UNDERSTANDING NDOKWA LANGUAGE(IGHỌSA ASUSU NDOKWA)

FORBASIC SCHOOLS

PRIMARY ONE

BY

SOLOMON ODILI07039103204, 08068361096

M.Sc Industial Chemistry : UnibenB.Sc Chem Edu: Imsu

NCE Maths/Chem: COEA

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NATIONAL ANTHEM

1.Nishini ụmụ obodo ẹnyiJaza Nigeria okuKafeni ani nnalanyiNi ifeosisọ nike nokukweọlụ ndẹ ẹgbo ẹnyi lụniEjeka na niyiWeli ọsa okikei lụ ọlụNbani anyi bụ ofu nẹsufohUdo ni ofu obi.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. O! Chuku keni ụwaDu ọsaife aka lụDu ọsa ndẹ ishienyiKụzhi umuanyi ezhi okuKụwẹ shinne nime ifeomaKụwẹ bindụ ezhi omumeKụwẹ je isu osaogeKa nwesẹ nbani ebe udoEbe ezhi oku kachi.

NATIONAL PLEDGE

Ekwewom nkwa ye Nigeria obodomMenwe ezhi omumeWeli enwem luani, mekueshi ezhiokuNke fee Nigeria shini osa okikem Megidezhi ofu obiẹMapanyi ibalue ni ebubẹIfi eleu yenumẹka Chuku.

THE LORDS PRAYER (EKPELE NNANYI)Nnalanyi bini Enuigwe , ijamma dini ẹfai. Anieze kei bia. Uchei beme nụwa dike ele ọdini enuigwe. Yenyi ife akeli ketẹ. Gbawali anyi ni njọ, dikẹ ele aka gbawali ndẹ mejọnanyi. Banu anyi daba nime ọnwunwa, bụ gbabusa anyi nọsa ifeọjọ. Ni iyụ nwe Enuigwe ni ụwa , okike ni ebube ofu ogonogo. Isẹ .

THE GRACE (AMALA NNANYI)Amala nnanyi Jesu ifeọsisọ ke chuku ni ofegbamẹ ke nmọnsọ dini ime ẹnyi kitani ọsaoge isẹ.

SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY (OMIKO NNANYI)Ezhioku , ifeoma ni omiko kesolum osa ele nkebi nke bili nime unọ chuku ọsaoge isẹ.

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PREFACENdokwa Nation is a great Ethnic Group of multiple towns and Clans with variant language terms which gave the synonyms in the spoken language.The book “Understanding of Ndokwa Language” is made up of 7 text-books from PRI.1 to JSS 3. The books contain what the students need to know in order to be a complete member of Ndokwa Nation. For exampl

PRI.1 BOOK contains: alphabet, materials in the home (things found in hospital and materials found in the school) numerals, greetings, days of the week, money, PRI.2 BOOK contains: names of towns and their market days, names of animals, alphabets, numerals, Types of colour, the Ten Commandments (iwu ili) and The Creation Story (Akikọ Okikee)PRI.3 BOOK contains: arithmetic, word formation, numerals, age grade, and names of birds, human body, family trees, things found in the compound, things found in the kitchen,PRI.4 BOOKS contains: Ẹsụsụ (insects), alphabets, word formation, numerals, counting of money,farm tools.PRI.5 BOOK contains: sentences, numerals, comprehension passage, names and their meaning, grasses and trees, materials found in the parlor.PRI.6 BOOK contains: proverbs, numerals, water, days of the week, words and opposite, rhymes, homonyms, homographs, homophones, towns and villages, fishes, Parts of a tree, types of colour, the 10 Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Creation Story, things found in the church, things fund in the bedroom.J.S.S 1 TO 3 BOOK contains: ỌNUỌGU (numbers), mili (water), parts of speech (agana ikpaluka), rhymes, homonyms, homographs and homophones (oku ndẹ yini ibewẹ), speech (Ẹgwali), nkpuluoku ( alphabets) and letter writing (idejeni nmadu ekukwo). Therefore, the books are recommended for all students and parents.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIRST TERM1.Nkpụlụoku (alphabet)……………………………………52. Ẹfa ife ndẹ dini ụnọ (names of materials in the home)….11Things Found In Hospital……………………………….…11Things Found In The School…………………….………..12Things Found In The Church…………………………..….14Things Fund In The Bedroom………………………..…..15Things Found In The Parlor………………………….…...17Things Found In The Compound…………………..……..18Things Found In The Kitchen……………….…..20

