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I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 9:10am On Jul 07, 2017 |
the aim of this thread is not in anyway political ethnocentric but for knowledge and learning purpose. let's begin 11 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 9:19am On Jul 07, 2017 |
THE ITSEKIRI ALPHABET Aa as in Ant Bb as in Bee Dd as in Deal Ee as in Ate Éé as in Egg (the letter E has the dot at the bottom not the top) Ff as in Fee as in Get Ii as in Inn Jj as in Jill Kk as in Kill Ll as in Lee Mm as in Me Nn as in Nil Oo as in Oh Óó as in Or Pp as in Pill Rr as in Rill Ss as in See Tt as in Till Uu as in Ooze Vv as in Veal Ww as in We Yy as in Yeild Zz as in Zeal 14 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 9:19am On Jul 07, 2017 |
so now let's proceed on how to use the letters in pronunciations A- Arira (Ant) B- Bóbó (Some) D- Diden (red) E- Egbele (birds) É - Efo (vegetables) F- Fifén (white) G- Guun (to climb) I - Iséfa (keys) J -Jésu (Jesus) K- Kokodié (Coconut) L- Luu (to beat) M- Mééné (One) N -Nana (stretch) O- Orusun (yam) Ó - Ókó - (Canoe) P - Péré ( Nail) S - Soro (stand) T -Tobele (tumbler) U- Uko (Cup) Uwan (tongue) V - veke (wide) W - wuu (to shout) Y - Yawun (misbehave) others include ts (Shi)- Tsola, Tsikale gb kp 13 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by WuraAtiFadaka(m): 9:30am On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: Ehhhhn wait o, una no get Gb and Gh? Although I was surprised to see V 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 9:35am On Jul 07, 2017 |
WuraAtiFadaka:we do i am typing off head it will be corrected now thanks for the alert 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 9:44am On Jul 07, 2017 |
next is numbers in Itsekiri i will list 1-20 1. Mééne 2. Meji 3. Mééta 4. Méérén 5. Maaru 6. Mééfa 7. Meeje 8. Mééjó 9. Méésan 10. Méégua 11. Okan légua 12. Eji légua 13. Eta légua 14. Érén légua 15. Maaru légua 16. Éfa legua 17. Mééta ee Jeto Ogun 18. Meji ee Jeto Ogun 19.. Okan ee jeto Ogun 20. Ogun 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 9:58am On Jul 07, 2017 |
waje couldn't mention me and my goons on this thread. I was ban on that thread for listing towns in warri, I don't know how warri effect nairaland, seun please work on that. I can see some borrowed urhobo words there, like uko and kokodie, also I noticed your numbering is almost same with Yoruba. cc: fratermathy Sanchez01 Nicho118 20 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 10:06am On Jul 07, 2017 |
next is greetings and salutations in Itsekiri and d response is in bracket 1. Doh (hello) Response (Doh) 2. Aghan doh (also pronounced "Ahn dooh) it means "well done all" Response : (Éné jé) it means "we accept" 3. Ere - Ówuró/Erówuró (Good morning) Response: Ere- Ówuró ra to ósón/ Erówuró tosón (let d morning bring forth good to the afternoon) but the typical response is usually "Erówuró Omeremi" (good morning my person) more loading when i charge my fone. lol 9 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by orbgoblin: 10:42am On Jul 07, 2017 |
Very sensible thread, I love it!!! 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:22pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
still.on Itsekiri 101 Greeting Ere-Ósón/Erósón (Good afternoon) Response: Ere-Ósón ra to alé (let the good of the afternoon lead u to the evening) or Ere-Ósón Omeremi (good afternoon my person Greeting Ere-alé/Eralé (Good evening) Response Ere-alé je (we enjoy d evening together) or Eralé Omeremi Greeting Ode-ejuma/Odejuma (good night) [Ejuma means tomoro in Itsekiri] Response: Ode-ejuma/Odejuma Other salutations and response in Itsekiri includes (with their reply in bracket) Erubó "welcome" (Adokpe "thanks" ![]() Also when in a gathering to acknowledge the presence of everybody one is expected to say the following 1. Oma-Iwéré dede mo kiaghan (pronounced "Omiwéré dede mokian) which literally means "child of Iwéré i salute u all" The response is Ené jé (we accept) N:B Itsekiri call their homeland in general IWÉRÉ 2nd form of greeting in itsekiri is Aja mo kiaghan (pronounced Aja mokian) it means i salute the community/village as Aja in Itsekiri means village/town/settlement The reply is Aja jé (the town/village/community accepts) So on nairaland i can say Nairaland Mo kiaghan lol the response will be nairaland jé 12 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:23pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern: same here i am in cell 003 lol sorry for not mentioning u earlier BEDC so i was in a hurry pls apologies.. yea Itsekiri is a distinct dialect with the Yoruba language so as we go on u will see many similarities remember i have always said itsekiri is an hybrid tribe mixture of Yoruba,Benin and their neighbours 13 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 1:35pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: @bolded is itsekiri a dialect or a language. the only benin influence I can see in itsekiri is the culture, apart from that I don't think itsekiri share anything with Benin again, was having a convoc with a guy about this and he said itsekiri migrated from Benin, but I was told itsekiri only adopted a beni prince. You can as well list names of animals. OAUTemitayo and other pro itsekiri on this forum I think this thread will be interesting to you. cheers!!! cc: seun, lalasticlala, please move this to fp when the op finishes with his writing. 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:38pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
