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Breaking News : Breaking News : Jakande’s Cousin Killed In Lagos Gang War
Posted by admin on 2007/5/17 16:09:19 (213 reads)
By Astro Jewoola

As the gang war between Epetedo youths on Lagos Island entered its fifth day yesterday, Mr. Wasiu a.k.a. Sugar, a cousin of Chief Ibikunle Adio Basly, the Oluwo Jakande of Lagos Island, has been killed by a faction of the warring youths. Wasiu was stabbed to death at Onda area of Lagos while returning from work.

According to sources at the scene of the incident, the youth was pursued by a group of people with machete until they caught up with him at a junction where he was brutally murdered.

Investigations revealed that Wasiu was just an unfortunate target the rampaging youths at Epetedo who ignored several interventions by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the area.

Several people have been killed recently in the wake of clashes between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and Action Congress.

Speaking with P.M.News at his palace, Chief Ibikunle Adio Basly said: “I and some elders within Epetedo have called for a truce between the warring factions. I personally asked them to tell us what they needed so that the matter could be settled amicably once and for all. Yet they have decided to continue with their violence.”

Meanwhile, Wasiu’s body has been deposited at the mortuary in the Lagos State General Hospital.


Posted by admin on 2007/5/17 16:09:19 (213 reads)
By Astro Jewoola

As the gang war between Epetedo youths on Lagos Island entered its fifth day yesterday, Mr. Wasiu a.k.a. Sugar, a cousin of Chief Ibikunle Adio Basly, the Oluwo Jakande of Lagos Island, has been killed by a faction of the warring youths. Wasiu was stabbed to death at Onda area of Lagos while returning from work.

According to sources at the scene of the incident, the youth was pursued by a group of people with machete until they caught up with him at a junction where he was brutally murdered.

Investigations revealed that Wasiu was just an unfortunate target the rampaging youths at Epetedo who ignored several interventions by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the area.

Several people have been killed recently in the wake of clashes between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and Action Congress.

Speaking with P.M.News at his palace, Chief Ibikunle Adio Basly said: “I and some elders within Epetedo have called for a truce between the warring factions. I personally asked them to tell us what they needed so that the matter could be settled amicably once and for all. Yet they have decided to continue with their violence.”

Meanwhile, Wasiu’s body has been deposited at the mortuary in the Lagos State General Hospital.

Breaking News : I Know The Bombers —Goodluck, VP-Elect
Posted by admin on 2007/5/17 16:11:00 (395 reads)
By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt

Shaking his head in disbelief and with tears welled up in his eyes, Governor of Bayelsa State and the Vice President-elect, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan yesterday inspected the bombed remains of his home in Otueke, Ogbia Local Government Area and declared: “We know those who did this. “We know who they are and where they came from. The attack is politically motivated and it is a follow up to the earlier attack on my official residence in Yenagoa on the eve of the Presidential election.”

Although Dr. Jonathan refused to reveal the identity of the militants he claimed bombed his country home for security reasons, P.M.News gathered that the security forces had been briefed and a manhunt was already on for the attackers.

Immediately after inspecting the bombed house with some of his aides and relatives, the Vice President-elect ordered the evacuation of his belongings from the house and relocated his family staying there.

The governor, who looked sad throughout the inspection, refused to talk much with newsmen but vowed that the perpetrators would be brought to book.

As expected, hundreds of symphatisers have been trooping to the Government House in Yenagoa to commiserate with the Vice President-elect. Among them were traditional rulers, politicians and associates.

The militants had on the eve of the presidential election attacked the Government House, Yenagoa, in a futile bid to abduct Dr. Jonathan. For several hours, they engaged the security forces guarding the complex in a shoot out which forced many residents of the city to stay indoors.

The militants also bombed the state water board office and Packline Hotel with dynamite and released 38 of their members arrested and kept at the ‘A’ Division of the Nigeria police in Yenagoa.

Many residents of the state capital are still stunned over the devastation caused by the bombers.



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Breaking News : Man Sets Son Ablaze Over Watchcraft
Posted by admin on 2007/5/4 16:22:14 (77 reads)
By Emma Una/Calabar

A middle aged man identified as Victor Friday Usuk of Afagha Uqua in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has set his 10-year-old son, Jeremiah Victor Usuk, ablaze for allegedly bewitching him. P.M.News gathered that the man poured petrol on his son, struck a match and set him ablaze after a prophetess in his church, Prophetess Grace, prophesied that his failure in business and joblessness were caused by his son.

Jeremiah, who sustained third degree burns and narrowly survived the trial by ordeal, is still nursing the severe injuries.

The boy told P.M.News that Prophetess Grace wanted to extract more “confession” from him by severely beating him in the presence of his father and mother.

The boy has a sister named Victoria, who was also accused of witchcraft. She was said to have been subjected to several hours of deliverance by the prophetess.

According to Mr. Usuk, the boy’s father, Jeremiah was too deep in the act “such that bringing him out of the witchcraft world required physical torture.”

On why Victoria was not set ablaze, Mr. Usuk said the girl is now certified free from witchcraft by Prophetess Grace after she had gone for deliverance in the church several times.

Jeremiah, a primary three pupil in Aunty Mercy Primary School, Afagha Ukwa, Akwa Ibom State, said: “If I were into witchcraft, I would have made sure everyone in the family becomes a member so that this torture will not take place.”

He said his problem started when his father’s business started collapsing. His father, he said, became withdrawn and when his offshore job was also taken and his vehicle broke down, he allegedly accused Jerry and Victoria as those responsible for his misfortune.

Reacting to the incident, Pastor of the church, Rev. Peters said he believes that witchcraft was responsible for the plight of Victor Usuk, but denied that his wife’s revelation made Victor to set his son ablaze.

“Society sometimes pretends that witchcraft does not exist but it is the cause of the problems of many people,” he said.





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China launches Nigerian satellite

China is launching rockets for 30 countries
China has successfully launched a communications satellite for Nigeria.
The official Xinhua news agency says it is the first time that a foreign buyer has purchased both a Chinese satellite and its launching service.

The Nigerian Communication Satellite NIGCOMSAT-1 is expected to offer broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband internet services for Africa.

China beat 21 other bidders for the $311m contract to launch the satellite in 2004, Xinhua says.

The satellite, launched by a Long March 3-B rocket, is expected to reach its final position later this year and to remain in operation for 15 years.

