TIME - ẸRẸGẸ
COUNT - LOLO (syn - kalo)
COUNTING - ILOLO
NUMBER - INỌMBA
HOW MANY/HOW MUCH - IMHẸ, EEKE
HOW MANY TIMES - ITIMHẸ?
Numbers
1- ọkpa, ọguo
2- Eva
3-Esẹ
4-Ene
5-Ishe
6-Eseesa
7-Ishiila
8- Eleele
9- Itiili
10- Igbe
times
itimhẹ? - How many times?
Utoguo - once
iteva - twice
itese - thrice
itene - four times
itishe - five times
iteseesa - six times
itishiila - seven times
iteleele - eight ti mes
ititiili - nine times
itigbe - ten times
ordinal numbers
okpalo - first
ozeva - second
ozese - third
ozene - fourth
ozishe - fifth
ozeseesa - sixth
ozishiila - seventh
ozeleele -eight
ozitiili - ninth
ozigbe - tenth
okposhimi - last
For living things the first letter 'O' is replaced with 'Ọ'
Position of time
itozeva - second time
itozese - third time
itozene - fourth time
itozishe - fifth time
itozeseesa - sixth time
itozishiila - seventh time
itozeleele - eight time
itozitiili - ninth time
itozigbe - tenth time
people
Ikumi omhẹ - how many people?
ukumọguo - one person
ikumava - two people
ikumasẹ - three people
ikumane - four people
ikumoshe - five people
ikumoseesa - six people
ikumoshiila - seven people
ikumoleele - eight people
ikumotiili - nine people
ikumogbe - ten people
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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