hehehe, I didnt say I want to do the cooking.
He'll be the one cooking. . . .
No woman satistifed like an Ekiti woman filled with iyan/egusi

overnight cooking you mean?

kokoye:

overnight cooking you mean?

Yea, def that one too

@ IDI-ILEKE

1. mi ke lounje lule, sugbon ke se o la ti lo ra ounje. kimi fe se?

2. iya rashidat le ran mi luse lati ba on lo s'oke ilemukun.

3. Ekiti ni a n so nibi, i moh ba mi ko omo ria ni ekiti

4. se ti n ba ri idanwo ti mi ko lana, ah, o ti le ju. se ni mi fe ma sukun ninu ule idanwo

5. ki a ti ri? se iye iyabo ni a ki wa losan gangan yi?

^^^^
This is more than trying. You are writing fairly enough.
however, for me to give proper interpretation please always write what you intend to say in English in front of your dialect (language) write-up.
thanks.

1. Mi ke (de) lonje konkon sule mo. be si le s' eo loo mi lati r'onje pelu, ki 'ma fe se bee? = I don't have any food in the house. and there is no money in hand to buy too, what do I do now?

2. (THIS ONE IS GOOD ENOUGH) but look at it this way: eye Rashidat li ran mi luse lati ba'un lo s'oke Ilemekun.

3. Ekiti laiso nibe (libe), i mo bami k'omo ria l'ekiti.

4. Kin ba r'udanwo moko lana, ah, o ti le ju. se ni mofe a sunkun ninu ule udanwo.

5. ki a ti ri (ko mi sele)? ke'ye uyabo ya kia losan gangan?


As for common names in Ekiti
Most of the one mentioned above are correct. an average Ekiti man will not overlook the condition of birth of a child when giving names to that child. Then Ekiti names are very proverbial.
compound names with,
AKIN . . .
OMO . . .
OLA . . .
IBI . . .
ADE . . .
OYE . . .
etc.

sorry for responding this late. I was off line for some time now cause I was out of base and did not go with my laptop.

other names are
EGUN . . .
OGUN . . .
FA . . .
OJE . . .

all these are connected to the ancestral belief or worship.
One common thing too among my people - Ekiti - is using the local tone to call the baptismal or English names, e.g

Janet = Jeeni
Julius = Juliosi
Paul = Poolu
Samuel = Saamu
etc

Olumogun:



^^^^
This is more than trying. You are writing fairly enough. [THANKSSSSS]
however, for me to give proper interpretation please always write what you intend to say in English in front of your dialect (language) write-up.
thanks.

1. Mi ke (de) lonje konkon sule mo. be si le s' eo loo mi lati r'onje pelu, ki 'ma fe se bee? = I don't have any food in the house. and there is no money in hand to buy too, what do I do now? [Yes, that's what I meant]

2. (THIS ONE IS GOOD ENOUGH) but look at it this way: eye Rashidat li ran mi luse lati ba'un lo s'oke Ilemekun.

3. Ekiti laiso nibe (libe), i mo bami k'omo ria l'ekiti.

4. Kin ba r'udanwo moko lana, ah, o ti le ju. se ni mofe a sunkun ninu ule udanwo.

5. ki a ti ri (ko mi sele) [HUH?]? ke'ye uyabo ya kia losan gangan?


As for common names in Ekiti
Most of the one mentioned above are correct. an average Ekiti man will not overlook the condition of birth of a child when giving names to that child. Then Ekiti names are very proverbial.
compound names with,
AKIN . . .
OMO . . .
OLA . . .
IBI . . .
ADE . . .
OYE . . .
etc. [I got family members with this names, lol]

sorry for responding this late. I was off line for some time now cause I was out of base and did not go with my laptop.

Thanks for the corrections. . . .eti tojo meta, se ala lo se?

[I know that "se ala lo se" is for speaking with someone of same age/younger. So what do I say to an elder?]

Oh ke si wahala. In sha ti da mi le un, in seun pupo. [no problem for the late reply].

Hey, do you know where I can get ekiti songs/music? online, that is.

In ora o, obalaya ni ma sin o
Ijesu ni ma sin o
in ni n se o
in ni n s'omo
in ni n s'on kete to wa laye ria
in ora o, obalaya ni ma sin o

loff this song

Olumogun:

other names are
EGUN . . .
OGUN . . .
FA . . .
OJE . . .

all these are connected to the ancestral belief or worship.
One common thing too among my people - Ekiti -  is using the local tone to call the baptismal or English names, e.g

Janet = Jeeni
Julius = Juliosi
Paul = Poolu
Samuel = Saamu
etc

Na true be that one o. come see my mom call her patients' names. chaii.

