Learning Edonaze Lesson One

Irhuẹmwin Okaro

By Uwagboe Ogieva

Emwanmwan na rriema ọmwan n'okaro khian gie ọmwan n'ogieva kevbe n'ogieha

Inota vbe uvien ọkade ọkade: 1, Vbe ah tie wẹ? Rha uh khin? // Vb'ah tie wẹ ? What's are you called? Who are you? 2, Vbe uh wẹ kerre? De eke ne uh kerre? // Vb'uh wẹ kerre? - D'eke n'uh kerre? Where did you come from? Which place are you from? 3, Vbe ọre ẹvbo-Erra ne uh zẹ? De evbo-Erra ne uh zẹ? // Vb'ọre evbo-Erra n'uh zẹ – De ẹvbo-Erra n'uh zẹ? What is the mother tongue you speak? Which language you speak? 4, Uh guẹrẹ ọmwan ọvbere guan rha? Rha non? // Uh guẹr ọmwan guan rha? De ọmwan non khin? Are you talking with someone? Who is he? - Who is the person? 5, Vbe uh wẹ a ye? De eke ne uh ye? // Vb'uh wẹ a ye? D'eke n'uh ye? Where do you stay? Which place you live? 6, Ah rre mobili wẹ? De ọmwan ne ọh rre mobili wẹ? // D'ọmwan n'ọh rre mobili wẹ? Who is in your mobile? Which person is on your mobile? // Note some basic pronouns in Edonaze: Ih / (Me) rrulẹ = I run Wẹ rrulẹ = You run Ima rrulẹ = We run Uwa rrulẹ = You run (Plural) Ihien / (ẹre) rrulẹ = He / she run Ihian rrulẹ = They run // “ọ” is a single consonant and a vowel. Pronouns as in door, ball, taught, etc, while “ẹ” is pronouns as in death, bet, better. Apostrophe “ ' ” is use when in two words one ends with either "e" or "ẹ" and the other starts with a vowel. e.g. Vbe ọh khin? = Vb'ọh khin? (What is it?) // Uh guanmwen manren egbe ọgh'eh Tisa kevbe Ovbirhuẹmwin - Conversation Between a Teacher and a Student Tisa: Eni mwen ọre Uwagboe, vb'ah tie wẹ? Ovbirhuẹmwin n'okaro: Ah tie mwen Uýinmwen Tisa: Vb'ah tie uh wẹ? Ovbirhuẹmwin n'ogieva: Ah tie mwen Ogbẹide Tisa: Uýinmwen, De ẹvbo-Erra n'uh zẹ? Ovbirhuẹmwin n'okaro: Ẹvbo-Erra n'ih zẹ ọre Edo Tisa: Ogbẹide, De ẹvbo n'uh kerre ? Ovbirhuẹmwin n'ogieva: Ẹvbo n'ih kerre ọre Naigirria // Eh Naigirria ih kerre Tisa: Ogbẹide, vbe Uýinmwen khin nuen? Ovbirhuẹmwin n'ogieva: Ọsemwen, Uýinmwen khin // Ọsemwen non Tisa: Ọma, wa ghi fẹko Ovbirhuẹmwin n'ogieva: Ma hoen, urhuese

Inota A: 1, Vb'ah tie wẹ ? ------------------------------------------ 2, D'eke n'uh kerre? ------------------------------------ 3, De ẹvbo-Erra n'uh zẹ? -------------------------------- 4, Uh guẹrẹ ọmwan guan rha? ----------------------- 5, De ọmwan non khin? ------------------------------ 6, Vb'uh wẹ a ye? --------------------------------------- 7, De ẹvbo n'uh kerre ? ------------------------------- Irhuẹmwin igiemwin n'ogieva Eni mwen ọre Uwagboe Ogieva. Idunmwun okp'erran n'oh ma giẹrẹ ọwẹ gbe, ulaba ọkpa yaen ugie vbe Oredo vbe Otedo Arriọba vbe Naigirria ẹr'ih ye. Ukpo iyeva ẹr'ih mwen. Eh Tisa ọghe Edonaze ih khin. Ih ka rrie evbare owiẹ nen ih ke gha rrie eh suku. ẹghẹ hia ih ya rrerre sẹrẹ iwina ----------- My name is Uwagboe Ogieva. I live in No.21 “okp'erran n'oh ma giẹrẹ ọwẹ gbe” street in Oredo in Edo state of Nigeria. I am 40 years old. A teacher of Edo language. Do take breakfast before going to school. Always go early to work. ------------ Irhuẹmwin igiemwin n'ogieha Ah tie mwen Adesuwa, Ukpo ọgban ẹr'ih mwen. Iwina eh Nons ẹr'ih rhu. Men kevbe Adodo ọgba wina. Ima gbaro ghe avbe emwan n'ọh khuonmwin. Owisinmwiegbe n'ọh rre Idunmwun Owina vbe Ok'ikpoba ma na wina. ẹrogo erenren vb'ukhionmwen vbe owiẹ, ih ya sẹrẹ iwina kevbe ih zobọ vbe ẹrogo isen vb'ota. ------------ I am called Adesuwa. I have 30years. My work is nursing. Myself and Adodo are working together. We treat patients. We are working in the hospital at Idunmwun Owina in ikpoba hill. Do reach work at 8:30am in the morning and close at 5:00pm in the evening. Inota B 1. Vb'ah tie eh tisa Edonazẹ?---------------------------------------- 2, Inu ukpo Uwagboẹ ye?---------------------------------------------- 3, De Idunmwun n'ọh ye?----------------------------------------------- 4, Eh tisa rrie evbare owiẹ rha?---------------------------------------- 5, De ẹghẹ n'eh Tisa ya sẹrẹ eh suku?------------------------------ 6, Vb'ah tie ọmwan n'ọh wina lele Adesuwa?--------------------- 7. De iwina ne ihian rhu?------------------------------------------------ 8, D'ẹghẹ ne Adesuwa ya sẹrẹ iwina? ------------------------------ 9, D'ẹghẹ ne Adesuwa ya zobọ?------------------------------------- 10. Inu ukpo Adesuwa ye?---------------------------------------------- Answers, commentaries or questions are welcome Wa rhuẹse