SECOND TERM3. Ọnuọgụ (numbers)………………………………………234. Ekene ndẹ Ukwuani (greeting)……………………….…27

THIRD TERM5. Ubọchi dini ime izuka (days of the week)………………296. Ọnuego (amount of money)………………………….….31

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IMUIFE 1NKPULUOKU ( ALPHABETS)

A B GB D Ẹ E

F G N GH H I Ị

J K L M NM NN

N O Ọ P KP R

S SH T U U V W Y

Z ZH CH GW KW NW NY

A AZU (FISH) B Busu (CAT) GB Gbufu (pull it off )

D Dibie (herbalist ) E Ewu (goat) Ẹ ẹfẹlẹ (plate)

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F Feli (fly) G Golu (buy)N An a (water cane)

GH Ghali (leave here)

I Iji (yam) ị ịkai (sharp sand) J Je (go)

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K Ketebe (pigeon) L Lofu (forget )

M Mgbada (antelope )

NM Nmaku (knife) NN Nnụnụ (bird)

N Ntuku (toad)

O Onogbo(cat) Ọ Ọka (maize) P Pụsa (leave there)

KP kpọsa (call him) SH Shali (answer )

T Te-Egu (dance)

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U Une (plantain) U Unọ (house) W Weli (take)

ZH zhili (borrow) CH cheli (wait)

GW Gwuegu (play)

KW kweye (believe) NW Nwa (child) NY Nyili (climb)

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NOTE: The pupils are not required to write the answers. Let them give verbal answer.

AJUJUMatch the following.

UKWUANI OYIBO

IjiPlate

ẹfẹlẹ

Fish

AzuYam

Ewu

Goat

AJUJUMatch the following.

UKWUANI OYIBO

Ntuku

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ọdọguma

Unọ

Nmaku House

ọka

Maize

Kẹ wẹ neme? What are they doing?

NOTE: The pupils are not required to write the answers. Let them give verbal answer. In each section, let the pupils recite the alphabet in the language.

UKWUANI OYIBO

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IMUIFE 2MATERIALS IN THE HOUSE (EFA IFE NDẸ DINI UNỌ)

LESSON 1IFE NDE DINI IME UNOGWU

(THINGS FOUND IN HOSPITAL)Oche (Chair)

Ogbuebunu (doctor )

Oneemo (nurse )

Ugbozu(ambulance)

Ọgụ (drug)Akwa (bed )

Onyemo (patient)Ntụtụ (injection/syiringe)

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Oneomumu (Midwife)

LESSON 2IFE NDẸ DINI IME UNỌ ẸKUKWỌ(THINGS FOUND IN THE SCHOOL)

Umụ ẹkụkwọ (students )

Ulienficha(pencil)Ododo (flower)

Ulie (biro, pen) Onyenkuzhi (teacher)

Nkpomkpo ẹkukwọ (books)

Ofu ẹkụkwọ (one book)

Ulienzu(chalk )

Oche(chair)

Computer (akpatinde) Chalkboard (npatulie) School bus (ugboani)

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Cupboard (akpatinchedo Table (akpatanli)

LEVELS OF EDUCATION

1. Kindergarten: ọtakala

A school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six, immediately before they begin formal education.

2. Primary School: Unọ ẹkukwọ ibụzọ

3. Secondary School: Unọ ẹkukwọ ke ẹbuo

4. Tertiary Institution (Unoẹkukwọ ke ẹtọ) or Higher Institution (Unọẹkukwọ Uku). Higher institution is generally called Ẹkume.

