbasẹ, gbale
Sibling - iyọkpa, inyọguọ
The same - abọkpa, abaguo
And - ali, lagi
Between - adesẹ, iteteva
Move close - chi mhu, chi mama
Reach - tsẹ, rami
Greet - ruẹ, tsẹ
Greeting - oruẹ, otsẹ
Try - nyakua, fi afu, chetuli, dua
Fish - afẹli, ẹse
Wind - afofo, akpekpe
Hunger - osami, okiami
Head - ukomi, usomi.
Please(i.e make happy) (v) - ti vhọ, ghọli
Please (i.e begging) - tsẹẹ, odu, yaagua
Weather - ogbe, ogo
Own - itsẹ, uwẹ
Today - amo, ẹẹlẹ
Morning - ẹgbia, uzogbe
Afternoon - ota, ogoota
Evening - ogode, ogbode
Night - ida, ẹnua, iyọsẹ
Save - tumi, simi
Road - odẹ, ugie
Front - odalo, ugialo
Behind - oshimi, itsike
Lie - chẹmọ, fi olẹmi
Argue - lefasẹ, khaino, khairi
Descend - kpiale, kiele
Time - ẹrẹghẹ, ẹfe
Test - dami gue, kiẹ fẹ
Bottle - akanama, akpanaga
Devil - adobolo, okhio, osusu
Turn - dono, lelie
Bend - nyẹnọ le, nyẹsẹ
Strong - ze, toto
Good - ọtse, onagie
Forget - yele a, yeya
Important - tilu, mhuemi
Save - tumi, simi
Collect - nyie, mie
Believe - nyie lama, mie lama, yayi

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