WAtodẹ
In the Street
Oshiozẹ: se !! U aa suọ etsakọ ?
Hello! Do you understand etsakọ?
Efwe : ee. Mi aa suọ etsakọ.
Yes. I understand etsakọ Tu
Oshiozẹ: asho oki o la w'aana?
Where is the market around here?
Ẹfwe: o la ekekẹ aayọ.
It is over there.
Oshiozẹ: u ma kale. Eva mẹ ki oshiozẹ. Giẹ, s'aa lu eva ẹ?
Thank you very much. My name is oshiozẹ. What is your name?
Ẹfwe: Eva mẹ ki Ẹfwe.
My name is Ẹfwe.
Oshiozẹ: ekekẹ aana u nye?
Do you live around here?
Ẹfwe : ee ! Ekekẹ aana mi nyele.
Yes! I live here.
Oshiozẹ: Obekha
Ẹfwe: Obekha
Oshiozẹ: okila ne
Bye for now.
Ẹfwe: okila
Bye.
Aana: here
Aayọ: there
Ẹfwe: wealth
Swọ: hear
Eva: name
Ekekẹ: area
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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