I haven't posted today and I'm feeling really sleepy, so I guess I'll make this about sleep and things related.

Read through and wish me a great night.

Sleep, n... owesẹ
Sleep, v... Weshẹshi
Dream... Owina
Pillow... Akpẹsẹ which is short for akpẹsẹ ukomi
Music... Uwolo (because I'm listening to a nice track on wazobia fm)

I am sleepy... Owesẹ o la mẹ alo.
Í want to sleep... Mi laa weshẹshi
Till tomorrow... O ki akọ

Dua for sleep
Bismika rabbi amuutu wa ahya
In your name, my lord, I die and come to life

Eva ẹ, Ọgẹna mẹ, lẹ mi rọ gwu lẹ mi rọ liegbe bẹ agbọ.

Eva ... Name
Ọgẹna... Lord
Gwu... Die
Liegbe... Return
 bẹ... Come
Agbọ.. Life


Dua for waking up from sleep
Alhamdulillah alladhi ahyaana ba'da maa amaatana wa ilayhi nushuur.
Praise be to Allah who gave us life after causing us to die and we will all be gathered to him.

Ishinẹgba lọ mhuẹli ikpẹmi, Ọni ọ r'ayẹmẹ n'eyẹ oshimi n'ọ rọ r'egwuli rue eyẹ. Ai Lẹli a laa wolọ eyẹ buli.
Ishinẹgba... God
Mhuẹli... Have
Ikpemi... Thanks, praises.
Egwuli.... Death
Wolọ... Pack

So with this and at this juncture I say o ki akọ. Onagie o nu vhẹ gbẹ.

Ogbe. The weather

Oni ogbe?
How is the weather?

Ogbe o dala.  The weather is fine

Ulili o la ogbe. There is cold in the weather i.e it is cold

Ulili o aa gbe mẹ. Í am catching a cold

Efọse o aa gbe mẹ.   Í am hot

Amẹ o bi. It is cloudy i.e about to rain

Amẹ o aa dena. It is drizzling

Amẹ o aa ruẹ. It is raining

Efọse e la. There is heat

Ovọ o ze.  The sun is severe

Uki o gba. The moon is hidden

Uki o she lase.  The moon is out

Akpekpe o aa fi. It is windy

Ogbe o she gbe.  It is daybreak

Ogbode o she le - It is evening

Obili o she bi. It is night-time

• Ovọ o she lase.  The sun is out

NB - sometimes ogbe is used to mean time (ẹrẹgẹ).  It's synonym, ogo, May also be used.

Se? How?

Se is only used to ask a question.

Se ki yọ? _ How is that? How come?

So mi li..... How did I
S'u li.......... How did you
S'ọ li ......... How did he
S'o li ......... How did it
S'eyẹ li...... How did we
So vha li... How did you (pl.)
S'e li.......... How did they?
S'a li.......... How did one

Abinoyẹsẹ

1. S'u li yẹsẹ? ..... How did you know?
2. S'ọ li rami aayọ ?.. How did he get there?
3. S'o li ku kua? ........ How did it pour away?
4. So mi li ẹ?............... What did I do to you? (Lit. How did I you?)
5. Si vha li dobẹ?....... How were you able to?
6. S'e li mẹ oni ebe?.. How did they find (lit. See) the book?
7. S'a li laa yẹsẹ aayọ? How will we know there?

Abinoyẹsẹ ewese. Other examples

S'ọ mhe ẹ?... What (lit. How ) did he tell you? 

S'u ke li na gọ? ... How come you're so stupid?

So mi aa li ẹ?........ How will I do you? What will I do to you? What will I do with you?

S'ibaba ọ gu n'ẹ? What did father tell you?

S'ọni ọmọ ọ li de ? How did the child fall?

Obo u nyele? Where do you live?

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.

Verb conjugation - past perfect

Past perfect tense- ẹrẹgẹ n'o she dọsẹ fuse

Da
Mi she da..... I have drunk
U she da....... You have drunk
Ọ she da....... He / she / it has drunk
Eyẹ she da... We have drunk
Vha she da..  You people have drunk
E she da.......  They have drunk
A she da.......  One has drunk

Vhia........ To give birth
Mi she vhia...... I have given birth
U she vhia........ You have given birth
Ọ she vhia........ He / she/it has given birth
Eyẹ she vhia.... We have given birth
Vha she vhia... You people have given births
E she vhia........ They have given birth
A she vhia....... One has given birth

Vhiẹ..,................. Cry
Mi she vhiẹ
U she vhiẹ
Ọ she vhiẹ
Eyẹ she vhiẹ
Vha she vhiẹ
E she vhiẹ
A she vhiẹ

Verb conjugation - past tense

Ẹrẹgẹ n'o she dọsẹ_ Past tense

Weshẹshi _ sleep
Mi weshẹshi  I slept
U weshẹshi. You slept
Ọ weshẹshi   He/she/it slept
Eyẹ weshẹshi.  We slept
Vha weshẹshi.  You (pl.) Slept
E weshẹshi.  They slept
A weshẹshi.  One slept

Le _ Eat
Mi le.  Í ate
U le.  You ate
Ọ le.  He/she/it ate
Eyẹ le. We ate
Vha le.  You (pl.) ate
E le.  They ate
A le.  One/ people ate

Na _ run
Mi na _ I ran
U na_ you ran
Ọ na _ he/she/it ran
Eyẹ na_ we ran
Vha na_ you people ran
E na _ they ran
A na _ people ran.

NB -Eyẹ is also commonly heard as "ma" in other parts of Afemai

U aa suọ etsakọ ? Do you understand etsakọ?

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