The launch is being portrayed as part of a drive to enhance rural access to technology and the internet and boost Nigeria's and Africa's knowledge economy.

"It gives you bandwidth to enable you to communicate from point A to point B, from rural Africa to urban cities," Dr Bashir Gwandu, a member of the Satellite Launch Committee and a director at the Nigeria Communications Commission told the BBC's Focus on Africa.

Nigeria has been experiencing a communications revolution in recent years, says the BBC's Alex Last, and is one of the fastest growing mobile phone markets in Africa and the world.

Having a space programme is also symbolic of how Nigeria wants to be seen as a growing player on the world stage

Critics say the majority of the population live in poverty and the internet can be made redundant by the simple fact that electricity is sporadic at best.

The government should rather spend all this money on power, job creation and basic public services, they say.

Co-operation

This is the latest example of growing economic co-operation between China and Africa.

China is buying Africa raw materials and building infrastructure such as roads.

The launch represented "China's wish to cooperate with developing countries in the peaceful use of outer space and to promote a closer relationship between China and African countries," Xinhua says.

China is expanding its space programme and in 2003 became only the third country to launch a man into space.

This is one of 30 foreign satellites China has been commissioned to launch, Xinhua reports.

Nigeria already has a weather satellite launched in 2003 with Russian assistance.



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Amazing World Of Female Smugglers

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Women are as active as men in the dangerous business of smuggling. The weaker sex? Not these ones

By Paul Adeagbo

Even at 4.30 a.m., the Mile Two terminus on Badagry expressway in Lagos is usually a drone of voices. The voices are mostly those of smugglers and their cab driving accomplices. This writer, on an official assignment on the Badagry-Seme smuggling route, observed Chimobi Nnamaka, 32, dash off to look for a vehicle that would ferry her goods to another terminus where she would board a vehicle to Warri. Nnamaka had arrived at the Mile 2 terminal only about two and half hours earlier from Togo and had just woken up from sleep. Curious that a husband would leave this paragon of beauty to risk the hazards of smuggling, this writer enquired from her why she ventured into smuggling. The response: “My husband attempted to discourage me, but I would not yield. I know how much I make from each trip. My husband was retrenched from an oil servicing company and we have three children to cater for. What am I supposed to do?”smuggles into Nigeria.

Introduced to smuggling eight years ago by a friend, Nnamaka ventured into it with N7500. Initially, she would pair with her friend to buy goods at the Seme border, which she smuggled into Lagos and finally to Warri to sell. Over the years, the Imo State indigene has become successful in the trade. In Warri, she confides in the reporter, she boasts of a shop stocked with goods worth over N5 million.

Nnamaka has been riding the turbulent waves that accompany the business. To her, the risks encountered in the course of a smuggling trip simply pass for an interesting adventure. She recalls one night she was stranded at the Seme border how a Customs officer attempted to rape her at the corner of the arrival lounge where she had holed up for the night. To avert the violation, she had to pay the officer a huge ransom. About five times, she had had a close shave with death when armed robbers attacked the bus she was travelling in. On a number of occasions, her wares had been seized. Despite it all, she remains adamant smuggling is the only business that could fetch the money she needs. Though she has a National Diploma in Marketing, she vows seeking a salaried job with the certificate is out of the question. She would rather market the shoes, bags and other wares that she smuggles into Nigeria.

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Breaking News : Machete-Wielding Man Rapes Newly-Wed
Posted by admin on 2007/5/14 15:53:49 (528 reads)
By Oluwole Adeboye

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a newly wed woman whose husband is based in London. The suspect, Uzor Eke, a native of Nnewi in Anambra State, resides at Abule-Odu on Idimu Egbeda road, with his elder brother called Peter while the woman, (name withheld) stays alone in a 2-bedroom apartment on the top floor of a storey building.

P.M.News investigations revealed that on the fateful night, Eke, who armed himself with machete, sneaked into the woman’s apartment and after he consumed a meal of eba and ogbono soup with assorted meat, he forcefully had sexual intercourse with her and escaped to Ojuelegba.

He was later arrested a maiguard and handed over to the police.

Speaking with P.M.News on the circumstances surrounding the incident, Eke, said: “I came to Lagos six months ago through the help of my elder brother, Peter. He has a danfo (commuter) bus. I always drive it so that I can make money to cater for myself.

“The beauty of this woman caught my fancy and I thought of how I will go through her (have sexual intercourse with her). On this night at exactly 9.30 p.m., I took a machete and went upstairs to meet her. As she tried to shut the door, I ordered her to go inside.

“And seeing the cutlass, she obeyed. I then told her that I was hungry. She was confused about what to do. I just entered the kitchen and prepared some garri (eba) and I ate it with ogbono soup and good meat.”

Continuing, Eke said: “After that, I told her to go and take her bath. When she returned I tied her mouth and leg and I told her I needed to have sex with her. Since she could not overpower me, she pleaded with me to go and buy condom but I refused and I raped her.

“She slept off after I did it and I went to the sitting room to watch television. So, when it was 4.30 a.m the following day I opened the door and escaped to Ojuelegba, after I had stolen the N23,000 and two mobile phones from her.

“When I later returned home, I never knew the woman had opened up to the people and my brother.

Immediately the security man (Musa) saw me, he beat me silly and I was handed over to the police at Idimu Police Station.”

As at the time of filing this report, the suspect was being interrogated at the State CID Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

@obua ,which Imo state?my rivers state top Imo .

WAEC: Edo tops list of average performers
From Bukola Olatunji in Abuja, 04.29.2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007

Edo State, with an abysmal average of 38.42 percent, ranked first among the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC)’s Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), conducted between 2000 and 2006.

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Rivers State came second with 33.24 per cent and Bauchi State, third with 31.04 per cent.

These represent the percent of candidates who obtained credit passes in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

At the bottom of the list is Katsina State with an average of 2.25 percent, while Gombe and Kebbi States came 36th and 35th respectively, with 2.66 percent and 3.47 percent. The national average pass is 11 percent.

Bayelsa State led the pack in the National Examinations Council (NECO)’s SSCE with an average of 50.50 percent, followed by Edo with 45.39 percent and Ogun State with 40.73 percent. This time, Yobe State brought up the rear with 4.68 percent, while Gombe and Adamawa States came 36th and 35th respectively, with 5.23 and 6.03 percent.