(A)University: Ẹkumeenu(B) Polytechnic: Ẹkumeeti(C ) College of Education: Ẹkumeani

LESSON 2IFE NDẸ DINI IME OBULU

(THINGS FOUND IN THE PARLOR)

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Akwo (door)(Door)

Okulẹ nli(Dining room)

Akpati oyi (Fridge)

Akpatioku (Radio) Vuvuvu, Akumpe oyibo (Fan)

Akumpe (Hand Fan)

Oche(chair) Okuku / akanaka (Cup) Ọguoge (Clock )

Ukpẹ (Lamp) Ugagbe (Mirror) Ute (mat)

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Ogbogolo (gallon )

Achicha (sponge )

NCHA(SOAP)

Computer (akpatinde)

Table (akpatanli) Cupboard (akpatinchedo

IMUIFE 3ỌNUỌGU (NUMBERS)

I Ofu (ONE)

2 Ẹbuọ (TWO)

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3 Ẹtọ (THREE)

4 Ẹnọ (FOUR)

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5 Ise (FIVE)

6 Ishi (SIX)

7 Ẹsa (SEVEN)

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8 Ẹsatọ (EIGHT)

9 Itenẹni (NINE)

10 ili (TEN)

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OYIBO UKWUANI

1 One Ofu 2 Two Ẹbuọ 3 Three Ẹtọ 4 Four Ẹnọ 5 Five Ise 6 Six ishi 7 Seven Ẹsa 8 Eight Ẹsatọ 9 Nine Itenẹni 10 Ten ili11 Eleven ili nofu12 Twelve ili nẹbuọ13 Thirteen ili nẹtọ14 Fourteen ili nẹnọ15 Fifteen ili nise16 Sixteen ili nishi17 Seventeen ili nẹsa18 Eighteen ili nẹsatọ19 Nineteen ili nitenẹni20 Twenty Osu21 Twenty one Osu nofu22 Twenty two Osu nẹbuọ23 Twenty three Osu nẹtọ24 Twenty four Osu nẹnọ25 Twenty five Osu nise26 Twenty six Osu nishi27 Twenty seven Osu nẹsa28 Twenty eight Osu nẹsatọ29 Twenty nine Osu nitenẹni

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30 Thirty Osu nili41 Forty one Ọgụnẹbẹ nofu42 Forty two Ọgụnẹbẹ nẹbuọ43 Forty three Ọgụnẹbẹ nẹtọ44 Forty our Ọgụnẹbẹ nẹnọ45 Forty five Ọgụnẹbẹ nise46 Forty six Ọgụnẹbẹ nishi47 Forty seven Ọgụnẹbẹ nẹsa48 Forty eight Ọgụnẹbẹ nẹsatọ49 Forty nine Ọgụnẹbẹ nitenẹni50 Thirty Ọgụnẹbẹ nili51 Fifty one Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nofu52 Fifty two Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nẹbuọ53 Fifty three Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nẹtọ54 Fifty four Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nẹnọ55 Fifty five Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nise56 Fifty six Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nishi57 Fifty seven Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nẹsa58 Fifty eight Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nẹsatọ49 Fifty nine Ọgụnẹbẹ nili nitenẹni60 Six Ọgụẹtọ80 Eighty Ọgụẹnọ90 Eighty nine Ọgụẹnọ nili100 Hundred Ọgụise (Ọgụku)

AJUJUNOTE : The teacher should read the questions for the pupils.

1. Ọkụkụ onee dini ebenẹ ?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

2. Gugbamẹ ife ndẹna.

A. Ẹsa B. Ẹsatọ C. ili

3. Gugbamẹ nnunu ndẹna.

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A. Ẹnọ B. Ofu C. Itenẹni D. ili nẹnọ

4.Recite the numbers from one to ten in Ukwuani language.

