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Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by hurrycayne: 11:13am On Feb 16, 2021
BODY PARTS
Ukomi - head
Alo - face
Ugbalo - forehead
Ukpalo - eye
Isue - nose
Unu - mouth
Ẹkọli - tooth
Olẹmi - tongue
Ukpatsunu - lip
Esọ - ear
Itsu - hair
Agba - jaw
Ilagba - beard
Uruli - neck
Ẹkokuruli - throat
Aye - chest
Ẹnyele - breast
Ukpami ẹnyele - nipple
Akpiji - belly
Okhọ - navel
Obọ - hand
Ukpobọ - finger
Idobọ - elbow
Ekobọ - palm
Iguabọ - shoulder
Ẹfuefue - armpit
Ukoko - back
Abiji - buttocks
Egbe ọmọse - penis
Ukpa - clitoris
Owẹ - leg
Idigua - knee
Aligo - shin
Ukpowẹ - toe
Atatowẹ - sole
Ufuowẹ - underfoot
Re: Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by hurrycayne: 11:31am On Feb 16, 2021
FAMILY

BY BLOOD
Ita/Era - father
Inyọ - mother
Ọmọ - child
Ọmọfẹ - baby
Inyọghuo -sibling of the same mother
Itọghuo - sibling of the same father
Inyọghuo ita - paternal uncle/aunt
Inyọghuo inyọ - maternal uncle/aunt
Eleminyọ - relative from the motherside
Elemita - relative from the fatherside
Ita n'ọ fu - grandfather
Inyọ n'ọ fu - grandmother
Itita - paternal grandfather
Itinyọ - paternal grandmother
Inyita - maternal grandfather
Inyọnyọ - maternal grandmother

BY MARRIAGE
Uguẹ/Ami - spouse
Ọdọ - husband
Ọsọ - wife
Ọgọ - in-law
Inyọdọ - mother in-law i.e husband's mother
Inyọsọ - mother inlaw i.e wife's mother
Itọdọ - father in-law i.e husband's father
Itọsọ - father in-law i.e wife's father
Ọsọmọ - daughter in-law
Ọdọmọ - son in-law
Re: Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by hurrycayne: 11:37am On Feb 16, 2021
NUMBERS

Afuẹ - 0
Oghuo - 1
Eva - 2
Esẹ - 3
Ene - 4
ishe - 5
Eseesa - 6
Ishiila - 7
Eleele - 8
Itiili - 9
Igbe - 10

Igbe ali oghuo - 11
Igbe ali eva - 12
Igbe ali esẹ - 13
Igbe ali ene - 14
Igbe ali ishe - 15
Uye - 20

Uye ali oghuo - 21
Uye ali eva - 22
Uye ali esẹ - 23
Uye ali ene - 24
Uye ali ishe - 25
Uye ali igbe - 30
Uye ali igbe ali oghuo - 31

Ẹgueva - 40
Ẹgueva igbe - 50
Ẹguesẹ - 60
Ẹguesẹ igbe - 70
Ẹguene - 80
Ẹguene igbe - 90
Iyishe - 100

Iyishe eva - 200
Iyishe esẹ - 300
Iyishe ene - 400
Iyishe ishe - 500
Re: Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by hurrycayne: 11:48am On Feb 16, 2021
CARDINAL NUMBERS

1ST - OKPALO
2ND - OZEVA - OZ2
3RD - OZESẸ - OZ3
4TH - OZENE - OZ4
5TH - OZISHE - OZ5
6TH - OZESEESA - OZ6
7TH - OZISHIILA - OZ7
8TH - OZELEELE - OZ8
9TH - OZITIILI - OZ9
10TH - OZIGBE - OZ10

ONCE - UTOGHUO
TWICE - ITEVA
THRICE - ITESẸ
FOUR TIMES - ITENE
FIVE TIMES - ITISHE
SIX TIMES - ITESEESA
SEVEN TIMES - ITISHIILA
EIGHT TIMES - ITELEELE
NINE TIMES - ITITIILI
TEN TIMES - ITIGBE

FIRST TIME - UTOZOGHUO
SECOND TIME - UTOZEVA
THIRD TIME - UTOZESẸ
FOURTH TIME - UTOZENE
FIFTH TIME - UTOZISHE
SIXTH TIME - UTOZESEESA
SEVENTH TIME - UTOZISHIILA
EIGHT TIME - UTOZELEELE
NINTH TIME - UTOZITIILI
TENTH TIME - UTOZIGBE

ONE PERSON - UKUMỌGHUO
TWO PEOPLE - IKUMAVA
THREE PEOPLE - IKUMASẸ
FOUR PEOPLE - IKUMANE
FIVE PEOPLE - IKUMOSHE
SIX PEOPLE - IKUMASAASẸ
SEVEN PEOPLE - IKUMOSHIILA
EIGHT PEOPLE - IKUMOLEELE
NINE PEOPLE - IKUMOTIILI
TEN PEOPLE - IKUMOGBE
Re: Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by ChangedMan1999(m): 4:15pm On Feb 16, 2021
Nice one.
Please, is Afemai different from Etsako,
or the are one?
Re: Etsako (north Ibie) Word List by bigfrancis21: 8:39pm On Feb 18, 2021
Nigerian languages are similar indeed.

I see many shared words between this language and Bini proper.

A few shared words with Igbo language are:

Unu/onu - Mouth
Agba/Agba - Jaw
Ogo - In-law

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