The national average here is about 17 percent. Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, who presented the figures in her valedictory Press briefing in her office yesterday observed that "with the huge problem of examination malpractice, this is how woefully they (the students) are performing.

Ironically, the Ezekwesili further noted, “Edo State has the highest incidence of examination malpractice in the federation.” This, she said should challenge governments at all levels.

She regretted that, “over a period of seven years, WAEC results for the various states, except Imo show less than 30 percent success rate…Such poor academic achievement of our children is not due to their own inability, it is because our own society has failed them in providing the enabling environment for them to succeed. Every state must take a look at its own performances.”

Ogun State came first in the provision of infrastructure with an average score of 51.74 percent, followed by Lagos State with 47.30 percent and FCT with 42.33 percent. At the rear (35th, 36th and 27th positions) were Jigawa, Bayelsa and Taraba States. A general ranking of the relationship between infrastructure and academic performance also showed Ogun at the top of the list, followed by Edo and Lagos, with a score of 38.02, 37.01 and 34.90 percent, respectively.

the oil belong to the ijaws,ibibios,efilk,and to all the south south people.the Ibo's whine too much.

you are very insecure.

@Frank, what nigeria language is that.

None of the above.

ogboni still exists? is for people that want to get rich fast,after they sacrifice their own family members,or their favorite wife to get rich,the ogboni members never enjoy their miserable wealth.the evil thing people will do for money.

lol,were is Bigsis.

@youngdice calabar rate is higher than lagos.

shake head at this thread.

@Ono,take a look at this,there is  more nigerian language on Wikipedia.

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Contents [hide]
1 Brief History Of Esan Culture & People
2 Esan Local Government Areas in Edo State
3 Esan Names
4 Esan Language
4.1 Alphabet
4.2 Nouns
4.3 Pronouns
4.4 Sentence order
4.5 Verbs
4.6 Adjectives
4.7 Determiners
4.8 Translation of "The Lord's Prayer"
5 External links



[edit] Brief History Of Esan Culture & People
Esan (pronounced /aysan/) is one of the major ethnic groups in Edo State, Nigeria. The name 'Esan' owes its origin to Bini and was once corrupted to 'Ishan' by colonial Britain. Esan land is bordered to the south by Benin, to the south-east by Agbor, to the north and east by Etsako, to the west by River Niger. From Ewu to Benin City, the State capital, is 100kms long. The people populate areas such as Uromi, Ewatto, Igueben, Irrua, Ubiaja, Ebele, Ehor, Ekpoma, Ewu, etc in central Edo State, South-South Nigeria. It has flat landscape, one lacking in rocks and mountains, and good for agricultural purpose. Palm tree and rubber tree (used for the production of plastic products) rank highest among Esan trees. The land's variety of fruits range from mango, orange, grape, pineapple, guava, cashew, banana, plantain, black pear, avocado pear, lime to walnut and even more. Cassava, yam, cocoa yam, sweet potato, pepper, okra and rice are some of its farm produce. It has numerous streams that are too small to afford fishing. Esan are proud of their ancestry and heritage.

The people are said to be positive in outlook, creative, industrious and highly educated. History has it that they hailed from ancient Bini, and their language is of Kwa subdivision of the Niger-Congo language family. Replete with different dialects, Esan language is quite unintelligible to even many native speakers. For instance, the Esan word for person (or, somebody) is variously called by the different kingdoms' dialects as ọria (by Uromi, etc), ọhia (by Uzea, etc), ọyia (by Unea, etc), ọhan (by Ugbọha, etc). This obvious difficulty associated with speaking others' dialect other than one's mother dialect has given rise to the widespread use of Pidgin English, which is the local patois, a mishmash of Portuguese, English and Nigeria's local languages.

During the era of the military,the Esan had between five to six high ranking military, police and Naval officers as governors of various states around the country at different occasions, a feat that owed much to their learning,sociability and expecially their loyalty. Chief Ikimi and Chief Anenih— have been known to occupy the position of chairman of two national parties —NRC and SDP respectively.

Esan Day is celebrated at the Tafawa Balewa square, Lagos every December; there, names of all prominent Esan people are read to loud ovation. Esans believe in self help, thus asisting to reach villages and towns to achieve development. Prominent Esan are Chief Anthony Enahoro, who raised the motion for the independence of Nigeria; Peter Enahoro, who wrote How to be a Nigerian, Tony Anenih, a top Nigerian politician and former minister of Works and Housing. Other names include the late Ambrose Alli, Governor of Bendel State; Bishop Ekpu, Anthony Cardinal Okogie; late first lady Stella Obasanjo(late); musician Sonny Okosun and writer Aba Aburime I. Also included are Chief Tom Ikimi, former foreign minister (during the period of Gen. Sani Abacha); former Lagos state police commissioner, Oyakhilomen; former vice president of Nigeria, Augustus Aikhonmu (retired Real Admiral); former deputy commissioner of Lagos state Vincent Airebamen.

Esan are fun-loving people who have various festivities and ritualistic traditions.Their folktales and folklores serve as forms of learning and entertainment, like the famous Igbabonelimin. They have prominent traditional rulers who keep order and sanity in a complex society where beauty and manners are intertwined. Despite the long-term impact of Christianity among Esan, the people are fetish in that a large number still practise traditional beliefs in the form of worship of ancestral spirits and other gods. A large percentage of Esan are Christians, mostly Catholic and recently of other denominations. Esan has various dialects all of which stem from Bini and there is still close affinity between the Esan and the Bini, which leads to the common saying 'Esan ii gbi Ẹdo' meaning, Esan does not harm the Ẹdo (i.e. Bini).

Esan are great poets, writers, singers, carvers, farmers, scholars, storytellers, etc. The folklore and history of the Esan tribe is worth re-visiting and attempt should be made to research the various ways that the villages are related to the Ẹdo, and others who may have occupied Ifeku Island many years ago. The Esan heritage is unique despite the variation of dialects.

A handful of Esan families are known to possess Portuguese ancestry, resulting from links harking back to the 16th Century when Portuguese sailors and tradesman first entered the Bini Kingdom via the coast. British arrived Bini in the wake of the Portuguese numerous expeditions to, and intercourse with, Bini.

