Etsako Dictionary

ELEMI OWOWẸNA (AT SCHOOL) Zẹ - read Kẹkẹ - write Bọla ,- play Bino - check Kpele akaba - ring a bell Wẹna - teach, learn Na - run Lolo kasẹ - explain Gu kasẹ - tell Rọ kasẹ - show Sa - think Fashe - fail Ni vhọ - pass *Kpele is used with musical instruments and may translate roughly as PLAY HOME Vheshẹshi - sleep Le - eat Da - drink Shishi - clean Nye - cook Bale - come Lumi - pound Fuẹ - wash Kpe - wash Kpege a - rinse Kpishi - dust Shitọ - sit WORK Gbe akanya- work Yẹmẹ a - rest Saki - sack Nyakua - try Fi afu - work hard Fọta - pay salary; debt Fami - pretend TRAVELLING Khia - walk Gua - drive, ride Nya - drive, ride Fiala - fly Ye okhia - travel Fali - pay Dẹ - buy RELIGION Ga - worship Sana - pray (salat) Fi olema - pray Mhu azumi - fast Fa azumi - end a fast Yayi - believe Nyie lama - believe Gbe kua - forgive Yabọ - pardon Tumi - save Rọ kali - follow Tofa - show mercy Vha elemi - show pity HOSPITAL Gua - fall sick...

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, ...

Ali, Lagi - and Ama - but Kokua, laakhi - or Ina khi -  because Rari - because Ochi ni - instead of  Adesẹ, iteteva - between, among Olọkẹ - below Oleda - above Ẹkẹli, elemi - inside, in Vhi - in, at Shi, yọ - In, at, on Atodẹ, odato - outside Esọ - edge of Egbe - beside Ufwi - beneath, underneath Uji - bottom of Ukomi - on top Odalo, ugialo - in front of Oshimi, itsike - behind, after Nena - before Rọ te - through Te - from Na - for, to Gi - to Nu, gi - with Gbe, mhu - against Ni - that Ye, je - towards Ekekẹ - around Obodẹ - about, concerning Note that these words are not always used exactly in the same manner as the English counterparts. Etsako has a rich grammatical structure which is quite different from English.  Ibinoyẹsẹ (Examples) 1. Aljanna ni ekẹ e la ufwi ọli aa na.      Gardens underneath which rivers flow. 2. Obo u te aa bale?      Where are you coming from? 3. Ọni ọmọ ọ da rọ te iwindo ...

Elọ ki eva ẹ? What is your name? Eva mẹ ki Atiku. My name is Atiku. Ọmọ ikpe imhẹ u kia? How old are you? Ọmọ ikpe uye (20) mi kia. I am 20 years old. Ikpokhia imhẹ u mhuẹ? How many friends do you have? Mi mhuẹli ikpokhia n'e bu. I have many friends. Obo u te aa bale? Where are you coming from? Afẹ mi te aa bale. I am coming from home. Obo u aa ye? Where are you going to? Oki mi aa ye. I am going to the market. Elọ u ye oki laa kiẹ? What are you going to the market to do? Mi laa de itsua vhi oki. I am going to buy things at the market. Itsua elọ u laa dẹ? What things do you want to buy? Itsua ni mi laa dẹ e bu. The things I want to buy are many. Leva eguo. Name some. Mi laa dẹ ache ali ugbe ali ishuga. I am going to buy pepper, salt and sugar. Imhẹ u mhuẹ shi obọ? How much do you have with you? Inaira iyishe ishe mi mhue shi obọ. I have 500 naira with me. Oyọ o somi ẹ? Is that enough for you? Ee, o somi mẹ. Yes, it is enough...

Subject Pronouns .          Object Pronouns Mi/I - I.                                 Mẹ - me U - you                                  Ẹ - you Vha - you (plural)                Vha- you (plural) Ọ - He/she.                          Ọli - him/her O - it.                                     Ọli - it E - they .                               La - they Ma/Eyẹ - We.                     Eyẹ/Ma - us A - one / someone Emphatic or Single Pronouns Th...

Noun - trade, business Adẹrọdẹ ki ọlia ẹvholi Business is the blood of a society Related Words Ọdẹrọdẹ , noun - businessman

Verb - to count, to calculate Syn - lolo Vha ka lolo ọsomẹ Ọghẹna, vhaa laa mati kalọ la. If you count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Related Words Ukalọ - calculator