IVAIROSI IKORONA (CORONA VIRUS) COVID-19

The Covid-19 has been the discussion on everybody’s lips since the start of this year. This is no surprise as the virus (oshishi egbe) which started in China has spread to every continent on the surface of the earth. Governments around the world are having a hard time tackling the disease as many have died, and there has been a negative impact on the economy with many people fearing that they will lose their jobs.

Below are some Etsako terms which are related to the coronavirus.

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Akualo – face mask

With the rise of the coronavirus, people have been advised to use a facemask when when leaving the house to reduce the chances of catching the virus. The Etsako word for facemask; akualo, is formed from two words: ku which means to cover , and alo which means face. 

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Ivairosi– virus

This word, like many other technical words, is derived from English.

Ichinokhia-n’egbe – social distancing

People have been equally advised to stand at a distance of at least 3 metres when in public to reduce the chances of catching or spreading an infection. Ichinokhia n’egbe literally means to move away from each other.

Ikuarantini/Isoleshoni – quarantine/isolation

This is to lock a person away from others to prevent them from spreading the disease to healthy people. Quarantine is used for people who have been confirmed to have the disease, while isolation is used for those who are suspected to have the disease.

Isenta isoleshoni – isolation centre

Iguami n'o gase – disease outbreak

Amie – symptoms

Amwu/Infekshoni – infection

Derived from the verb mwu which means to catch.

Ishitoshowa – stay-at-home

People have been advised to sit at home to reduce the spread of the infection.

Iguese evholi – lockdown

Lockdowns were instituted all over the world in countries were the virus had spread to. Recently though, countries have begun to lift the lockdowns because of the effect it has on the economy. It has been argued that a lockdown is not the best approach to tackling the virus.

VHA SHITO SHI OWA. VHA KHA MOLI AMIE IVAIROSI IKORONA, VHA YAGUA VHA YE ASIBITU.

UKI AZUMI (RAMADHAN)

Uki i’Ramadhan ki uki ozitiili vh'elemi ukalele (ikalenda) Imusulumi. L’o ki uki azumi ni imuslumi ku n’e la eke-agbo e ga la elemi oli aa mwu azumi.

Ishinegba o guase eye elemi Al-kur’ani: Vhevhe ni vha she yayi, A she keke azumi na vhe abi a kpo li keke o n’agbo n’e kpalo vhe, vha ke moli inofe. Q2:183.

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A kha me uki ogbo l’uki i’Ramadhan o r’aa gbase. A kha ke gue me uki ogbo owese, uki i’Ramadhan o fo. Ogbele uye ali itiili (29) kokua ogbele uye ali igbe (30) l’a mwue vh'elemi uki i’Ramadhan.

Elemi uki i’Ramadha, vh'ele iyose izemi (Laylatul Qadr) l’Ishinegba o ro r’al-kur’ani kpiale gi Anebi Muhammad (SAW).

Ishinegba o guase eye vh'elemi Al-kur’ani: Uki i’Ramadhan ki uki n’a la r’al-kur’ani kpiale, o ke ki irodekase n’agbo ali etseke n’o kala n’o laa r’irodekase n’agbo ali ufadegbea (iteteva imwagie ali olemi). Onye vhe n’o da ke me oni uki, o mwu azumi shi o. Onoosoku-egbe kokua oni o ye okhiali, o lolo mwuno vh'ele ewese. Olokhome l’Ishinegba o nono na vhe, akhi omwunu l’o nono na vhe; vha ke mwuno eni ele gba ali khi vha ke r’Ishinegba fu obode n'o ro r’ode kase vhe, ali khi vha ke kpemi. Q2:185

Uki i’Ramadhan, uki azumi l’o kia. Elemi oni uki ona amusulumi o vha laa le emenaale, o vha laa da ame, o vha laa chi mama okpotso te ele uzogbe aa rami ele iyose. Amusulumi o vha laa chi mama ikakpuli imwe, o vha laa nu ogbo kholi, o vha laa ka, o vha laa mwe imwemi n’e vha chi eso. Udu oli ku l’o laa ro n'Ishinegba.

Azumi ogbo o dobe aa fuechea (ria) o kha kieli eni imwe ena;

1. o kha le emenaale neni ovo o j’eke
2. o kha nu ugue oli gue
3. okpotso o kha me olia-uki oli
4. okpotso n’o aa me o kha via

A me agbo n’azumi o vha kila omema (adarura) na. Eni agbo ena ki;

1. Okioji kokua okpisha
2. onoosokuegbe
3. okpotso n’o aa me (n'o aa sami)
4. okpotso n’o r’omo shi egbe
5. oni o ye okhie
6. okpotso n’o la ishito (okpotso n'o me olia-uki oli)
7. ivhie
8. ogbo n’egbe (ukpakomi) o vha gba na

Eni e vha dobe mwu azumi e kemi emenaale n’eneemwue. Ama e kha dobe mwu azumi, oyo l’o somi ne.