In 2010 the esan people will have there revenga for slavery for the real esan people r the children of God not the jews


[edit] Esan Local Government Areas in Edo State
The autonomous clans/kingdoms in Esan land are currently administratively arranged as follows under the current five local government areas:

(1) Esan North East LGA, Uromi:

  Uromi, Uzea
(2) Esan Central LGA, Irrua:

  Irrua, Ugbegun, Okpoji, Idoa, Ewu
(3) Esan West LGA, Ekpoma:

  Ekpoma, Urohi, Ukhun, Egoro
(4) Esan South East LGA, Ubiaja:

  Ubiaja, Ewohimhin, Emulu, Ohordua, Ẹbhoato, Okhuesan, Orowa,
  Ugboha, Oria, lllushi, Onogholo
(5) Igueben LGA, Igueben:

  Igueben, Ebele, Amaho, Ẹbhosa, Udo, Ekpon, Ujorgba,  Ogwa, Ugun,
  Okalo

[edit] Esan Names
ESAN NAMES Name Shortforms Meaning/Context Gender RelatedNames
Abhuluimẹn, Aburime Abu a congratulatory name literally meaning ‘the verdict is in my favour’; ‘the decision/ruling has worked to my advantage’, often given to a child in memory of a major feat or victory over one’s foe or difficulty M  
Abulogho, Abulogholo, Abuman Abu Equivalent of the Hebrew name Abraham, meaning ‘father of multitude’, as blessing or wish for a child to be a future father M  
Adesuwa, Ade meaning one who is born into wealth, the center of wealth, wealth surrounds her,typically a female name F  
Aburẹkhan Abu, Abure, Aburay One followed by a multitude M  
Agbọnkhese Agbọn an allusive name meaning ‘human beings are the unseen forces contending with humans’; ‘humans are their own enemies’, used to suggest that one’s problems, difficulties or travails are caused, not by invisible powers as people are being made to believe but, by fellow humans themselves M  
Aigbọkhan  You don’t strive with someone for no just cause, used by parents to inform their foe/hater that they are not culpable/guilty as alleged, and as such should be left alone M  
Akhigbe (Aah khi gbi ọnan) Aigbe 1. a name meaning ‘this child of mine won’t be killed, hurt or harmed’ 2. [esp Chris. based on Ps. 105:15; Is. 54:17] a name meaning ‘not (meant) to be harmed/hurt/killed’; ‘too defended to be a victim’ [Reason: many parents give their children this name either after losing some child(ren) to death or when they wish to safeguard one whose conception or birth was costly M Ujangbe, Otọibhi
Aikponobhua   M  
Aimiẹndẹ Aimiẹn A child can’t be bought, used to emphasise how precious or valuable a child is F  
Aituajiẹ Aitua It is not ideal to laugh/make mockery in a hurry (proverbial), used to suggest that there is nearly always the possibility of seeing a fallen person rise up, or that the future could be better or more favourable M/F  
Aiwainehi   F  
Aiwuanfo  One can never possess infinite wisdom (proverbial), used to emphasise the limit of human wisdom that makes people subject to errors M  
Aiwuansubhor Aiwuan Death defies human wisdom; death cannot be tricked, cheated, played upon, used to suggest how helpless and vulnerable humans can be humbled by death no matter how wise or intelligent they seem M/F  
Aiyegbeni Aiye No one wants their neighbour’s good, progress, well-being or that human beings have a tendency to wishing each other ill-luck M  
Ẹbhodaghe Ẹbho, Ẹbhoghe people are seeing; ‘the world is a witness’, used to suggest that one’s hands are clean, or that you are not guilty as alleged M  
Ebosẹrẹmẹn Ebosẹ, Osẹrẹmẹn ‘whom God has given me’, equivalent to Jonathan (in Hebrew) M  
Ebosẹtae, Ebosẹtale Ebosẹ, Osẹtae, Osẹtale whom/what God has ordained, suggesting that the will of God can’t be squashed M/F  
Ẹhizojie, Ẹhizogie Ẹhi God is the one who makes one king; or loosely ‘rising to greatness is God’s doing’ M/F Ẹhizọkhae
Ẹhizọkhae, Ẹhizọkhale Ẹhiz, Ọkhae God is the one who makes someone a hero; ‘achieving greatness in life is God’s doing’ (perhaps partly influenced by Chris. [Eccl. 9:11]) M  
Ehibhajiajeme Ehi  F  
Ekaniyere Iyere  M/F  
Ejele  Esan equivalent of the Hebrew name Aaron, meaning ‘esteem, lofty or loftiness, exalted or exaltation’ M Ọsẹmeje, Ọmọ(n)zeje
Enaholo Enaho Esan name literally meaning ‘these are the ones desired’, or (loosely) ‘long desired’, usually given to a male child esp in a family that has long longed or wished for one, similar to the French name Désirée /dayziray/ (fem. Désiré) M  
Erejele, Abejele Ejele father of exaltation/esteem;similar to Abigail in hebrew M  
Erọmhọsẹle, Erọmhọsẹ, Erọmọsẹle, Erọmọsẹ Ero, ayro, Erọmor (the) prayer has been effective; (the) supplication was effectual, given to a child whose prebirth condition(s) called for prayer or divine intervention M/F Osẹiwuẹ, Ẹbosẹ(le), Ebosẹta(le)
Ẹseleọhẹ Ẹse, Ẹsele ‘free gift’; ‘offer needing no payback’, a reference to the benevolent God who freely gives children to humans M/F  
Ibhakẹwuanlan, Ibhankẹwuanlan Ẹwuanlẹn I didn’t get wise early (enough)’; ‘I’m wiser, more careful now’ [Reason: a name parents give to a child when, after losing several children or after allowing themselves to be deceived, cheated or fool, eventually realise their mistake] M  
Ibọi  a moribund name originating from a misunderstanding of the British colonial officers’ often repeated word “boy” or “oh boy”, when calling the attention of an African worker or young man M  
Inẹgbenẹhi, Inẹgbenosẹ  (I seek God’s protection; I hide under the shadow of the Almighty) M  
