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Mercy Ubughenaan Okuru
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Ima

Good/fine. Something that is beautiful or positive inside out.

e.g.

Ima m'iteeny imi

en  

Good things have gotten to me



Obetenu eerumudio /eerum̗udio

East

Break down: Eerumudio is the sun, betenu means to get up or rise up. Put together, obetenu eerumudio translates to "where the sun rises", which is the east.

e.g.

Obetenu Eerumudio.

en  

Where the sun rises.



Em̗eelaḍio/ emeel eerumadio

West

Breakdown: Eerumadio is the sun, "omeel" means to fall down. Joining these together, Emeel Eerumadio translates to "where the sun falls" or in English, where the sun "sets". As we all know, the sun sets in the west

e.g.

Em̗eelaḍio/ Emeel Eerumadio

en  

where the sun "sets" (West)



Ẹsịịny/esiinyom

North

Breakdown: Ẹsịịny [Ẹsịịny-ade] is the noun of the verb "osiiny" which means to climb. This noun doesn't mean to climb but indicates or describes a direction usually on land which has to be climbed i.e. something which is high or tall. Looking at any map, one can say that the north is "high" compared to the other cardinal points.

e.g.

Ẹsịịny/Esiinyom

en  

North



Esoor/ esoorom

South

Breakdown: Esoor[Esoor-ade] is the noun of the verb "osoor" which means to come down (usually from a higher location/position). Esoor-ade means a land or place that goes downward literally!

e.g.

Esoor/ Esoorom

en  

South



Oogh

Oniin - one

Iyal - two

Iraar - three

Inya - four

Oogh - five

Odiiny - six

Odual - seven

Ophaanya - eight

Esugha - nine

Dioph - ten

e.g.

Oony pho odi ma si oogh a'sia

en  

His son is 5 years old



Dey

Is/are/am

e.g.

She dey for house

en  

She is in the house


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