Etsako Dictionary

Verbs in Etsakọ can be nominalised (turned into nouns) in many ways 1. By adding "I" before the verb and "Mi" after it. Examples include; 1. Na (rún) - inami (running) 2. Gua (fall sick) - iguami (sickness) 3. Gbe (beat) - igbemi (beating) 4. Fo (end) - ifomi (ending) 5. De (fall) - idemi ( falling) 2. By adding only "I" at the front of the verb when the verb is more than one syllable. Examples 1. Yẹsẹ (know) - iyẹsẹ (knowing/ knowledge) 2. Mọli (have) - imọli (having/property) 3. Lase (come out) - ilase (outing) 4. Lolo (count) - ilolo (counting) 5. Kẹkẹ (write) - ikẹkẹ (writing/article) 3. By adding vowels other than I in front of the verb. Examples 1. Lẹ (Know) - olẹ (knowledge) 2. Gbasẹ (begin) - ogbasẹ (begining) 3. Lase (go out) - olase (public) 4. Kpa (vomit) - ekpa (vomiting) 4. Adding U to form the names of instruments Examples 1. Kẹkẹ (write) - ukẹkẹ (pen) 2. Kalọ (count) - ukalọ (calculator) 3. Kpakọ (brush) - ukpakọ ...

ofu - anger ukhimi - envy egbemwume - happiness eghogho - joy itomi - pain isomelemi - good will ibishelemi - ill will iwisheke - ill will ifuechudua - sadness iriaudu - sadness ofe - fear ulishi - fear afu - power izemi - strength eti - power ovhia - loneliness okiami - hunger okiame - thirst olosome - laziness oleleme - enjoyment ajilime - maltreatment omhunu - difficulty olokhome - ease ikpakpame - anxiety isa - hope oni - success ofure - peace okpokpo - stress

Nouns (eli) are the names given to the things around us; both living and non-living things. All nouns in Etsako begin and end with vowels. Names of People Ọgbọ - person Ọkpotso - woman Afeghe - young lady Ọmọ - child Ọgbama - young man Okpisha - old man Ita - father Names of Animals Ẹni - elephant Ọkaku - rhinocerous Oroboto - hippopotamus Afele - bird Ọse - crab Oshishi - ant Oduma - lion Ẹkpẹ - leopard Names of Places Owisana - mosque Owuka - church Owigho - bank Ishemi - farm Okẹ - stream Owa - house Oki - market Owowẹna - school Names of Things Ebe - book; leaf Orẹ - tree Udo - stone Ukeke - pen Ekpa - bag Ufi - game Ẹgba - hoe Akhuili - iron Ukpakọ - toothbrush Abstract Nouns Olemi - lie Itomi - pain Ulili - cold Uyemi - love Iguami - illness PLURALISATION OF NOUNS Plurals of nouns are formed by replacing the first verb with I, E, or A. Examples are: Obọ - abọ Ọkpotso - ikpotso Ọmọ - Emọ Utsatso - itsatso Owa - ewa Some nou...