Itse̩kiri Study Centre - Uli Ẹkọ

Types Of Pronouns In Itsekiri

Possessive Pronouns - Ọluwa

Temi - mine
Tẹrẹ - yours
Ro/ Toro - his, hers, her, its
Ti aghan - Theirs

Interrogative Pronouns - A Birọ

Nesin - who
Bokọ - How
Nikọ - what
Tibokọ - Which

Indefinite Pronouns - Ti Ee Nẹ ọnẹ

Omirẹn - another
Ikẹnnẹku - each
Urunndede- everything
Enẹọne / aa ri ọnẹ- nobody
Oniye - Somebody
Oniye-ọkan - Someone

Ojọrukọ (Logbọrukọ) Ni Owun Itsẹkiri - Pronoun In Itsekiri

Emi - I
Mi - my
Uwọ - You
Eyiwe - This
Tẹrẹ (rẹ) - Yours
Ẹrẹn (rẹn) - That
O - He / it / she
Toro / Ro - his / hers
A - Someone / somebody
Ẹnẹ - we

Ọfọ Ti a Lo Ni Ukolu - Words used in The Kitchen.

Secondary Consonants In Itsekiri Language

Ts, kw, gb, gw, ku, kp, gh

Example

Tsola kworo gba gwẹ kuro, O ri ogho ni ukpẹri ro.

Itsekiri Language Self Directed Learning Guide.

We will start the self study process from lesson one and give 1 month for each set of lessons.

*Month 1: Foundations - Phonetics and Alphabets *(Focus: Building Sound Confidence)
Learn the Itsekiri alphabet and sounds using the phonetics chart. Goal: Pronounce letters and simple words accurately.

* ⁠* 1. Study the chart’s vowels (A, E, I, O, Ọ U, nasalized like an, en) and examples (e.g., A as in “Ara” for body). Watch video 17 (Ukpe Ẹghan ABIDI) and repeat transcriptions Practice: Record yourself saying the alphabet; compare to video.

* ⁠2 Primary consonants (b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z). Use chart examples (e.g., B as in “Baba”). Transcription practice from video 17 and 18.

Video Links

17. Ukpe Ẹghan ABIDI Ni Owun Itsẹkiri
Correct way of pronouncing ABDI in Itsekiri language

https://youtu.be/VWVnpt8aWs8?si=Szt4_qi8bbALiWzX

18. Phonetics Chart In Itsekiri

https://youtu.be/yc3oCckSHys?si=-h5VQbJwm9skwIXk