Irọbekhian  I go with that which is good; ‘I like peace’; ‘I dislike trouble’ M Ikuenọbe, Ibhaje, Ibhajọbe, Ọsẹmẹikhian
Izẹhinọmhẹn Ẹhi, Ẹhinọmhẹn, Izẹhi I have chosen the good God; ‘I have opted for the God of goodness’, God here being symbolic of one’s guiding angel M/F  
khiẹna  a suffix to which a noun is added to affirm that you are wary of the noun mentioned in the belief that it is in it you suspect you may be hurt/killed Oaikhiẹna (I am wary of my family); Amẹńikhiẹna (I am wary of water, river, etc); Ọshiọikhiẹna (I am wary of my friend)  
Manatuẹ, Imanatuẹ  a corruption of the name ‘Matthew’ M  
Obehiaghe Obehi, Ehi We are looking out for God's time F  
Osẹzẹle, Osẹzẹe  The reason is God or ‘God is the cause’, being an acknowledgment of divine help either in the conception or delivery of the child M  
Ojiẹ  meaning ‘laughter’ influenced by the Hebrew name Isaac M  
Okhueleigbe  literally meaning ‘the constant ringing of a bell does not destroy a bell’, used to suggest that the fact that your name is being repeatedly subjected to slander, insult, or is maligned (esp because people misunderstand your good intentions) does not harm you; a common name in Uromi, Uzea M  
Oko, Okoh  a prefix that is added to a noun to suggest the kind of relationship the person has with the noun mentioned 1. son of; heir of. 'Okojie' (=king’s son; male relative of a royal family) 2. [esp African Traditional Religion (ATR)] son of, or dedicated to. 'Okosun' (=son of shrine, god, idol) 3. friend of; born into. 'Okougbo' (=born in the farm); 'Okorọ' (=born during raining season); 'Okoamẹn' (=friend of water, rain); 'Okouromi' (=friend of Uromi Town); 'Okoemu' (=friend of Emu Town) [Compare: Ọmosun)] M  
Okotuẹ  1. Esan name meaning Pastor 2. a regular churchgoer or church worker 3. loosely, a child born in a church M  
Ọmotuẹ  1. Esan name meaning Pastor 2. a regular churchgoer or church worker 3. loosely, a child born in a church F  
Omiojieahiọ, Omiogieahiọ Omiojie, Omiogie a name meaning ‘everyone’s wish is to be a king’s heir’; ‘to be a prince is everyone’s desire’ M  
Ọmhẹn  ‘pleasant’, equivalent to Hebrew’s Naomi M/F  
Osẹidobor, Ẹhiidobor  ‘God does not make mistake’, often given to a child whose sex is the reverse of what was predicted or anticipated M/F/ Idobọiyikosẹ, Osẹilukholor
Osẹikhuẹmhẹn Ekhuẹmhẹn a name meaning ‘It is God I praise’ M Osẹigẹn, Osẹiga, Osẹiro
Osẹmudiamhẹn  ‘God is standing for me’; ‘God is my support, fortress, stronghold’ M/F  
Osẹnọbhuohiẹn  ‘God is judge’, equivalent of the Hebrew name Daniel M  
Ọdegua  ‘she has mixed up with’ or ‘a mix-up with’, given to the first or the lone female child in a family dominated by males F  
Ọdianọsẹn Ọdia (usually responsorial or positively consolatory) meaning ‘it is well’; ‘fine’ M  
Ọdiọn  eldest, given to the first child in multiple births M/F Akhere, Adesẹ
Ọduẹki, Ọduaki Ẹki, Aki a memorial name meaning ‘trader’, given to a child born on a market day, or right in the marketplace/trading centre F  
Ọfure  [esp Chris. based on Phil. 4:7] a name meaning ‘peace’; ‘tranquility’ M/F  
Ọghanivie Ivie more precious than gold; ‘more valuable than gold’; ‘costlier than gold’, with gold here symbolic of the world’s costliest or most precious thing M/F Ọghanẹkan, Inẹkanbivie, Inojie
Ọhainlosẹ, Ọhainlo  ‘wonder’, ‘miracle’, ‘marvel’ ‘awesomeness’ given to a child often as a tribute to God, who is believed to be at work M/F  
Ọinọghosẹ, Ọilọghosẹ Osẹ 1. a name meaning ‘it is not difficult for God (to do)’ 2. [esp Chris. based on Mk. 12:16; Jer. 32:27] a name meaning ‘nothing is difficult for God (to do)’, suggestive of God’s infinite might M/F  
Ọmejele Ejele child of exhortation, loftiness, esteem, near equivalent to the Hebrew name Barnabas M/F  
Ọmẹnlosẹ Ẹlo, Ẹlosẹ, Osẹ [esp Chris. based on Zech. 2:8] a name meaning ‘(the) apple of God’s eye’, used to suggest how precious a child is M/F Aimiẹndẹ, Ọghanẹkan, Ọghanivie
Ọmobera, Ọmejele  ‘child of esteem’; ‘child of (my) right hand’, considered near equivalent of the Hebrew name Benjamin M  
Ọmọnkherebhe Ọmọn ‘all are children’, used by parents to emphasize that they accept a baby born to them despite the fact that it is different from their expectation/preference esp in terms of the sex F  
Ọmọnkhose Ọmọn, Ose child is the beauty of life, used to affirm one’s fulfillment in, and satisfaction with, life F  
Ọnahoẹmhọnlẹn  a name meaning ‘beloved’, equivalent of the Hebrew name David M  
Ọnuwabhagbe Uwa, Uwabhagbe the person whom the family hasn’t forfeited, offered, given out, used to state publicly, in a more spiritual tone, that your child should not be harmed, imperiled, killed F Akhigbe, Ujangbe
Ọtibhor  this child makes me glad; ‘this baby is a source of joy to me’; ‘this child causes me excitement’ F Eghọnghọn, Ẹduje
Uhọnmhọnebamhọn Uhọnmhọn one’s life is greater than one’s possession’, used to emphasize the consideration of oneself as primary/basic M  
Urẹkpa  ‘help’, equivalent to the Hebrew name Ezra M/F  
Uwadiale  Wealth is good M/F Uwadia
Uwahimhinre  it is to one’s home one brings things, with the advisory message that one should learn to favour one’s family, town, people, etc M/F  
Uwayemen Uwaye i love wealth F  






MOST FREQUENTLY USED ESAN WORDS


Bọdiayẹ? (How are you?)

Ọfure (Fine)

Obokhian (Welcome)

Obulu (Thanks)

Mundia! (Stop!)

