Use of “Gui” and “Lahor” in Edonaze *(English + Spanish)

Use of “Gui” and “Lahor” in Edonaze *(English + Spanish)

By Uwagboe Ogieva

(First published 08-09-2011)

“Gui” could mean quarrel, complain, offend, annoyed or judge. Most of the time, use to express dissatisfaction, disagreement or discontemptment.  “Gui” when translated in Spanish language could also mean “enfadado, descutir, denucia o juzgar”.  The word “annoy” also mean “Sonnon” see table 3, example 6.  “Gui” also refers to offence. e.g."Ih gui" - “I am offended” or "I am annoyed"

Ẹzor also refers to quarrel, dispute or disagreement. E.g. “I have a quarrel with you”means “Ih mẹ vbe rhuẹ mwen egbe Ẹzor”. “Ohu” could mean hate, bittered or annoyed with. E.g. “Ohu rruẹ mumwen” meaning I am bitter/offended or  annoyed/ of you,  “Ohu rruẹ mumwen” can also be use for “I hate you” while “Otaniyeke”  means back biting, malice or gossip.

Bellow are examples of the possible usable of the word “Gui” and “Lahor” in Edonaze. 

Possible usage of “Gui”

Edonaze		Eng	Spa
Owo[1]	Uh wẹ gui rra?	Are you quarrelling?	Estas enfadado?
Eva [2]	Ẹdugie gui ye ẹmwen n’uh tae nodẹ	Ẹdugie is annoyed of what you said yesterday	Ẹdugie está enfadado por lo que ha dicho ayer
Eha [3]	Gui n’obọ (Benin idiom)	Be self reliance or work for yourself	Tienes que ser  una luchadora por vivir
Enen [4]	Ghẹ gui man ren!	Don’t complain to him!	No denucia al el
Isen[5]	Vbe uwa gui ba na?	What are you (people) quarreling about?	De que estais descutiendo?
Ehan[6]	Rra gui man rhuẹ?	Who complained to you?	Quien te ha denuciado?
Ihinron[7]	Erauyi guarra gui ẹzọ ẹse	Erauyi can judge case very well	Erauyi puede juzgar bien
Erenren[8]	Ghẹ gui	Sorry! or Don’t complain	Perdona! No te enfada
Ihinrin[9]	Vbe ọh ya gui ẹzọ ni rẹẹ?	How did he judge the case?	Como se ha juzgado aquel caso?
Igbe[10]	Ih gui yọ	I complained about it	La he denuciado

“Lahọ” which is also written as “Lahor” means please. Most speakers do normally mistake "lahor" for "larọ" which meanenter. In Spanish, it is translated “Por favor or Perdon”. Below are some usage or sentence in relations with “Lahor”

Possible usage of “Lahor”

Owo[1]	Lahor, ghẹ gui	Please, don’t be annoyed	Por favor, no te enfadas
Eva [2]	ọh we n´uh lahor	He said, please	El dice Por favor
Eha [3]	Lahor, rrie me	Please, give me	Por favor dame
Enen [4]	W’ẹre lahor	Tell him, please	Dile Por favor
Isen[5]	Lahor zẹ yọ	Please, put {in the case of rice}	Por favor, ponlo
Ehan[6]	Lahor sa yọ	Please,pour {liquid}	Por favor, ponlo
Ihinron[7]	Lahor mu yọ	Please, put {tangable object}	Por favor, ponlo
Erenren[8]	Lahor fi yọ	Please, throw {like, throw on it}	Por favor, ponlo
Ihinrin[9]	Lahor ho yọ	Please, put {like in quantity}	Por favor, ponlo
Igbe[10]	Lahor kun yọ	Please, put or replace {like in organize, create or make}	Por favor, ponlo
Owọrọ[11]	Lahor, ta man mwen	Please, tell me	Por favor, digame
Iweva[12]	Lahor rrie yọ	Please, add {like in add to it}	Por favor, adjuntamas

Possible usage of “Gui” and  “Lahor”

Owo[1]	Lahor, ghẹ gui ta man mwen	Please, don’t be annoyed tell me	Por favor, no te enfadas dígame
Eva [2]	Lahor, kha man ren Adesuwa wẹrẹ Iyẹ ẹre gui	Please, tell Adesuwa that her mother is annoyed	Por favor, dile a Adesuwa que su madre esta enfadado
Eha [3]	Iyenagbon wẹ gui, lahor ya hinvbian ren	Your girlfriend is annoyed, please go beg her	Tu novia está enfadada, tienes que pedirle perdón
Enen [4]	Rra gui man rhuẹ? Lahor ta man mwen	Who complained to you? Please tell me	Quien te ha denunciado? dímelo
Isen[5]	Vbe ihian ya gui ẹzọ ni hẹ? Lahor ta man mwen	How did they judge the case? Please tell me	Como han juzgado aquel caso? Por favor dímelo
Ehan[6]	Ghẹ gui! Ih man ren ghe ọh gha sonnon wẹ, lahor .	Sorry! I didn’t know it will annoy you, Please.	Perdón! No sabía que te va enfadar, por favor.
Ihinron[7]	Lahor ghẹ gui, vbe ah se tie ukpo ni?	Please, don’t be annoyed, what is the name of that street?	Por favor, no te enfadas, como ser llama aquella calle?
Erenren[8]	Lahor ghẹ gui, Ih re ọmwan n’uh gualor	Please, don’t get angry, I am not the one you looking for	Por favor, no te enfadas, no soy quien estas buscando
Ihinrin[9]	Lahor, rrie ovbiovbokhan ni gu mwen, ghẹ gui	Please bring me that child, sorry.	Por favor tráigame el niño, no te enfadas
Igbe[10]	Lahor rrie ẹre hin, i gui yọ	Please take it away, I don’t like it	Por favor quítalo, no me gusta
Oworo[11]	Lahor, ghẹ  ta man ren, ọh gui yọ. Urhuẹse	Please don’t tell her, she don’t like it. Thanks	Por favor no ser la comenta, porque no la gusta. Gracias

 To be Continued...