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🎙️🔥 ISOKO 101 IS HERE 🔥🎙️
One word at a time…
One lesson at a time…
We’re bringing the Isoko language back to life 💯🌍
Lesson 1 is OUT NOW 🚀
Watch. Learn. Repeat. Speak 🗣️
Don’t just be Isoko by name… SPEAK IT 😌🔥
#Isoko101 #LearnIsoko #SpeakIsoko #IsokoLanguage #IsokoCul
𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒
Dawn - Okè ukpono
Daybreak - Okè urieno
Last year - Ukpènu ukpo
Next year - Ukpè nobetha
Last Night - Aso nukpo
Last week - Oka nukpo
Next Week - Oka nọbetha (notha)
Last Month - Amara nukpo
Next Month - Amara nọbetha
#LearnIsoko
𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒
Time - okẹ̀
Day - ẹdẹ
Afternoon - okẹ-uvo
Night - Aso
Today - Ninẹ/Nonẹ
Tomorrow - odẹnotha
Yesterday - odẹnukpo
Now - obọnana
Later - ẹsiẹfa
Everyday - kẹdẹ kẹdẹ
Week - oka
Month - àmara
Add yours
#LearnIsoko
LEARN ISOKO LANGUAGE & WORDS
Wrist - ẹzuobọ
Bucket - Ogogolo
Broom -Uwere
House - uwou (uvbou)
Television - etehe-ughe (ekpẹti-ughẹ)
Family - uviuwo
Shirt - Èwhu
Red - ọwawae
Military- ọgbaemo
Wine - Udi
Bone - Ugbowan
Add yours, what is new to you? 😆
#LearnIsoko
Contextual uses of GO in Isoko Language
Nya - go
gwọlọ/nya iru - going to do
Nya Kpohọ - go to
Lèlè - go with/ follow
Nya vrẹ no - is gone
Whẹ nya ha - don't go
Nya Kpo - go home
Nya zihe - go back
Nya kpè etẹ - go there
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What is the literal interpretation of this Isoko proverb, can you translate?
Meaning:
Your response to an issue follows the sequence of thought or mannerism displayed by the other party.
#isokoproverbs #learnIsoko
The Isoko Language Center Jos classes starts. 👏
#LearnIsoko
The Isoko Language Center classes began in ernest today, turn up was impressive and writing materials were distributed free of charge to all beginners by the Ewheyae Isoko Ass of Nig (EIAN) Jos. Classes was a week short of schedule due to a week long curfew in Jos.
@TheIsokos
Some Isoko words written with the /vb/ diphthong.
evbu - Shirt
Ovbe - pond
avbiri - pleasure
ẹvbe - breathe
uvbou - house
ukọ-avbava - motorcycle
ukọ- avbanị - car
ọmọvba - Ant
ọvba - squirrel.
NOTE: /vb/ is pronounced with /wh/ for the most part.
#LearnIsoko
Isoko Language Center (Promoting the Isoko Mother Tongue language) at Udubrae library Jos Museum, facilitated by the Ewheyae Isoko Association of Nigeria Jos Chapter.
These are the kind of initiatives that major Isoko bodies should encourage and promote. It is FREE
#LearnIsoko
Numbers in Erowha-Isoko dialect.
1. Ovuōvó
2. Ivė
3. Esa
4. Enaeh
5. Isonrī
6. Enza
7. iruēn
8. Erianrē
9. izionrī
10. Ikpē
11. Kp’ovō
12. kp’ivė
13. kp’esa
14. kp’enaeh
15. kp’isonrī
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@TheIsokos In Erowha Dialect,
Yasē — come
Yas'ayonō— come here
Mēra yase — I’m coming
Wro’rorē — come down
Mēzagbe Yase — I’m no longer coming
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#LearnErowha
Contextual uses of COME in Isoko
Nyaze - come
Nyaze 'tinẹ - come here
nya vrẹ nò - come to pass
Ọbe tha - Will come
Ọbe nyaze - Is coming
Ẹnya ze - coming
Ikpẹ nọ r'obaro - years to come
Nwrotọ - come down
Ọzino - Has come
Nò ze - come from
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𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄
Ọghẹnẹ
Ọnowo
Ọnowawho
Olori
Jihova
Ọnọmakpọ
Omẹhomẹ
Osu Erugbakpọ
Erumeru
Ọrọ ọsosuọ gbe ọrọ urere
Ọkiroro igbunu
Ọsẹ Ebẹdẹ Bẹdẹ
Osu Udhedhẹ
Add yours
#LearnIsoko
Numbers in Isoko. Who can list from 10 to 20 or 20 to 30? 🤔
#LearnIsoko
Obiala mai rẹ j'oka
(Our flag shall have a symbol)
'Biala n' okari' epẹ
(A banner without stain)
Obiala = Banner/Flag 🤌 🤔
#LearnIsoko
Just came across the Old/New National Anthem, Nigeria we hail thee in Isoko Hymn Book 424 by CAO Apena.
Can you sing it or we should mind our business? 🤔
𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒
Ikerekare - writings
Ukọ - messenger
Ukolagbùsa - broken calabash
Akpakpasumagha - centipede
Ẹkpẹlobọ - Left Handed
Ozẹzẹ - cricket
Ugbẹnyusu - friend
Okpomoku - gallon
Uvbeli - Tail
Afìtọ - Comb
Ugẹgẹ - Tripod
#LearnIsoko
So there are 5 classification of Isoko dialects by Williamson 1968.
● Erowha
● Western Group
● Western-Central Group
● East-Central
● Standard Language.
Which group do you fall? I'm maybe East Central spoken and written or anyone that enters my lips 🤗
#LearnIsoko
𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒
Time - okẹ̀
Day - ẹdẹ
Afternoon - okẹ-uvo
Night - Aso
Today - Ninẹ/Nonẹ
Tomorrow - odẹnotha
Yesterday - odẹnukpo
Now - obọnana
Later - ẹsiẹfa
Everyday - kẹdẹ kẹdẹ
Week - oka
Month - àmara
Add yours
#LearnIsoko
𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖
Rain 🌧 - Oso
Water - Amé
Canoe - Uko
Hook 🪝- ùghọli
Sun 🌞 - ọri
Pencil ✏️- ugbe-oyaya
Pen 🖊 - Ugbe-ame
Cock 🐔 - Okpa
Palmnut - Ubiedi
Car - ukọ-avbani
Aeroplane - Ukọ-ehru
Motorcycle - ukọ-avbava
#LearnIsoko
𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐒
Isoko words with same pronunciations but different meaning & vice versa.
ọza - Man
oza - Well
owho - Old age
ohwo - Person
unwe - Nose
unwe - Mosquitoes
viẹ - cry
viẹ - peel
dhẹ - run
dhẹ - drive
#LearnIsoko
𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄
Do you know the parts of the body in Isoko? Add yours!
#LearnIsoko
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