And dont forget the famous "i" we put before the names. i.e ipoolu, isaamu

Me sef wan learn Ekiti oooo. Who go tish me?


EKITI KETE!!!

^^^

qualification question: are you an ekiti person?

100% Omo Ekiti!!!

Born and Bred In Ado Ekiti

Ileke-IdI:

Thanks for the corrections. . . .eti tojo meta, se ala lo se?

[I know that "se ala lo se" is for speaking with someone of same age/younger. So what do I say to an elder?]

Oh ke si wahala. In sha ti da mi le un, in seun pupo. [no problem for the late reply].

Hey, do you know where I can get ekiti songs/music? online, that is.

In ora o, obalaya ni ma sin o
Ijesu ni ma sin o
in ni n se o
in ni n s'omo
in ni n s'on kete to wa laye ria
in ora o, obalaya ni ma sin o

loff this song

inseun o, alafia ni min-ha. (thank you, I am well and hearty)

So what do I say to an elder? = se ala ni'se?

Nipa torin lede ekiti, mo ti isewadi re loo na. = As for songs in Ekiti language, I'm still doing the research.

Olumogun:

inseun o, alafia ni min-ha.  (thank you, I am well and hearty)

So what do I say to an elder? = se ala ni'se?

Nipa torin lede ekiti, mo ti isewadi re loo na.  = As for songs in Ekiti language, I'm still doing the research.

In ma seun seun seun oooooooo.

Ijesu a mu ayo ati oye ka rin o [hope I said it right lol]

In joo, ti in ba ti ba mi ri i un orin un n, me ran oka [car  ]  si yin

Kini "Mo fe dobo" in ekiti?

Gerrout! nonsense!

chic2pimp:

100% Omo Ekiti!!!

Born and Bred In Ado Ekiti

If you were bred in Ado-ekiti then you should be the one teaching us . .

seyibrown:

@ Ileke - idi & Olumogun:

Where you say  'mi ke lounje lule, sugbon ke se o la ti lo ra ounje. kimi fe se?'

I would say ' me lounje lule, sugbon ee se la ti lo ra ounje. Kinni ki mi se?

Your statement especially the 'mi ke' sounds like Moba LGA area /Ado LGA / 'posh' Ekiti to me. My Ekiti is more of  'Ijesha' and would not usually start a sentence with 'mi ke' but rather 'me'.

Thatz the problem with ekiti dailect; it has its own dialect.

I notice that in my relatives and family, some words are not the same.

Makes me confused on which one to learn.  And yea, I didn't live in ado for more than a few months, so most of my family speak Ikun/ ilupeju-ijan ekiti dialect. Dnt think there's more than 1% diff. tho

seyibrown:

@ Ileke - idi & Olumogun:

Where you say  'mi ke lounje lule, sugbon ke se o la ti lo ra ounje. kimi fe se?'

I would say ' me lounje lule, sugbon ee se la ti lo ra ounje. Kinni ki mi se?

Your statement especially the 'mi ke' sounds like Moba LGA area /Ado LGA / 'posh' Ekiti to me. My Ekiti is more of  'Ijesha' and would not usually start a sentence with 'mi ke' but rather 'me'.

slight differences are noticeable in the Ekiti dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the people. This is informed and influenced by their spatial locations especially the border communities to other states. For example, the people of Ado Local Government Area do not speak exactly the same dialect with the people of ljero Local Government Area, while the people of Ikole area speak something a shade dif ferent from the people of Ikere area. The Ekiti com munities influenced by their locations include Otun, (the Moba land) that speaks a dialect close to the one spoken by the lgbominas in Kwara and Osun states. The people of Okeako, Irele and Omuo oke speak a dialect similar to that of the ljumus in Kogi State. The people of Ekiti West and Efon Alaaye LGAs speak a similar dialect to that of the ljesas of Osun State. However, part of the uniqueness of the Ekitis is that wherever they may come from, they understand each other very well in con versation, in spite of dialectal variations.

Olumogun:


slight differences are noticeable in the Ekiti dialect of the Yoruba language spoken by the people. This is informed and influenced by their spatial locations especially the border communities to other states. For example, the people of Ado Local Government Area do not speak exactly the same dialect with the people of ljero Local Government Area, while the people of Ikole area speak something a shade dif ferent from the people of Ikere area. The Ekiti com munities influenced by their locations include Otun, (the Moba land) that speaks a dialect close to the one spoken by the lgbominas in Kwara and Osun states. The people of Okeako, Irele and Omuo oke speak a dialect similar to that of the ljumus in Kogi State. The people of Ekiti West and Efon Alaaye LGAs speak a similar dialect to that of the ljesas of Osun State. However, part of the uniqueness of the Ekitis is that wherever they may come from, they understand each other very well in con versation, in spite of dialectal variations.

