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Nouns in Etsako

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 nouns are the same in their plural and singular forms. Examples are:
Itsua - itsua
Egbe - egbe
Era - era
Iyo - iyo
Amẹ - amẹ



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