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All Edo (etsako) verbs begin with consonants and end with vowels.

Edo has singular and plural verbs which distinguishes it from many other languages. The plural verbs are used to show that many people partook in the action or that the action has been done repeatedly.

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Banọ a- UnCloth
Bale - come
Bẹna - to do with style
Bino - check
Chalọ - drag
Chino - pack
Chiki - to be stiff
Chiki - to move slightly
Chigbe - to do an action after a prior action
Dala - to be agreeable
Da kua - diffuse
Degbe
Dolo - to chew
Dono- to turn
Dọbọ - make a mistake
Fali - to pay
Fami - to pretend
Fẹli - to watch
Filo - to put Inside à container
Gẹnọ- to tie
Gọnọ - to shake
Gbagia - to loosen, to digest
Haino - argue
Jigi- to shake
Kalọ - count, calculate
Kuẹ - fight
Kele- to want
Kẹsẹ - to remain
Khọlọ - crawl
Khọli- fight
Lọlọ - to be slippery
Lọghiẹ -to change
Lọsọ - to contain
Manọ - to burn slightly, to form seeds
Manọ - build.(plural)
Masẹ- measure, plan
Mhushe - massage
Nanọ - run (plural)
Nẹnẹ - to defecate (plural)
Rọ kasẹ - show, to dry
Rọ shi - keep
Rọ kiẹ - iṣẹ
Rọ na - give
Rọ vu - take away
Sanọ - pick
Sato - remember
Sami - to be pregnant
Saka ku - to be scattered about
Shitọ - sit
Tano (plural)- narrate
Tala - break (as in a bone)
Tagẹa - to loosen a knot
Tọnọ - dig, build (plural)
Vanọ -split
Vare- come
Vule - stand up
Wasẹ - to misplace
Walọ - fetch
Wolọ - pack
Wola -quarrel
Wọlọ- pluck (bird feathers)
Wushe - stir
Yakhọ - leave
Yele a - forget
Yele le- remember, remind

hurrycayne:
Etsako (Ibie) verbs with recurring sounds

Baba- to flutter (like a bird)
Chichi- to flatter
Dada- to cross (a road)
Dudu - to pour in large quantities
Dodo - to hawk
Gaga- to deceive
Gẹgẹ- to pamper / to pacify
Gogo- to wander
Khekhe- to feel heavy (body part)
Kẹkẹ- to write
Kiki- to start a vehicle
Kọkọ - to swallow
Khọkhọ- to describe
Kpọkpọ - to disturb
Kpakpa - to disturb
Kuku- to close
Lala- to lick
Lele- to turn/ stir
Lẹlẹ- to deceive
Lolo- count
Nyanya- to quicken up
Nono- to want/ to look for
Nẹnẹ(usually shortened to nẹ)- to defecate
Sese- to do
Susu- to tempt
Sheshe- to repair
Shasha- to smash
Shishi- to clean
Zaza- to quicken up

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Kalapizim:
woow I am from estako central, Anegbette and don't know how to speak my dialect.
do you have any book on the language you can recommend.

You know most languages in Edo and Delta (and some other states) are just dialects of the Edo spoken in Benin. I hope very soon we'll be able to teach Bini in schools and adopt is as a Lingua Franca in that area.

AxxeMan:
Wow its basically Benin language

World Agbọ
Person ọgbọ, ọọya
People agbọ, aaya
Young man asamali, ọgbama, adọga
Young woman ọmọsi
Child ọmọ, ovhiẹ
Children ivhiẹ
Infant ọmọfẹ
Young child (before puberty) ọgọmọ
Man ọmọse, ọzaho
Woman ọkpotso
Spouse ugwẹ, ami
Newly married woman ọfako

Kalapizim:
woow I am from estako central, Anegbette and don't know how to speak my dialect.
do you have any book on the language you can recommend.

I'm sorry, I don't know what those words mean. Me sef be learner.

The Oba covers his mouth because the more one speaks, the less mysterious he is to people and the less they hold him in awe. According to tradition, the Oba hardly speaks in public and when he does his words are final.