Interesting.

I was listening to an Ondo cultural song, and it sounded a bit like Ekiti too.

What is the difference between "In ora " and "In mo ora" ?

One of the line went like " O n ni n se n kete [b]kai [/b]laye ria" and another singer said "O n ni n se n kete [b]to [/b]wa laye ria". Does that mean that "kai" is ekiti dialect for "to", or do they mean something different ?

What is the difference between "In ora " and "In mo ora" ?

Both mean the same thing but the latter many times indicate 'familiarity' and sometimes a bit of 'sarcasm' (reminds me of what my mum would say if she comes in and find you with 'unapproved company' , accompanied with plenty of 'eye rolling'.). Tone of speaker could indicate the difference.

One of the line went like " O n ni n se n kete kai laye ria" and another singer said "O n ni n se n kete to wa laye ria". Does that mean that "kai" is ekiti dialect for "to", or do they mean something different ?

The slight differences in the dialect show up in those two sentences again.

'kai'
'kee'
'ke i'
'to wa' (posh/modernised ekiti)
'ko a'


All the above will be used by people from differerent Ekiti areas to mean 'that is/ that are' as in 'he is the one who has done everything 'that is' in our lives!

seyibrown:

Both mean the same thing but the latter many times indicate 'familiarity' and sometimes a bit of 'sarcasm' (reminds me of what my mum would say if she comes in and find you with 'unapproved company' , accompanied with plenty of 'eye rolling'.). Tone of speaker could indicate the difference.

LOL I know what you mean by that.

And it could be used rudely too. . .

seyibrown:

The slight differences in the dialect show up in those two sentences again.

'kai'
'kee'
'ke i'
'to wa' (posh/modernised ekiti)
'ko a'


All the above will be used by people from differerent Ekiti areas to mean 'that is/ that are' as in 'he is the one who has done everything 'that is' in our lives!

Really. Thanku o

seyibrown:

Tone of speaker could indicate the difference.

A good one from seyibrown there.

Yeah, the tone of the speaker mater very well when you are speaking Ekiti dialect else you will appear PROUD to your elders, or TIMID to your juniors. Then people from other area like Akure, Ijesha, Ijebu-jesha, etc can only be detected through their tone or aggression while talking.

seyibrown:

Where

'S'oko j'epo? will usually mean 'Did you travel fine?; (literally means 'Hope the vehicle didn't use (too much) petrol/diesel!)and
[b]'K'olorun ji wa 're o!' means 'May God wake us up fine in the morning';

With my mum, it could easily mean; 'I am so gonna wake you up tomorrow morning with 12 strokes of the cane! .

It was so much fun learning the language while growing up! [/b]

all the strokes of cane at least were not in vain. you are a good "daughter of the land".

'K'olorun ji wa re o! will be better rendered as [b]'K'olorun ji a're[/b]. The 'JI WA" is already sounding like a pure Yoruba.

'K'olorun ji wa re o! will be better rendered as 'K'olorun ji a're. The 'JI WA" is already sounding like a pure Yoruba.

You are correct! I forgot to 'kill' the 'W' in that syllable!

Re: Yoruba Names/Oriki For God
« #75 on: Today at 06:06:23 PM »
Olomugon, i'd like your presence in the ekiti thread. Thanks.


ere tete ni mosa debe, uya lenu nije fun mi pe e siun konkon ko je 'emergency' = i rushed to this place (thread), was surprise to find out that there is no emergency.

anti ileke-udi, mo ti de o = anty ileke-idi, here i am oh!

Olumogun:

Re: Yoruba Names/Oriki For God
« #75 on: Today at 06:06:23 PM »
Olomugon, i'd like your presence in the ekiti thread. Thanks.


ere tete ni mosa debe, uya lenu nije fun mi pe e siun konkon ko je 'emergency' = i rushed to this place (thread), was surprise to find out that there is no emergency.

anti ileke-udi, mo ti de o = anty ileke-idi, here i am oh!

LMAO @ ere tete. Reminds me of good times jare.

I just wanted to bring this thread back to life ni in mo pele fun eru ti mi fi sokan rin.

Mi a si Ekti ni odun ti n bo, ibo ni a ni ekiti ti mi le lo si? [hope this is correct]

Noboby has answered my question since

^^^

dayokanu:

Kini "Mo fe dobo" in ekiti?

Mo fe di obo lagido

 

Oya repeat it seven times with your name in front

Like "Kokoye fe bi obo lagido"

Pls oh someone should help me out on this.
How is Naming, Burial and Marriage Ceremony conducted in ekiti state?
Pls I need comments ASAP...