Wy/syl/Itsekiri phrasebook
 | ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ en:voy:Itsekiri phrasebook ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕ |
Itsekiri is an African language.
Phrases
[edit | edit source]Basics
[edit | edit source]- ꠄꠞꠦ
- . (Bokọ)
- ꠄꠞꠦ (informal)
- . ( )
- ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ
- Bokọ?
- ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠨ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
- Mo winọrọn, mo dọkpẹ. (mo winọ)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ
- Nikọ re ṣe ọrukọ rẹ? ( ?)
- ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕
- _Ọrukọ mi_____ . ( _____ .)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕
- . ( )
- ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕
- Mo bẹ. ( )
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ / ꠡꠥꠇꠞꠤꠀ ⁕
- Mo dọkpẹ. (moh-DOH-KPER)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ / ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠡꠝꠂꠡ꠆ꠡꠣ ꠘꠣꠁ / ꠁꠔꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠛꠤꠀꠙꠣꠞꠃ ꠘꠣꠄ ⁕
- Ọkpẹ ti Oritse. ( )
- ꠅꠄ ⁕
- Inn. (In )
- ꠘꠣ ⁕
- In-in. (in-in )
- ꠄꠞꠦ
- Mo bẹ. ( )
- ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠛꠣ
- Mo biẹ. ( )
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠖꠥꠈ꠆ꠈꠤꠔꠅ ⁕
- Ma binọ. (MAH-bee-NOO)
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ
- Odugba. ( )
- ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ (informal)
- Odiramirẹn. ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- Mee nemi kpe ọrukọ owun-aja we gẹrẹrẹ. ( [ ])
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠂꠘ ꠘꠤ
- Wo ka fọ ighereje ? ( ?)
- ꠁꠘꠅ ꠇꠦꠃ ꠀꠍꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠤ ꠎꠦꠁꠘ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ ꠙꠣꠞꠂꠘ
- Oniye-ki-oniye wi ubowe ti o ka fọ ighereje ? ( ?)
- ꠡꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠇꠞꠅ ⁕
- Tinmiẹyin! ( !)
- Look out!
- ! ( !)
- ꠛꠤꠀꠘ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- . ('Ere- Ọwurọ')
- ꠛꠤꠀꠟ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- . (Ere- Alẹ )
- ꠞꠣꠁꠔ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕
- . (Odejuma )
- Good night (to sleep)
- Odejuma. ( )
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠥꠏꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕
- Ee ye mi. ( )
- ꠐꠣꠐ꠆ꠐꠤ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠅ
- Bokọ ubaguẹ we gha ? ( ?)
Problems
[edit | edit source]- Leave me alone.
- Ju mi ṣi. ( .)
- Don't touch me!
- Maa gba ẹwọ to mi ! ( !)
- I'll call the police.
- Mo wa kpe ọlọkpa. ( .)
- Police!
- Ọlọkpa ! ( !)
- Stop! Thief!
- Ole! daani! ( ! !)
- I need your help.
- Mo fẹ utiẹyin rẹ. ( .)
- It's an emergency.
- O ṣe guajaguaja. ( .)
- I'm lost.
- Mo nọ rẹn. ( .)
- I lost my bag.
- Ẹkpo mi nọ. ( .)
- I lost my wallet.
- Ẹkpo ogho mi nọ. ( .)
- I'm sick.
- Ara ee ṣe mi gẹrẹrẹ. ( .)
- I've been injured.
- Mo kuan ara rẹn . ( .)
- I need a doctor.
- Kpe ẹwo-oyibo. ( .)
- Can I use your phone?
- Wẹn mi fonu rẹ ? ( ?)
Numbers
[edit | edit source]- 1
- (Mééne/ Ọkan )
- 2
- (Meji )
- 3
- (Mééta )
- 4
- (Méérén)
- 5
- (Maaru )
- 6
- (Mééfa )
- 7
- (Meeje )
- 8
- (Mééjó )
- 9
- (Méésan )
- 10
- (Méégua )
- 11
- (Okan légua )
- 12
- (Eji légua )
- 13
- (Eta légua)
- 14
- (Érén légua )
- 15
- (ẹrudogun )
- 16
- ( ọkan-le-ẹrudogun)
- 17
- ( Meeji-le-ẹrudogun)
- 18
- (Meji ee Jeto Ogun )
- 19
- (Okan ee jeto Ogun )
- 20
- ( ógún)
- 21
- ( ọkàn le Ogun )
- 22
- ( meji le ógún )
- 23
- ( mẹtá le ógún)
- 30
- (ogban )
- 40
- (oji )
- 50
- (ogurọta )
- 60
- (ota )
- 70
- (ẹgua-den-ọrẹn )
- 80
- (ọrẹn )
- 90
- (megua den oru )
- 100
- ( ọru )
- 200
- ( ugba)
- 300
- (Ọru mẹẹta )
- 1,000
- (Ẹbo ọkan )
- 2,000
- (Ẹbo meeji)
- 1,000,000
- (Uma)
- 1,000,000,000
- ( )
- 1,000,000,000,000
- ( )
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- ( )
- half
- (ode)
- less
- (ee-jẹ--di-o-to )
- more
- ( Le/ bọghọ)
Time
[edit | edit source]- now
- (biri-ọjọ-ghawe) (bọjawe)
- later
- ( )
- before
- ( di e si)
- morning
- (Ọwurọwurọ )
- afternoon
- ( Ọsọn)
- evening
- (Alẹ )
- night
- (Orun)
Clock time
[edit | edit source]- one o'clock AM
- ( Ghọjọ ọkan ni ọwurọwurọ)
- two o'clock AM
- (Ghọjọ meeji ni ọwurọwurọ)
- noon
- ( Ọsọn)
- one o'clock PM
- (Ghọjọ ọkan ni ọṣn)
- two o'clock PM
- (Ghọjọ meeji ni ọsọn )
- midnight
- ( Ẹgbelemeeji orun)
Duration
[edit | edit source]- Uṣẹju____ minute(s)
- ( )
- Ukọjọ(Uka-ọjọ)_____ hour(s)
- ( )
- Ọjọ____ day(s)
- ( )
- Ọjijala_____ week(s)
- ( )
- Ọnọrọn_____ month(s)
- ( )
- Ọdọn_____ year(s)
- ( )
Days
[edit | edit source]- today
- (Onuwe )
- yesterday
- (ọla )
- tomorrow
- (ejuma )
- this week
- ( Ọjijala eywe)
- last week
- ( Ọjijala ti o bọghọ̣)
- next week
- ( Ọjijala ti o wa)
- Sunday
- (Ọjijala-Kporo)
- Monday
- (Ojutse- Ọṣọgua)
- Tuesday
- (Ókeji )
- Wednesday
- (Ókéta )
- Thursday
- (Ókéérén)
- Friday
- ( Isoja )
- Saturday
- (Ójijala tie)
Months
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- January
- ( )
- February
- ( )
- March
- ( )
- April
- ( )
- May
- ( )
- June
- ( )
- July
- ( )
- August
- ( )
- September
- ( )
- October
- ( )
- November
- ( )
- December
- ( )