more on Itsekiri greeting and response
1. Bokór? (how re u )
response: mo winór ( i am fine) 2. Ara dé? (hope u are well or how body in pidgin) response: Ara mi ( i am well) to be continued BEDC Is messing me up 5 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 1:41pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: that's y you need a good lasting battery, my 4,000mah last me for 12 hrs and I charge for only 1:30mins. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:41pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:yea u are right but weda small or big an influence is am influence. small small we de get there 4 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:43pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:i use infinix hot4 but we never see better light for days now |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:50pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Popular household items 1. Aga (Chair) 2. Iméjé (Table) 3. Utukpa (lamp) 4. Ekpetin (box) 5. Ukpo (bed) 6. Ésété (plate) 7. Ukujéré (spoon) 8. Uko (cup) 9. Éwo (pot) 10. udayibo (cutlass) 11. uda (sword) 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 1:59pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Still on Itsekiri 101 1. Father -Owa 2. mother - Iye 3. Son/Daughter - Otón 4. man - Okérén/Edema/ Okoro 5. woman - Obirén 6. Family - Ebi other words in Itsekiri come -Wa go - re big - Kporo small -tie (pronounced tiyé) 5 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 2:08pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
days of the week 1. Ajijala-Kporo (sunday) 2. Ojutse- Otsógua (monday) 3. Ókeji (Tuesday) 4. Ókéta (Wednesday) 5. Ókéérén (thursday) 6. Isoja (Friday ) 7. Ójijala tie (Saturday) colours 1. Diden (Red) 2. Fifen (white) 3. Egho ( Green) 4. Ekpo (yellow) 5. Dudun (black) weather 1. Owo (sun) 2. Eji (rain) 3. Aféré (wind) 8 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by OAUTemitayo: 2:36pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Interesting.
Thank you Efewestern.
I have the intention of marrying an Itsekiris all things being equal 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 3:31pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
OAUTemitayo: itsekiri ladies are dark and beautiful, nice choice. so do you understand anything the op wrote? 3 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by OAUTemitayo: 3:41pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:I know the numbers. So many words there are familiar with Yoruba so I understand them immediately. I must learn Itsekiri. 11 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Cuddlebugie(f): 5:39pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Too many loan words up there. Poster, how many languages or dialects, as the case may be, does Itshekiri share lexicon with? 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 5:47pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Cuddlebugie: itsekiri have only one dialect, they speak same. 4 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 5:53pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
OAUTemitayo: some words are borrowed from urhobo, They make use of "ts" why Yoruba make use of "sh" but I think they are pronounced same way, the itsekiri language is said to b same with the one spoken in ondo, I don't know how true this Is. like oriste / orisha tsola / shola atuwatse / atuwashe the op can list more for you, so learning it won't b difficult. cc: seun and lalasticlala do the needful 11 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by OAUTemitayo: 6:11pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:Wow. That is cool. I am particularly interested in finding any book where the Itsekiri language is laid out bare. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Cuddlebugie(f): 6:22pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:That i know. What i don't know is the number of dialects/languages itshekiri shares its lexicon with. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 6:34pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Cuddlebugie:the Itsekiri is a dialect of the yoruba language that has huge influence from Benin, Urhobo and Ilaje 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 6:37pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Cuddlebugie: Yoruba, with little influence from urhobo and edo 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 6:45pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
domestic animals Sheep- Agutan Goat- Ekeregbe Pig -Esin Dog- Érénja Cow - Imila Fowl- Egbele Duck-Kpakpayéké Turkey-Tolotolo Parts of the body Head- Origho Ear- Etin Mouth- Arun Egbeke- Shoulder Hand- Éwo Eye- Eju N:B The Itsekiri language is a Yoruboid Language found in Delta State. 8 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 6:57pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
@onuwaje is femi an itsekiri word cous it's only oristefemi that's bearing that name as itsekiri 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 7:03pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern: Oritseofemi that's d best Itsekiri translation i can transcribe for now lol 6 Likes 1 Share |
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