Uki i’Ramadhan o kha fo – n’a kha she da me uki ogbo – a khe r’idi al-fitr ro gele. Idi eva l’a mwue vhi adini al-islam;

1. Eid al-fitr (Isala n’okeke)
2. Eid al-adha (Isala n’o fu)

Isinegba nyie azumi eye vho, u gbe etse kua n’eye. Ishinegba r’onagie na eye vhi oni agbo ona ali elemi. isee!

IKELIMA EGBO (NEW WORDS)

azumi – fasting

uki – moon, month

ishito – menstruation

olia-uki – menstrual flow

onoomwue – the poor, needy

onoosokuegbe – the sick

ukalele – calendar

QURAN2:185

UKI I'RAMADAN KI UKI N'A LA R'AL-KUR'ANI KPIALE O KE KI IRODEKASE N'AGBO ALI IRODEKASE N'O KALA ALI ADEGBEA (N'O LA ITETEVA IMWAGIE ALI EFE). ONYE VHE N'O DA ME ONI UKI, O MWU AZUMI OLI. ONI O VHA KE SOKU EGBE LAA ONI O YE OKHIALI, O MWU UWE OLI ELE EWESE. OLOKHOME L'ISHINEGBA O NONO NA VHE, AKHI OMWUNU L'O NONO NA VHE. VHA KE DOBE MWU ONI AZUMI GBA ALI KHI VHA KE R'ISHINEGBA KHUA TIRALI ODE N'O RO KASE VHE, ALI KHI VHA KE KPEMI.

The Month of Ramadhan is the month in which the Qur'an was revealed as guidance for mankinf, and as clear guidance and a seperation (between truth and falsehood). Whoever witnesses it should fast in it. Whoever is sick or on a journey, then let him fast a number of other days. Allah desires ease for you, and He desires not hardship for you. So that you may complete the days (of fasting), and magnify Allah for His guidance, and so that you may be thankful.

COVID19: OSHISHI-IKORONA

COVID19 o ki iguami n'amwu n'a kiatso me vhi ukpe 2019. Evholi Wuhan n'o la Ichaina l'o kpo kiatso la lase, ama neena o she gase ashakasha ku vhi eke-agbo.

N'a ro rami 7 May, 2020; agbo n'e mwu oni iguami e she dose ekeka 3.84 elemi edevholi 187. Agbo n'e dose 269,000 e she ghuloa.

Amie oshishi-ikorona n'a yese ne ki; iba, okofo, oloseme, iyeme n'omwunu ali iwase iwese ali ilele-unu. O kha yemi dose, agbo eghuo e rue i'pneumonia, laa ikpamelami n'e la vhe elemi egbe e vha gue laa gbe akanya onagie.

Ereghe n'ogbo ro mwu oni iguami rami ereghe n'amie oli o ro laa lase o ki ekeke ele eva (ele 2) rami ele igbe ali ene (ele 14).

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Agbo e kha chi mama egbe l'oni iguami o r'aa gase ro te ikpami ame n'e te ogbo egbe aa lase ro te imwemi, okofo, itisha iyo ali iyo. Eni ikpami ame e vhaa tese shi akpekpe neni e de shi eke. Ama ogbo o dobe laa mwu oni iguami  o kha r'obo chi asha n'eni ikpami ame e de shi, o ke gue r'oni obo chi alo.

Ede n'a dobe te laa khe egbe aga oni amwu ki;

1. ikpaboa eregheeghe
2. ichinokhia n'agbo ninanina agbo n'e moli amie oni oshishi
3. igueseshi
4. ir'ode guese isue n'a kha laa tisha
5. ime r'abo n'a vha kpea ne r'o chi alo
6. ir'akualo ro guese alo a kha laa lase owa le ninanina agbo n'e moli amie oni iguami  ali ereloku eneize

Abi Akugbe Isokuegbe N'Eke-agbo (World Health Organisation) e mwe; a vha me idano ne n'oni iguami. Tirali ona, ogboogbo e r'egbe khia, e shito shi owa n'e vha moli akanya n'o mwuemi shi atode. Ogbo o kha laa lase o r'akualo shi alo. Ogbo o kha r'obo chi asha, o kpe abo a, laa o r'isanitaiza abo r'o shishi abo a.

