Imila Ogbọ

IMILA OGBỌ   ASKING QUESTIONS
OMILA (PL. EMILA) - QUESTION
OGBỌ - NEWS, 

ELỌ. WHAT
Elọ k'oyọ?  What is that?
Elọ o [elo] kia?  What is it?
Elọ k'eva ẹ?  What is your name?
Elọ a [ela] mẹ?   What happened?.

NB - in some other parts of Afemai elọ is replaced with eme and eva is eli.

ỌGUO?  WHO?
Plural - eguo

Ọguo u gbe ? Who did you beat?
Eguo u gbe?  Who (pl.) did you beat?
Ọguo ọ k'ọyọ?  Who is that?
Eguo e [egue] k'eyọ? Who are those?
Ọguo u kia?  Who are you?
Eguo vha kia? Who are you (pl.)?
Ọguo ọ la aayọ?  Who is there?
Eguo e la aayọ? Who are there?

ONOGUO? WHICH ONE
Pl - eneguo

Onoguo u nono? Which one do you want?
Eneguo u nono? Which ones (pl) do you want?
Onoguo u laa dẹ? Which one will you buy?
Eneguo u laa dẹ? Which ones will you buy?
Onoguo k'ona? Which one is this?
Eneguo k'ena? Which ones are these?

ISHI N'OGUO? WHEN
Ishi n'oguo u bale? When did you come?
Ishi n'oguo u dọsẹ aa lẹ?  When did you pass by?
Ishi n'oguo o gbasẹ? When did it start?

ASHO / OBO? WHERE -
Asho is used to ask for things that are considered close by by the speaker, while obo is used to ask about things that are considered quite far

Asho u [ashu] r'ọ shi? Where did you keep it?
Asho o la? Where iz it?
Obo u [obu] aa ye ? Where are you going to?

MIGE - WHERE IS/ARE?

Mige onyi mẹ? - where is my child?

Mige oni atasa? : Where is the plate?

Mige eni itsatso? - where are the brooms?

SO/ABI? HOW?
Se? Hi?

Abee! - Hi

Ebọyọ - Hi

Se ki yọ? How is that?
So u [su] rami aayọ ? How did you get there?
So a aa [s'aa] ke la khia? How do we go about it?
So mi li aa yẹsẹ? - how will I know?

Abi u li yẹsẹ mẹ? - how did you know me?

Abi a vheghie ẹ? - How are you called?