IMUIFE 4EKENE ỌSA NMADU

(GENERAL GREETING)

EKENE MEANING PICTUREAje

Otofe

Greeting for all men at every time.

Greeting for all women at every time

Ọwuesụ Greeting for all ladies

Odeulie Greeting for all students

Alụsa Congratulation(Greeting for any good thing that happens e.g birth of a new child, buying of a new car).

Nua WelcomeNuao Welcome my belovedNnoo Goodbye Kao Sorry Ndo Sorry

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Biko Please (I am sorry)Ijeoma Safe journey Ijeomao Safe journey my dearNbẹnẹ Thank youNbẹnẹ wulu Thank you very muchNgwa Farewell Ngwao Farewell my dearDele How nowDele idi How are youDele ọdi How is everythingEnyashi ọma Good eveningEnyashi ọmao Good evening my dearUtụtụ oma Good morningUtụtụ omao Good morning my dearUnu eteshigoUnu abọgọ

Good morning everybody

Yeteshigoyabọgọ

Good morning

Unụ eligo Good evening everybodyYeliwo Good evening Kichifo Kọbọ o

Good night

AJUJU1. kẹbu ekene ọsa ndikom(a) aje (b) nua (c) otofe

2. kẹbu ekene ọsa ndiom(a) aje (b) nnọo (c) otofe

3. dele ọdi ?(a) ndi kọma (b) ọdih kọma (c) wẹdi kọma

4. Dele idi?(a)ndi kọma (b) ọdi kọma (c)wẹdi kọma

5. kẹwe kene onye jeko uzọ ? (a )ngwao (b )nua (c ) kao6. kẹwe kene onyenye muni nwaofu(a)nua (b)alusa (c) nnọo

7 . Osa ekene ndena bu ekene ututu, wofuni(a ) ututu ọma (b ) Dele ọdi (c ) yabọgọ

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IMUIFE 5

UBOCHI DINI IME IZUKA(DAYS OF THE WEEK)

UBọCHI DINI IME IZUKA (DAYS OF THE WEEK)

IZUKA(WEEK)ubọchi ẹsa dini ime izuka oyibo.

SUNDAY(Ukauku)................ubọchi ọdụ.MONDAY..............................ubọchi ke ebuoTUESDAY............................ ubọchi ke ẹtọWEDNESDAY..................... ubọchi ke ẹnọTHURSDAY....................... .ubọchi ke iseFRIDAY............................... ubọchi ke ishiSATURDAY(Ukanta)......... ubọchi ke esa

Ubọchi uka bụ ụbọchi izuike. Chuku demeni ubọchi izuike kaba lugbu enwenyi nọlụ. ubọchi ukanta kẹ chuku zuni ike.Chuku keni ọsa ife dini ụwana n 'ubọchi ishi . kekwẹ ubọchi ẹsa, onweife Chuku keni. Chuku jini ubọchi ke ẹsa zuike. Iya shinẹ deme ubọchi ụka kawelẹ zuike. Nụbọchi ụka anyi neje ụnọ uka jefe chuku.

Ubọchi ẹnọ dini ime izuka Ukwuani.

Eke OlieAfor Nkwọ

Ogegbo, Eke bụ ubọchi izuike. ketẹ, ụmụ ụwa ajụ izuike.

LESSON 2 IZUU (FIVE DAYS) Izuu bụ ubọchi ise. Ọbụlụshi ketẹ bụ Eke, izuu ketẹ bụ Eke ishie.Izuu nebẹ bụ Eke nebẹ biakọni (Ogeẹtọ).

Shini Afor badụ Afor, bụ izuu.Shini Olie badụ Olie, bụ izuu.Shini Nkwọ badụ Nkwọ bụ izuu.

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NOTE: Izuu : 4 + 1 = 5 days Izuu nebẹ : 8 + 1=9Ogeẹtọ : 8 + 1 =9 daysOgeẹnọ : 12 + 1=13 days Ogeise : 16 +1=17 days

NOTE: plus one ( +1) means that the day the decision was taken is included.