EMATA EGBO

oshishi - virus
amwu - infection
iguami n'amwu - infectious disease
eke-agbo - world
akualo - face mask
eneize - the sick
ereloku - caregivers
ekeka - million
amie - symptoms
ikpami-ame - droplets

Parts of the body

Ikemi egbe

Ukomi - head
Itsu - hair
Esọ- ear
Alo - face
Ukpalo (pl. Ikpẹloe) - eye
Isue - nose
Unu - mouth
Ukpatsunu - lips
Olẹmi - tongue
Ẹkọli (pl. Akọli) - tooth
Agba - jaw
Ilagba - beard
Ẹkpami (pl. Ikpami) - cheeks
Uruli (pl. Iruli) - neck
Ẹkokuruli (pl. Ekokuruli) - throat
Ọguobọ (pl. Iguabọ) - elbow
Aye - chest
Udu - liver
Ẹkokudu - heart
Ẹnyele (pl. Inyele) - breast

Ukpẹgiẹ (pl. Ikpẹgiẹ) - joint
Ẹke - shoulder
Obọ (pl. Abọ) - hand
Ẹkobọ - palm. Also atatobọ
Ukpobọ (pl. Ikpabọ) - finger
Akpiji (pl. Ikpiji)- belly
Agu - stomach
Elemi, Ẹkẹli - guts
Oku - waist
Abiji - buttocks
Uji (pl. Iji)- genital area, private part
Ukpa - Vagina
Egbe ọmọse (Ekia) - penis
Anitọ - anus
Ukhekhe - thigh
Owẹ (pl. Awẹ)- leg
Ukpowẹ (pl. Ikpawẹ) - toe
Ufuowẹ (pl. Ifuawẹ) - sole. Also atatowẹ
Ẹgbẹ - sense
Ukpakomi - mind
Ibe - mind

Ọkọshọkọshọ - brain

Okọfọ - lungs

Ugua (pl. Igua) - bone

Ikalọ - Calculations

 Addition - irọ gbogiẹ

1 +1=2
R'oguo gbogie oguo o kila eva
2+2= 4
R'eva gbogie eva o kila ene
5+2=7
R'ishe gbogie eva o kila ishiila9
9+3 =12
R'itiili gbogie ese o kila igbe ali ese.

Subtraction

 6-2=4
eseese rue eva wọ o kila ene

7-3=4
ishiila rue ese wọ o kila ene

9-5=4
itiili rue ishe wọ o kila ene

4-3=1
 ene wase ese o kila oguo

Multiplication 

2*3= 6
eva itese o kila eseesa

6*2=12
eseesa iteva o kila igbe ali eva
 
5*1 =5
ishe utoguo o kila ishe

Division - ikemi

4/2= 2
eva  kemi ene o kila eva
 
6/3=2
ese  kemi eseesa o kila eva 

8/4=2
ene  kemi eleele o kila eva.

volume - ibumi.    

length - igboolo.   

height - iyaga.   

width/breadth - iwẹmi.   

area - alo eke.

triangle - egbesẹ.  quadrilateral - egbene.  pentagon - egbishe.  hexagon - egbeseesa.  heptagon - egbishiila. decagon - egbigbe

ilolo - counting

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

PRESENT TENSE - ẹrẹgẹ n'a la

Kẹkẹ - write
Mi aa kẹkẹ - I am writing
U aa kẹkẹ - you are writing
Ọ aa kẹkẹ - he/she is writing
O aa kẹkẹ - it is writing
Eyẹ aa kẹkẹ - we are writing
Vha aa kẹkẹ - You (pl.) are writing
E aa kẹkẹ - they are writing
Aa kẹkẹ - one is writing

Bino - check
Mi aa bino - I am checking
U aa bino - you are checking
Ọ aa bino - he/she is checking
O aa bino - it is checking
Eyẹ aa bino - we are checking
Vha aa bino - you are checking
E aa bino - they are checking
Aa bino - one is checking

Kpiale - descend
Mi aa kpiale - i am coming down
U aa kpiale - you are coming down
Ọ aa kpiale - he/ she is coming
O aa kpiale - It is coming down
Eyẹ aa kpiale - we are coming down
Vha aa kpiale - you are coming down
E aa kpiale - they are coming down
Aa kpiale - one is coming down

Iguami sickness

IGUAMI - ILLNESS

gua- to be sick


Elaa li ẹ? What is wrong with you?

Asho o aa to ẹ? Where do you have pains?

Eni egbe?  How is your body?

Ẹmi u vha ze? Aren't you feeling fine?

Weshẹshi yẹmẹ a. Sleep and rest

Elemi lẹ aa to mẹ. Í have stomach pains.

Ukomi o aa vanọ mẹ. Í have a headache

Egbe e aa khekhe mẹ. My body aches.

Egbe e aa kiẹ mẹ. My body itches

O lọsẹ mẹ sui.  Í am a little tired.

Egbe mẹ e aa to. My body is hot.

Ulili o aa gbe mẹ. I have a cold.

U laa je asibito? Will you go to the hospital?

E she fi ọli igbede. He has been given injections.

U she da ikumi? Have you taken drugs?

Egbe e she dala mẹ. I feel better.