First Presentation In Edonaze By Uwagboe Ogieva EDAYI ODUWA Ẹmwen na guegbe guan nokaro Koyọ Ọsemwen! vbe ọ ye rẹ? /“Vbọyerẹ?” - Hello Dear/friend! How are you? ❶ Ọ yẹ'se, uruẹse. / Ọyẹse, uruẹse” - I'm fine, thank you audio Vbe a tie wẹ?/ vbe ọre eni wẹ? - What is your name? ❷ Eni mwen ọre Oduwa / Oduwa a tie mwen - My name is Oduwa audio Wẹ ma ye iwina ẹrẹna? - Didn't you go to work today? ❸ Ẹo, I ma yo - No, I didn't. audio Vbọ siẹẹ ne u ma na yo? / Vbe ọ siẹẹ? - Why didn't you go? ❹ Rhumwunda egbe ma rranmwen - Because I am not feeling fine audio U ma ye Ọsikita / Owaisinmwiegbe? - Did you go to the hospital? ❺ I gha yo vbe agha zẹkpẹ - I will go later audio Gbaro ghe egbe rhuẹ ẹsẹse? - Take care of your body very well ➅ I hoen, Uruẹse – I heard

Eguaevoen Erhunmwun Owie oghe Ibieka from Ebe Edo II ( Children's Morning Prayer) Havenly father we are your children we and all the children all over the world Guide us all through this day Be in our front Be in our back Don't allow vehicle to hit us Don't allow bycicle to jam us Don't let us get drawn in the river or be killed in the river Don't allow us to die in the well Don't let the tree fall on us Save us from all evil things Take away stealing from our minds and don't allow bad person to plant it in our minds Take away lies from our minds don't allow bad people to give us bad advise take away disobedient from our minds don't allow bad people to give us bad advise But let wisdom and good dids be our virtue all day long Iseeee! [Translated By Uwagboe Ogieva] ERHUNMWUN OWIĘ - MORNING PRAYERS Osa ne Erha mwan. - Our Father Ivbuę ne gięrę ima khin - We are your children Ma kevbe ibięka no

Understanding Money in Edo ITỌRỌ - ISELE - IKOBO – ENAIRA Mathematics of Money in Edo 1 kobo = itọrọ  10 kobo = Isele ọkpa (10 itọrọ) 100 kobo = Isele igbe  1 naira = Isele igbe 2 naira = ikpen ọkpa 10 naira = ikpen isen 20 naira = ikpen igbe 30 naira = ikpen ekesugie 40 naira = ikpen ugie 50 naira = ikpen isen yan ugie 60 naira = ikpen ọgban 70 naira = ikpen isen yan ọgban 80 naira = ikpen iyeva 90 naira = ikpen isen yan iyeva 100 naira = ikpen ekigbesiyeha 200 naira = ikpen iyisen / Ẹkpo ọkpa 300 naira = Ẹkpo ọkpa vb'ukhionmwen 400 naira = Ẹkpo eva 500 naira = Ẹkpo eva vb'ukhionmwen 600 naira = Ẹkpo eha 700 naira = Ẹkpo eha vb'ukhionmwen 800 naira = Ẹkpo enen 900 naira = Ẹkpo enen vb'ukhionmwen 1000 naria = Ẹkpo isen 2000 naira = Ẹkpo igbe 3000 naira = Ẹkpo ekesugie 4000 naira = Ẹkpo ugie 5000 naira = Ẹkpo  isen yan ugie 6000 naira = Ẹkpo ọgban 7000 naira = Ẹkpo isen yan ọgban 8000 naira = Ẹkpo iyeva 9000 naira = Ẹkpo isen

The Five Sense Organ – Urhuegbe ẹmwaen n'ọre egbe Aro (eyes) N'ah ya ghere (dẹghere) Use in view Ehor (ears) N'ah ya danmwehor Use in listening Ihue (nose) N'ah ya hionron Use to breath Arramwen (tongue) N'ah ya danmwemwin Use to taste Ukpunu (lips) [ukpẹ unu] N'ah ya guan kevbe rri'evbare Use to speak and eat Ekuaobọ -  Elbow - Ukoko’abọ Arm-pit - Ihere Breast - Ewęn Palm - Atata obọ Anus - On’isan Buttocks - Ikebe Thigh - Ekuaowẹ Toes - Ikpian’owẹ Fingers - Ikpian’bọ Teeth - Akọn Knee - Igbọn Mouth - Unu Foot Atata - owẹ Forehead - Uh’aro Face  - Ugb’aro Tongue  - Aranmwẹn Hair - Eto Belly - Eko Back - Iyeke External organs of the body – Urhuegbe n'orre egbe Ukhuegbe ẹmwaen n'ọre egbe uhun (head) ẹrrerre ( brain) aro (eyes) ehor (ears) ihue (nose) arramwen (tongue) ukpunu (lips) [ukpẹ unu] / akhuarrunu akon (teeth) ẹho-(t

Ighaemwin vbe Grama Edonaze - Quantification in Edo Grammar ọkpa ọkpa one one / in 1s ghae ọkpa ọkpa / ọkpọkpa share/divide one one eva eva two two /in 2s ghae eva eva / eveva share/divide two two eha eha three three /in 3s ghae eha eha / eheha share/divide three three enen enen four four /in 4s ghae enen enen / enenen share/divide four four isen isen five five /in 5s ghae isen isen share/divide five five ehan ehan six six /in 6s ghae ehan ehan / ehehan share/divide six six ihinron ihinron seven seven /in 7s ghae ihinron ihinron / ihihinron share/divide seven seven erenren erenren eight eight /in 8s ghae erenren erenren / erenrenrenren share/divide eight eight ihinrin ihinrin nine nine /in 9s ghae ihinrin ihinrin / ihihinrin share/divide nine nine igbe igbe ten ten /in 10s ghae igbe igbe / igbigbe share/divide ten ten Uwara 2 - Table 2 urukpa once ghae urukp