Mundia (stand up)

Khara (m), Doẹjie (f) (Good morning)

Ranri (m), Khaijesan (f) (A word of thanks used after dinner)

Ọkhinbue, Ọsẹkhinbue (Good bye)

Ọkhin-ewẹ, Ọkhin-ewẹ (Good night)

Vae, vare (Come)

Go, depart (Kha khian)

Amọghor (Congratulation(s))

Linguistic finding has shown the word ‘gbe’ to have the highest number of usages in Esan, with up to 76 different meanings in a normal dictionary. Names starting with the prefixes Ọsẹ; Ẹhi, Ẹhiz or Ẹhis; and Okoh (for male), Ọmọn (for female) are the commonest in Esan: Ẹhizọkhae, Ẹhizojie, Ẹhinọmẹn, Ẹhimanre, Ẹhizẹle, Ẹhimẹn, Ẹhikhayimẹntor, Ẹhikhayimẹnle, Ẹhijantor, etc; Ọsẹmundiamẹn, Ọsẹmhẹngbe, etc; Okosun , Okojie, Okodugha, Okoemu, Okouromi, Okougbo, Okoepkẹn, Okoror, Okouruwa, etc. To any Oko-, 'Ọm-' the suffix of the name can be added to arrive of the female version e.g. Ọmosun, Ọmuromi, etc.


[edit] Esan Language
Esan is one of the numerous languages of the Kwa subdivision of the Niger-Congo language family, one of Africa's largest subgroups. Unlike English, Esan is a tone language like many of its neighbouring settlements' and Chinese as well. Currently, albeit slow, efforts are variously being made to have dictionaries and grammar texts of Esan language. Once produced, they may help interested Esan appreciate their tongue better and improve on it. Some huddles against achieving this dream are: first, the unusual level of aliteracy among many Esan; second, the literacy level which though comparatively high but calls for improvement; third, the large number of dialects that make up Esan such that, for instance, the people of Ẹkpoma would hardly comprehend Ẹkpọn or Ohordua. So pathetic is the situation that most annual Esan Kings' Council meetings are largely conducted in English. For the interim, however, the information below may be of some assistance in the direction of understanding Esan.


[edit] Alphabet
Esan uses the Latin alphabet, and a total number of 25 letters make up the alphabet: a, b, d, e, ẹ, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ọ, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, y, z. The diphthong consists of 10 sets of double letters: bh, gb, gh, kh, kp, kw, mh, nw, ny, sh.


[edit] Nouns
All Esan nouns begin with vowel letters (i.e. a, e, ẹ, i, o, ọ, u): aru, eko, itohan, ozẹ, ọrhia, etc. Due to the influence of neighbouring tongues and Western languages, especially English, there is the tendency among Esan to pronounce many non-Esan nouns beginning with a consonant letter. In the event of such within the boundary of Esan write-up, an apostrophe may be employed before the first consonant letter both to Esanise and ease the pronunciation. In speech however such apostrophe is often pronounced as ‘i’ /i:/: ’bazaar, ’Jonah, ’labour, ’zoo, etc.

Each Esan noun ends in either a vowel letter (e.g. ato, Ẹkpoma, uri, oya) or the vowel-associated letter ‘n’: agbọn, eran, ẹnyẹn, itọn, isẹn, etc. Exception to this rule is the writing of proper nouns where a name can end in letter ‘r’ always after a letter ‘ọ’ to make it sound like ‘or’ in English as well as the use of letter ‘h’ after a letter ‘o’ to make it sound as ‘oh’ in English: Isẹribhor, Isibor, Okoh.

In nouns, following the first vowel letter is always a second consonant letter: ahoho, avan, ilo, udia. For the expression of a feminine gender, the second consonant letter following a vowel letter is doubled: ahhihi (=female ant), ọshọ (=female friend), ọrrhia (=female person), etc. This style is better understood by French speakers, who usually differentiate genders – masculine, feminine, neuter.

Pluralization in Esan is of two forms, the first of which has to do with nouns that have original plural forms, in which case the first letter is replaced/displaced by another letter:

Singular Plural ọmọn (baby), imọn (babies); ọmọle (man, male), imọle (men, males); okpea (man), ikpea (men); okhuo (woman, female), ikhuo (women, females); ọshọ, ọmuọe (friend), ishọ, imuọe (friends); obhio (relation), ibhio (relations); obhokhan (child), ibhokhan (children); oghian (enemy), ighian (enemies); usẹnbhokhan (boy), isẹnbhokhan (boys); ọmamhẹn, ọmọhin (girl), imamhẹn, imọhin (girls); ọwanlẹn (elder, adult), iwanlẹn (elders, adults); ọrhia (person), erhia (persons); ọbo (doctor), ebo (doctors); Ebo (English citizen), Ibo (English citizens); obọ (arm), abọ (arms); oẹ (leg), ae (legs); use (nail), ise (nails); udo (stone), ido (stones)

The second has to do, not with the above which have original plural form but, with a large number of other nouns which do not. In this case, a suffix (as the use of 's' in English) is used by adding it to the noun in question, but wihtout a change in pronunciation. For example: Singular Plural uwaebe (school), uwaebeh (schools); eran (stick), eranh (sticks); emhin (something), emhinh (some things)


[edit] Pronouns
All Esan pronouns have plural forms different from singular, but both subject and object cases do not differ: All Esan pronouns have plural forms different from singular, and both subject and object cases are the same:

Singular Plural imẹn (I, me), iman (we, us); uwẹ (you) ibha, (you, or Pidgin English ‘una’); ọle (he, him), ele (they, them); ọlle (she, her), elle (they, them); ọhle (it), ehle (they, them); –, Aah; otuan [preceding figure(s)], ituan [preceding figure(s)]; ukpọle ikpọle,

(‘Aah’, ‘otuan’ and ‘ukpọle’ have no English equivalent, and while ‘Aah’ can only be used as subject, ‘otuan’ and ‘ukpọle’ can be used in both ways: Otuan ọkpa ni ele dia; Dati ituan eva re. Ukpọle ọkpa ribhọ. Jia ikpọle ea re. Note that ‘otuan’ (pl. ituan) is used for humans, ‘ukpọle’ (pl. ikpọle) is used for non-humans and ‘Aah’ depends on the context in which it is used.)


[edit] Sentence order
The use of Esan is open to three orders or arrangement: (subject-verb-object (SVO), object-subject-verb (OSV), and object-verb-subject (OVS)) to express themselves Okoh ’h gbi ele (SVO). Okoh imẹn ddaghe (OSV). Ena yẹ imẹn (OVS). SVO is commonest and most employed. The use of OVS is restricted to a limited number of grammatical constructions.