AliasJoice:
Op,please what's the meaning of pe kenebe,oriato and oware.
I don't know if i got the spellings right though

I don't know, is that Bini?

Etsako, an edoid language

hand_ obọ

head_ ukomi /usomi

face_ alo

eyes_ ikpalo

nose_isue

mouth_ unu

Jaw- agba

Beard - ilagba

ear_ esuọ

teeth_ akọ

neck_uruli

Throat - ekokuruli

finger_ ukpabọ

leg_ owẹ

toes_ukpowẹ

cheek_ ẹkẹ

breast_ ẹnye

tummy_ akpiji

waist_ oku

buttocks_ abiji

thighs_ ikhehe

tongue_ olẹmi

Etsako (Ibie) verbs with recurring sounds

Baba- to flutter (like a bird)
Cici- to flatter
Dada- to flutter
Gaga- to deceive
Gẹgẹ- to pamper / to pacify
Gogo- to wander
Khekhe- to feel heavy (body part)
Kẹkẹ- to write
Kiki- to start a vehicle
Kuku- to close
Lala- to lick
Lele- to turn/ stir
Lẹlẹ- to deceive
Lolo- count
Nyanya- to quicken up
Nono- to want/ to look for
Nẹnẹ(usually shortened to nẹ)- to defecate
Susu- to tempt
Sheshe- to repair
Shasha- to smash
Shishi- to clean
Zaza- to quicken up

Monosyllabic[b][/b] verbs

Ba- plait
Bẹ- come
Bọ- consult
Bọ- allow


Chi- pull/drag
Cha- to deny committing a crime

Da- drink
Dẹ- buy
De- fall
De- happen
Du- lift
Dua- to put in effort/ to try

Fẹ- watch/ look at
Fa-cut
Fi- shoot
Fuẹ- waste, wash
Fọ- to end/ become used up
Fue- to become rich

Ga- to worship, to be arrogant
Ge- to look at/ watch/ see
Gẹ- shine
Gu- tell/ talk about

Gbe- beat/ kill/ hit
Gba- to carry on the back

Gua- to fall sick
Gua - to farm
Gua- to ride a vehicle
Gwu- to die
Gue- to tell/ talk about
Guẹ - to know, to be skilled at something
Gia - to laugh

Jẹ- fetch
Je- go

Kpa- vomit
Kpe- to wash

Kue- to be satiated
Kuẹ- to fight
Kuẹa- to take a bath

Ka - insult
Ku- to pursue
Kẹ - await
Ki- to cut (a piece)
Kiẹ- to do, to itch
Khe- to become sour
Kha - to become dry
Khẹ- protect
Khia- to walk

La- to be (in a place)
Le- to eat
Lẹ- to go, to know
Lo- to be sufficient, to enter
Lọ- to spend, to iron
Lue- to be at fault
Lu- to do
Li- to do

Mẹ- to see/to be pregnant
Ma- to build/ create/ mold/ stick
mhu- to hold/ to catch
Mhuẹ- to have
Mọ - to have
Mhe- to talk

Na- run
Nẹ- to defecate
Nẹ- to be greater than
No - to use
Nọ- to ask
Ni - to succeed

Nye- to live/reside/cook
Nya- to become wide open
Nyie- to collect

Rue- carry/ take
Rọ/rẹ- to take
Ruẹ- to rain

Sa- think
Sọ- to lay eggs
Suọ- to hear

Shọ- to fix

Ta- to build/ to tell a story/ to dig a hole
Tua- to carry, lift

Vhia- to give birth
Vhie - to be cooked
Vhiẹ- to cry
Va- to cut open
Via- to end a session

Wa- fetch (water)
Wa- to go missing
Wẹ - smell

Ye- go
Ya- to be (in a place)

Zẹ- to select/ choose/ to cause/ to leave
Ze- to be strong


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ọtse ọ ka kpe abọ a, ọ rwe o mhu ekẹ - when the crab washes its hands, it still grabs the ground with it.
(meaning- used to describe a futile action)

alamigo l'ọọ khi: a ka de inami o fi eva- The hare says: when one falls, one doubles the (speed of) running
(used to encourage a person that has failed not to give up)

ekpami e wa j'oshimi e waa gia- If the cheeks do not move back, they cannot laugh
(used to encourage a person who has experienced a setback in life)

amẹ o waa de ekẹ o wa swọ - It does not rain without the ground knowing

ọbo n'afẹ ọ waa mhwelwe- The doctor at home has no regard

Ọgb'ẹkpẹ l'ọ gie egbe ọli usomi ẹdo- it is the killer of a leopard that has sent himself on a journey to Edo(Benin)

