some common sentences

1. obo u aa ye?  where are you going to?
2. obo u te aa bale? where are you coming from?
3. obo u te bale? where did you come from?
4. u she le emenaale? have you eaten food?
5. o she lase. he has gone out.
6. meme ali gie. me and you
7. ime je aayo. do not go there.
8. shito aana. sit here
9. o she lose me. i am tired
10. mi la wesheshi. i want to sleep
11. mi laa wesheshi. i will sleep
12. muga ke me. wait for me
13. muga aana. stand here
14. ime ge vie. stop crying
15. ro kali me. follow me
16. yabo me. pardon me
17. yobo me. assist me
18. kpa me obo. help me
19. elo u aa nono? what are you looking for?
20. elo u nono? what do you want?
21. ka kweya. go and take a bath
22. ka bola. go and play
23. onyi obo u kia? what is your natioality?
24. onyi etsako mi kia. i am etsako.
25. mekhia. welcome

EHI - the guardian spirit

https://nigerianpeoples.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/ehi-the-guardian-spirit/

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?

Azumi - fasting

A she lo uki iramadan - We have entered the month of Ramadan

Amo l'azumi o gbasẹ - fasting started today

Ẹlẹ italatin (igbesẹ) nabi ẹlẹ uye ali itiili le la iramadan - There are thirty or twenty nine days in Ramadan.

Uki no khua l'iramadan o kia - Ramadan is a great month

Uki itofa ali irabọ lo kia - It is a month of mercy and forgiveness

Uki isabiri lo kia - it is a month of patience

Uki ituba lo kia - it is a month of repentance

Uki ichimama Ishinẹgba lo kia - it is a month of closeness to God

Ishinẹgba lọ ki Ọnọma - God is the creator

Ishinẹgba lọ ki Ọnọkhẹ - God is the protector

Ishinẹgba lọ ki Ọgẹna agbọ- God is the Lord of people

Ishinẹgba lọ ki Ogie agbọ - God ís the king of people

U mhu azumi? - did you fast?

U laa mhu azumi? - will you fast?

Azumi o ze mẹ egbe - The fasting is hard on me

Okiamẹ o aa gbe mẹ - Í am thirsty

Okiami o aa gbe mẹ - Í am hungry

U she fa azumi? - Have you broke fast?

Elu rọ fa? What did you break with?

Idẹbinu lẹ mi rọ fa - Í broke with dates

Vha mo oni azumi - well-done for fasting

Ishinẹgba Ọ soku olema ma (eyẹ) - May God hear our prayers

A she tsana - They have prayed

RAMADAN MUBAARAK

Some Sentences

1. Mi la kuku oni odẹ - Í want to close the door
2. Guese odẹ - shut the door
3. Imẹ sọọse - do not scream
4. Mi wada khi ima laa sọọse - Í promise not to shout
5. Yaagua, li shilẹ abi u dobẹ - please, be as calm as you can
6. La aana ufuabọ agogo ishe, imẹ ke fasha - Be here by five o'clock, do not fail
7. Mi laa la aana ufuabọ agogo ishe - Í will be here by five o'clock
8. Kẹkẹ eva ẹ shi aana, yaagua - write your name here, please
9. Elọ k'eva ẹ? - What is your name?
10. Mi nono khi u kẹkẹ eva ẹ shi aana - Í want you to write your name here
11. Kẹkẹ eva ẹ shi aana neena neena - Write your name here immediately
12. R'eni ebe ena vh'aana le - remove this books from here
13. U she r'eni ebe vh'aayọ le? Have you removed the books from there?
14. Imẹ r'eni ebe vh'aayọ le- do not remove the books from there
15. R'ọfiẹ kẹkẹ eni ikpamemọ  ena - Write this sentences gently

Vocabulary-
Ukpamẹmọ - sentence

IKALIMA - word

Wada - promise

Fasha, defa - fail

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