[edit] Verbs
All Esan verbs start with consonant letters and end in either vowel letter or the vowel associated letter ‘n’: bi, dẹ, fan, hẹn, lolo, etc. In expressing the past, doubling of initial letter of a verb takes place such that ‘bi’ changes to ‘bbi’ and ‘hẹn’ becomes ‘hhẹn’. A verb can also begin with a diphthong: khian, gbe, bhanbhan. The formation of past tense in this case is not different: kkhian, ggbe, etc. Some Esan dialect such as Uzea makes use of ‘ah’ (or ’h) to show present participle (as in “He is going home.”). Although this is absent in majority of Esan dialects, it is used and placed before the main verb when writing: Ele ’h khọa = They’re having bath.





[edit] Adjectives
An Esan adjective, as does an English adjective, modifies a noun or pronoun. That is, it gives more information about a noun or pronoun and makes its meaning more specific. It can appear before or after a noun. The only difference between Esan and English adjectives is that like Japanese, some Esan adjectives are verb-like in that they inflect to show tenses: Ele mhẹnmhin. = They are good. // Ele mmhẹnmhin. = They were good. The doubling of the initial letter of the adjective 'mhẹnmhin (good)' like verbs, clearly demonstrates this point. Esan adjectives are of two distinct types: ‘word adjective’ and ‘phrasal adjective’.

Word adjective.

A word adjective is an adjective consisting of a single word: esi, khọlọ, hu, jian, etc. This form of adjective is subdivided into five types: pre-noun adjective, post-noun adjective, numeral adjective, nounal adjective, and restricted adjective. A pre-noun adjective appears only before the noun it modifies, provides information about the noun’s size and/or quantity, and they start with a vowel letter: ukpomin, ekitui, udede, ikwẹkwi, etc. These adjectives are not subject to the law of tenses and do not take the suffix ‘mhin’. A post-noun adjective comes immediately after the noun it modifies: khọlọ, khọriọn, fuọ, ba, to, han, lẹnlẹn, bhihi, hu, khisin, khere, re(le) (far), re (deep), re (grown up), re (well attended), bue, tan, etc. These adjectives are subject to the law of tenses such that they are used to reflect time (e.g. “Okoh rẹ kkhọriọn.” = "Okoh is ugly.".

Except the adjective ‘khọriọn’, all others can be used with the suffix ‘mhin’, and (‘ebe’ and ‘esi’ which are also called noun adjectives) they all start with consonant letters. A numeral adjective is one that can be used to answer such question as “how many?”: ọkpa, eva, ea, igbe, etc. Because they are also nouns, they all start with vowel letters. They are neither subject to the law of tenses nor can they be used with the suffix ‘mhin’. A nounal or noun adjective is one that comes before a noun and can easily be manipulated to become a noun in usage: esi, ebe. It can neither be used with ‘mhin’ nor are they subject to tense law. A restricted adjective is one that can only be used with a particular noun e.g. ‘bhibhi’ in 'ewewẹ bhibhi' (early morning).

Some adjectives that can be placed under the word adjective are adjectives that are formed from the doubling of a word adjective: fanọn-fanọn (unkempt; untidy), rughu-rughu or ragha-ragha (disorderly), sankan-sankan (muddy and rough), yagha-yagha (untidy), kpadi-kpadi (rough or even), ose-ose (beautiful). This system can also be used thus: fanọn/2, yagha/2, kpadi/2, sankan/2, ose/2, etc.

Phrasal adjective.

A phrasal adjective is one that consists of more than one word; it is made up of a phrase. More often than not, an adjectival phrase usually contains either a noun + verb or an adjective+preposition+noun which combine to perform the work of an adjective. Some common examples are: rui ẹlo (blind), yi ehọ (deaf, rebellious), di ọmalẹn (old, senile), di itọn a (wretched), bhọn ose (beautiful), fi ahiẹ a (serene), fua amẹn (light-complexioned), ba bhi egbe (painful), mhẹn bhi egbe (body-friendly), mhẹn bhi unu (sweet), mhẹn bhi ẹlo (beautiful or not offensive to sight), mhẹn bhi ihue (not offensive to the nose), mhẹn bhi ehọ (not offensive to the ear), khọ bhi unu (unpalatable; offensive), khọ bhi egbe (unbearable), etc.

Below are some Esan adjectives and their meanings (and those that can be used with the suffix ‘mhin’ are shown) Ukpomin (little), ekitui (many; much), udede (big), ikwẹkwi (tiny; trivial), khisin-mhin (small; diminutive), khere-mhin (small; little), hu-mhin (big; foamy), khuẹlẹ-mhin (slim), re-mhin (far; deep; well attended; grown up), dia-mhin (straight; appropriate), bhala-mhin (light-complexioned), bhia-mhin (large, spacious), riẹriẹ-mhin (smooth), rẹrẹ-mhin (restless), kpoloa (smooth), gọ-mhin (crooked) kpono-mhin (slippery), kwọn (slippery; slimy), to-mhin (irritating), kpọ-mhin (widespread), khia-mhin (holy, righteous), fu-mhin (peaceful), bhiẹlẹ-mhin (lazy), fa-mhin (dirt-free, clean), lẹ-mhin (scarce), tua-mhin (quick), zaza-mhin (skilful), sun-mhin (slimy), kholo (spherical), hian-mhin (efficacious; alcoholic), nwun-mhin or mun-mhin (sharp; alcoholic), khọlọ-mhin (bad; painful), sẹ-ẹ (ordinary), nọghọ-mhin (difficult), kpataki (real), lo-mhin (inexpensive; deep), khua-mhin (heavy; hot), tọnọ-mhin (itchy), luẹn (ripe), khekhea (sour), riala-mhin (bitter), fua-mhin (white), bhihi-mhin (black; dark-complexioned), kẹnkẹn-mhin (multicoloured), kọnkọn (fat), kaka-mhin (hard; serious), toto-mhin (serious; taut), ghan-mhin (costly), ghantoa (costly), wualan-mhin (wise), sọnọ-mhin (offensive), lẹkhẹ-mhin (soft), khẹrẹ-khẹrẹ (muddy), gban-a (expansive), tan-mhin (tall; elegant), guẹguẹ (ingratiating), mhẹn-mhin (good), lẹnlẹn-mhin (sweet), zeze-mhin (strong), wo-mhin (powerful; mature), bie (cooked or done), fe-mhin (wealthy); fanọn-fanọn (unkempt; untidy), rughu-rughu or ragha-ragha (disorderly), sankan-sankan (muddy and rough), yagha-yagha (untidy); rui ẹlo (blind), yi ehọ (deaf, rebellious), di ọmalẹn (old, senile), di itọn a (wretched), bhọn ose (beautiful), fi ahiẹ a (serene), fua amẹn (light-complexioned), ba bhi egbe (painful), mhẹn bhi egbe (body-friendly), mhẹn bhi unu (sweet), mhẹn bhi ẹlo (beautiful or not offensive to sight), mhẹn bhi ihue (not offensive to the nose), mhẹn bhi ehọ (not offensive to the ear), khọ bhi unu (unpalatable; offensive), khọ bhi egbe (unbearable), etc.