A kaa chi mama okẹ, okẹ aa fọ- Thé closer one gets to the river, the cooler it gets

A kaa l'ugua, ugua o a wọgọ- The more you chew a bone, the softer it gets.

Abama l'ọọ khi: abi o li to, iyọ o li a lọkhọ- Abama said: the hotter it gets, the cooler it will become
(used to say the suffering one faces at present will determine his level of enjoyment when he finally achieved success)

a waa w'amẹ neni a rami okẹ- one does not fetch water before he gets to the river
(usually used to warn young people to wait until marriage before they start having sex)

ọgbọọgbọ l'ọ yẹsẹ ikpẹsẹ ọli w'auchi- Everyone knows his bed in Auchi
(use to say life is everyone for himself)

ETSAKO. IBIE

Elemi owake (in the kitchen)

imhemi owake (kitchen words)

spoon- ukakwi

soup- osọmi / omi

water- amẹ

salt- ugbe

Pepper- ache

Onion - alubọsa

Tomato - itomato

Fish - afẹli.

Meat - ẹlami

Potash - akaun

Locust bean _ okpasa

Beans - eshilẹ
Rice - ichikafa
Red Oil - ovhili
Vegetable oil - ororo

stove- unyake (also ISITOOVI from English stove)

cook- nye

food- emenaale/ emale / ake

hot- to

hot soup- osọmi n'o to

very hot/boiling(adv.)- eroro

boiling water- amẹ eroro

cold water- amẹ efọfọ

done/ ready (as in food)- vhie

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food is done- emenaale o she vie

serve me food- zẹ emenaale na mẹ

come and take your food- bẹ aa tua emenaale ẹ

eat and be strong- le khi u mhuẹ izemi

are you satisfied? - u kue?


My stomach is full- akpiji mẹ o she vọ

is the food delicious?- oni emenaale o vhiọlọ?

Is the food sour? - oni emenaale o khe?

Is the food burnt? Oni emenaale o toa?



Is the food hot? Oni emenaale o to?

Is the food too much? Oni emenaale o bu dọsẹ ? / Oni emenaale o ma bu?

Is the food too little? Oni emenaale o shẹ dọsẹ?/ Oni emenaale o ma shẹ?

Is the food salty? Ugbe o yala oni emenaale?

give me- rọ na mẹ/ raa mẹ

give me again- gue rọ na mẹ

Eat together - vha ga le

Eat together - vha kugbe le

You eat too much food- u maa le emenaale


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Michael158:
any body from IMIEGBA? we got some lovely names too...ADOGA-BOY/MAN OMOSI-GIRL/WOMAN

Imiegba mi kia

funbat:
Hmmmm, but I use to see Yoruba Quran translation na,

of course. not everybody can learn a new language, so there are translated Qurans in, I believe, all major languages. Still the Arabic version is preserved for reference purposes. Any Muslim will tell you that the Quran in Arabic ( the Arabic spoken in the time of Muhammad (SAW), because language changes) is indispensable.

Education

Education/Learning/Teaching_owẹna
School_owowẹna/isukulu/ iskul
Book_ ebe
Page _ alo ebe
library_ owebe
Biro _ ukẹkẹ
Handwriting _ ikẹkẹ obọ
Bell _ agogo
Clock _ agogo
Bag _ ekpa
Uniform _ ukpo
Cane _ utele


sentences
I am going to school_ mi aa lẹ owowena

What class are you in? _ iklaasi noguo u la?

This is my teacher_Aticha mẹ ki ọna

These are my friends_ ikpokia mẹ ki ena.

This is my book_ ebe mẹ ki ọna

Education is key to success_ owẹna le ki okpẹ uwa

I like school_ owowẹna o guẹ mẹ lit. school pleases me

What do you want to become when you grow up? _ elọ u nono ki u mele u ka fi?