LESSON 3 OGEẸTỌ (NINE DAYS)

Ogeẹtọ bụ ụbọchi iteneni. Ogeẹtọ Ketẹ bụ ụbọchi iteneni biakọni. Ogeẹtọ bụ izuu nebẹ.

Shini Afor badụ Afor nebẹ biakoni, bụ Ogeẹtọ.Shini Olie badụ Olie nebẹ biakoni, bụ OgeẹtọShini Nkwọ badụ Nkwọ nebẹ biakoni, bụ Ogeẹtọ.

AJUJU1. kẹbu izuu(a) ubọchi ẹtọ (b) ubọchi ise (c) ubọchi ẹnọ

2. ubọchi onee dini ime izuka Ukwuani(a) ise (b) ẹnọ (c)ishi

3. onee ubọchi bu ubọchi ọdụ nime izuka Ukwuani(a) Afor (b) Eke (c) Olie

4. Ogeẹtọ bụ(a) ubọchi ise (b) ubọchi ishi (c) ubọchi itenẹni

MUIFE 6ỌNUEGO NDẸ NDOKWA

NAIRA AND KOBO IN UKWUANI

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LESSON 1 Kọpọ (kobo) NAIRA

1k =Ofu kọpọ N 1=Ofu naira2k = Kọpọ nẹbẹ N 2=Naira nẹbẹ3k =Kọpọ ẹtọ N 3=Naira ẹtọ4k =Kọpọ ẹnọ N 4=Naira ẹnọ5k =Kọpọ ise N 5=Naira ise6k =Kọpọ ishi N 6=Naira ishi7K=Kọpọ ẹsa N 7=Naira ẹsa8K=Kọpọ ẹsatọ N 8=Naira ẹsatọ9k = Kọpọ itenẹni N 9=Naira itenẹni10k=Kọpọ ili N 10=naira ili

NOTE:100K= NI

LESSON 2ONUEGO NDẸ UKWUANI (counting of money)

OLD NEWN10 ọgu ego ise N 10=Naira iliN20 Agbadi N 20= osu naira

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N30 Agbadi nọgu ise N 30 =Naira osu niliN40 Agbadi nẹbẹ N 40 =Naira ọgu nẹbẹN50 Agbadi nẹbẹ nọgu ise N 50=Naira ọgu nẹbẹ nili

LESSON 3

OYIBO UKWUANI

N 1 One naira Ofu nairaN 2 Two naira Naira nẹbẹN 3 Three naira Naira ẹtọN 4 Four naira Naira ẹnọN 5 Five naira Naira iseN 6 Six naira Naira ishiN 7 Seven naira Naira ẹsaN 8 Eight naira Naira ẹsatọN 9 Nine naira Naira itenẹniN 10 T’en naira Naira iliN 20 Twenty naira Osu nairaN 30 Thirty naira Naira osu niliN 40 Forty naira Naira Ọgu nẹbẹN 50 Fifty naira Naira Ọgu nẹbẹ nili

OLD NEWN10 ọgu ego ise N 10=Naira iliN20 Agbadi N 20= osu nairaN30 Agbadi nọgu ise N 30 =Naira osu niliN40 Agbadi nẹbẹ N 40 =Naira ọgu nẹbẹN50 Agbadi nẹbẹ nọgu ise N 50=Naira ọgu nẹbẹ nili

AJUJU1. Kẹbu Agbadi (A) ₦60 (B) ₦10 (C) ₦202. Kẹbu Naira ọgu nẹbẹ (A) ₦30 (B) ₦40 (C) N203. Naira ọgu nẹbẹ nili bu (A) ₦50 (B) ₦10 (C) ₦204. Kẹbu Naira ili (A) N30 (B) ₦10 (C) N205. Kẹbu Naira ọgu ẹtọ (A) ₦30 (B) ₦60 (C) ₦20₦6.

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