[edit] Determiners
‘ọni’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘the’ (as singular) in English: ọni emhin = the thing ‘eni’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘the’ (as plural) in English: eni emhinh = the things ‘ni’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘that’ in English: emhin ni or ọni emhin ni ‘na’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘this’ in English: emhin na or ọni emhin na In the determiner phrases below, the determiners are in boldface:

‘ukpi’ (pl. ‘ikpi’) in Esan is equivalent to the indefinite article ‘a’/‘an’ in English: ukpi ẹmhin = a thing ikpi emhinh = … things ‘ọsoso’ (pl. ‘esoso’) in Esan is equivalent to ‘any’ in English: emhin ọsoso = any thing emhinh esoso any things

‘eso’ /ayso/ in Esan is equivalent to ‘some’ in English: emhinh eso = some things

‘ikpeta’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘few’ in English: ikpeta emhinh = few things

‘nekirẹla’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘whoever’/‘whichever’ in English: emhin nekirẹla = whatever thing

‘erebhe’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘all’ in English: emhin erebhe = all things

‘eveva’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘both’ in English: Emhinh eveva = both things

‘ekitui’ in Esan is equivalent to ‘many’ in English: ekitui emhinh = many things





[edit] Translation of "The Lord's Prayer"
OUR LORD’S PRAYER (OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN)

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. [For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever.] Amen.

OTUẸ SI EBIALẸN IMAN (ERA IMAN NỌ RIBHI OKHUN)

Era iman nọ ribhi okhun, ji elin uwẹ khin ebi Aah gẹn, ni ejele sẹ vae, ni Aah lu bhi otọ na bi eji Aah lu bhi okhun. Rẹ ni iman le ebale ni iman la le ẹlẹna. Ri olukhọ si iman humhin iman bi eji iman rẹ rẹhumhin ene lui iman khọlọ. Kha ii ji iman deọ bhi edọmhẹn – himhin iman sibhi ebeimhẹn re. [Ọsẹ khi ọni ejele, ọni ahu bi ọni oriri-ejele dabhi eji Aah ye na rẹ sẹ bhi ẹdẹdẹmhẹndẹ.] Isẹ.


[edit] External links
[1] Gerontocracy of Esan people
[2] University Of Benin
[3] Edo State Website
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esan"
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Ibibio
Ibibio language
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Ibibio
Spoken in: Nigeria  
Region: Akwa Ibom State
Total speakers: 1,5 to 2 million
Language family: Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
 Volta-Congo
  Benue-Congo
   Cross River
    Delta Cross
     Lower Cross
      Obolo
       Efik
        Ibibio
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: bnt
ISO 639-3: ibb
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-​based pronunciation key.
Ibibio is a language native to 1,5 to 2 million people in the Akwa Ibom State and Cross river state, Nigeria. It is the dominant language spoken in the state. Other major languages in the state include Oron,itu mbon-uso and Annang. Because of its importance in trade and education in the region, many Annang and Efik people also speak Ibibio. Ibibio is a member of the Benue-Congo group, which forms part of the Niger-Congo language family. It is closely related to Efik.

Contents [hide]
1 Speech technology
2 References
3 Phrases
4 External links



[edit] Speech technology
Until now, not many speech synthesis applications exist for african tone languages. Working on this subject are Gibbon et al. (2006) and Bachmann (2006,2007), see references and BOSS (Speech synthesis)


[edit] References
O. E. Essien (1991): "The nature of tenses in African languages: a case study of the morphemes and their variants." In: Archiv Orientalni, Bd. 59, 1–11.
Dafydd Gibbon, Eno-Aasi E. Urua und Moses Ekpenyong (2006): "Problems and solutions in African tone language Text-To-Speech." In: ISCA Workshop on Multilingual Speech and Language Processing (MULTILING 2006), Stellenbosch, South Africa: Center for Language and Speech Technology, Stellenbosch University, paper 014.
Raymond G. Gordon, Hrsg. (2005): "Ethnologue: Languages of the World", Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X
Kaufman, Elaine Marlowe (1972) Ibibio dictionary. Leiden: ASC / Cross River State University / Ibibio Language Board.
Arne Bachmann (2006): "Ein quantitatives Tonmodell für Ibibio. Entwicklung eines Prädiktionsmoduls für das BOSS-Sprachsynthesesystem." Magisterarbeit, University of Bonn.
Eno-Abasi E. Urua (2004): "Ibibio", Nr. 34/1 in Journal of the international phonetic association, International phonetic association, Kap. Ibibio. 105–109.




[edit] Phrases
Emesiere - Good Morning
Esiere - Good night
Aba die/ Aba di die - How are you
Aba ke mmo - Where are you
Abiong andong - I am hungry
Idem mfo - How are you
Idem asong - I'm fine
Idem 'nsongo - I'm not well
Amedi - Welcome (literal - You have come)
Sosongo - Thankyou
Akere die - What's your name
Mma ma fi - I love you
Ndiongo ke - I don't know
Nsido - What is wrong/what is it
Atweb atie - It's cold
Eyo ada - It's sunny
Ubak usen - Morning
Usen - Day
Uwem-eyo - Afternoon
Mmbubreyo - Evening
Okoneyo - Night
Ini - Time
Anie - Who
Nso - What
Ini eke - When
Ntagha - Why
Die - How
I would love to see Ijaw language on wikipedia

My Ibibio — language resources, including dictionary, books, proverbs, stories

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