Í want to be a computer scientist _ mi la mele ọyẹsẹ ikomputa

You have to read your books _ u mema aa zẹ ebe ẹ.


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Around the house
_ elemi owa

house _ owa
room_ elemi owa
Sitting room _ ogie owa
Toilet _ owa amẹ
TV set _ akpẹti uge
home_afẹ
family_afẹ
fan_apẹpẹ
chair_ uteku
sofa_aga
door_odẹ
clock_agogo
kitchen_owake I.e cooking room
bed_ ẹtẹtẹ
lamp/bulb/light_ ufulọ
electricity_erali
fire_erẹ
Pillow _ ukpẹsẹ
Ivhia _mat


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funbat:
my question is must they speak in Arab tongue, cnt get express in English,

My friend, I'm lucky enough to know about 4 or 5 languages and one thing that is well known is that translating from one language to another is not always easy. First there's the issue of loss in meaning. Secondly, the effect a phrase has in one language may be different from the effect it has in another language. It is for these reasons that the Quran is preserved and learned in its original language.
Also there's the question of unity. No two things bring a people together like language and religion and no two things tear them apart like those two.

annunaki2:
What of 'al taquiya'?

dunno that... maybe if you could type it in Arabic. but it should have something to do with piety. if you say someone is taqee تقي , it means they're pious

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
bismillah arrahmaan arraheem
In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful
Arrahmaan and arraheem are used to describe two aspects of the mercy of Allah. while arrahmaan defines His mercy which covers all of his creations, good and bad, Muslim and non muslim, arraheem defines the aspect of His mercy which He has reserved for the believers and those who do good in this world and in the hereafter for Allah will not treat the bad as he treats the good, although He is merciful to both.

الحمد لله
Alhamdu lillah
Praise be to Allah

يوم القيامه
yawm alqiyaamah
Day of standing(I.e from the graves and before Allah)

يوم الدين
yawm addeen
Judgement day

سبحان الله
subhaana Allah
Glory be to Allah

السلام عليكم
Assalaamu alaykum
Peace be upon you

الله اكبر
Allahu akbar
God is the greatest

MINI ETSAKO (IBIE) DICTIONARY

Parts of the body in IVHIE

Body_egbe
head_ukomi
stomach _elemi
face_alo
eye_ukpalo
nose_isue
ear_esuọ
tooth_akọ
mouth_unu
tongue_olẹmi
lips__ukpatsunu
hair_itsu
neck_uruli
Throat_ ukokuri
chest_aye
knee_ukomi ẹgbẹ
leg_owẹ
hand_obọ
finger_ukpobọ
toe_ukpowẹ
waist_oku
Udu _ liver
buttocks_abiji
armpit_ufuefue
beard_ilagba
Jaw _ agba
nail_efiẹ
bone_ugua
lap_ikhekhe
blood_olia
veins_ilia
Fat _ ila
belly_akpiji
back_ukoko
breast _ ẹnyele
anus_ anitọ
Private part _ uji
Penis _ egbe ọmọse
Vagina _ ukpa
cheek_ ẹkẹ

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MINI ETSAKỌ (IBIE) DICTIONARY


Greetings
Good morning _agbelọ ( ó is pronounced as in lot)
Good afternoon _oviẹna (é is pronounced as in bed)
Good evening _obugala
Good night _
okiakọ(lit. Till tomorrow)
O ki ele uzogbe (till morning)
See you later _ o ki idegbe
Until we meet again _ o kia n'a ke mẹ egbe
Bye_ okila
Welcome_mekia
Go well_ guẹ kia or Kia wẹ
Return quickly _ kẹ bẹ
Well done _mo o
Sorry _ imo
Please_ yaagua
Thanks (when given food) _ u ma nye (you cooked well)
Reply _ u ma le (you are well)
Well done to someone working _ mo akanya
Thanks_ umakale
Thanks for yesterday _ ukhọọdẹ

And that's all I can remember for now. Anyone who knows the language should add more and make the thread longer and lively .

Ibie wa mo o