Some Domestic items in Edo, English (1) Emwin n'aya kpe Sidi kevbe Dividi – CD and Dvd player (2) Fan – fan (3) Batirre imoto – vehicle batery / Bateria de vehiculo (4) Ẹkpẹtin ehe – Travelling bag / Maleta de viaje (5) Mobi – Mobile phone / Movil (6) Ampilifaya – Amplify / Amplificador (7) Kọbọdi ipalor – Sitting room shelf./ Mueble  de salon (8) Lapitọpi – Lap top / Portatil (9) Redio (Ẹkpẹtin -ota) – Radio / La Radio (10) Tẹlivision (Ẹkpẹtin-ughe) - Television / Televisor (11) Kọbọdi ukpon – walldrop for cloths / Armario de ropa (12) Bẹdi - Bed / Cama (13) Sipika – Speaker – Altavoz (14) Iwaya ẹlẹtiriki – Electric wire – Cable electrico (15) Firigi – Fridge / Nevera (16) Maikirowavi – Microwave / Microonda (17) Tẹlifoni – Telephone / Telefono , Foni – Phone / Telefono (18) Sidi – CD / “ Ce.de ” / Dividi – DVD / “ De.ub.de” (19) Printa – Printer / Impresora (20) Komputa – Computer / Ordenado

A Look At The Benin Letters And Sounds By RICHMOND .E. IDAEHO It is specifically important at this point to direct attention at the alphabetical system of the Edo people, considering the present circumstances of the Edo language, which is almost fading away as a result of the influence of other cultures within and outside the Nation state, Nigeria, in which the Edo ethnic group occupy the present Edo state´ and by extension, parts of Ondo, Delta, and Anambra states. Language, it should be noted, is part of a people´s culture. It is the one most important means of expressing a people´s culture, values, and beliefs. It is used for communication, interaction and exchange of ideas. Consequently, the extent to which a people´s language is developed and influenced necessarily reflects upon the culture of the people, and a change or loss of language invariably affects the perception of the people; viz their culture and socio-cultural realities. thus, language is a means of exper

Arhanmwen Owa (Domestic) Arhanmwen Oha (Wild ) Arhanmwen Oto (Reptiles, insects & Crickets) Abon = civic cat Akharo = baboon Aguor = tailor ant Adiye = Hen Akuragha = bush dog Akikor = medium size snail Agbo / Oghoo = ram Akuagha = sloth Akpakpa = spider Ẹwe = goat Alazi = gorilla Akpakpawangan = Scorpion Ehenmwen = cockroach Ariukpa = moth Atetere = grasshopper Ekita = dog Azana = male pig Asaka N' Ugbogiorhimwin = Lethal black Army Ant Ekpekpeye = duck Ẹde = seal or Buffalo Asaka- Black Army Ant Elẹdẹ / Esiebo = pig (ordinary pig) Egui = tortise Asẹlẹ = cricket Elikhukhu = pigeon Ẹhue = rhinoceros Ayuhegbe = sand bug Emen = monkey Ekhui = armadillo (Scaly ant eater ) Egbu = woodpecker Emila = cow Emosima = type of tortoise Egilẹ = giant land snail Ẹsin = horse Eni = elephant Ẹhihi = ant

Singular and plural basically deals on pluralization of nouns. In Edo Language some nouns that takes “o” or “ọ” as first letter do end in plural forms with “i” or “e” as the first letter. e.g. ọgbenbe (writer) in plural form will be “igbenbe”(writers). Other nouns with either {i,e,u,a}  as first letter have “avbe” added word to make it a plural noun. In most cases “avbe” is a general form of multiple pluralism in Edo   As in the case of plural words that starts with “i” -  ikpẹmwen vbe nobun/nibun n'oh suenren vbe “i” Vb'ọkpa [Singular] Vbe nobun [Plural] As in “Avbe” or  “Avb'” [Multiple] Okhuo ( woman ) Ikhuo ( women ) Avbe ikhuo Ọgbenbe ( writer ) Igbenbe ( writers ) Avbe igbenbe Ọduẹki  ( trader / businessman ) Iduẹki ( traders ) Avbe iduẹki Ọdemwin ( client/customer) Idemwin  ( clients/customers) Avbe idemwin Ovbiẹdo ( Edo man ) Ivbiẹdo ( Edo people ) Avbe ivbiẹdo Okpia ( man ) Ikpia (

Edo Omuhen (Author) : Uwagboe Ogieva ero yaen owa irhuemwin na. Uwagboe keghi ke evbo na tiere Egun vbe Ikpoba Okha re. Ovbiedo kpataki ere no. Ukpo 1974 era biore. O ye owebe no yo se vbe oto Igbo na tiere Anambra. Uwagboe keghi kun otuna ya do we na gha zedo kevbe gha ruore vbe esuku Oto Edo, Oto eNigiria kevbe Oto agbonhia English Uwagboe Ogieva is author of this website. Uwagboe hail from Egun xommunity at Ikpoba Okha. He was born 1974. He attended Higher institution in Anambra state in Igboland. Uwagboe designed this website to assist the learning of Edo language in Edo, Nigeria and Worldwide Uwagboe Ogieva Biography (Okha Evbabièmwen) U wagboe Ogieva hailed from Egun village, Oka III, by Idogbo village, Ikpoba okha, Edo State. Belong to Ogbeide Ogieva family. Grew up in Benin City at Dumez rd off Sapele rd with 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Father, Mr. David Obasohan Ogieva pensioneer from UNIBEN . Mother: Mrs. Justina Egbon