ETA - conversation
Ọchuwa: se, Ẹshiogie! Se, Ogie!
How is it Ẹshiogie?. How is it, Ogie?
Ẹshiogie ali Ogie: o chi. U wẹẹ ze?
It's good. Hope you're well.
Ọchuwa : Eli.
Yes, I am.
Ẹshiogie : oni egbe??
How is your body
Ọchuwa: o fọmẹ. Oni afẹ??
It's cool. How is home?
Ẹshiogie: o chi. A kpẹmi.
It's good. We give thanks.
Ogie : Ọchuwa, obo u nye?
Ọchuwa, where do you live?
Ọchuwa : Ibini mi nyele
I live in Benin
Ogie : obolọ o nuẹ?
Is that place far?
Ọchuwa: o vha ma nuẹ. Giẹ, obo u nyele?
It is not very far. You, where do you live?
Ogie : Afẹmai mi nyele
I live in Afemai
Ẹshiogie : mi she a je afẹ.
Í am going home
Ọchuwa : oo. O kila ne
Okay. Bye for now.
Ogie: kia wẹ.
Go well.
Ogie: oo. U ma kale. O kila ne.
Alright. Thanks a lot. Bye for now.
Se / abe - How (are you)? Said when you meet someone
Fọmẹ- cool
Egbe - body
Nyele- live. May be shortened to Nye.
Obo - where? Used when asking about a place considered far
Asho - where? Used when asking about a place considered close
Obolọ - that place / there. Used when talking about a place considered far by the speaker.
Ayọ - There. Used when talking about a place that is considered near.
Afẹ - home
Kpẹmi (v) - to thank
Ali - and
Nuẹ - far
Lodẹ - remote / far
Ogie- a name meaning king or chief
Kia - walk
Ma- Very. Comes after a pronoun.
Learn the basics of Etsakọ, a dialect of Edo language. The North Ibie dialect is a unique dialect of the Etsakọ language which is spoken in Edo North.
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