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Isoko

Isoko is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.

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Isoko is an Edoid language, spoken by the Isoko people in the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa. The Isoko language has several dialects, with its standard form traditionally associated with the Uzere and Aviara dialects.

Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.

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Words in Isoko

MeaningWordRomanization
motheroni
fatherọsẹ
childọmọ
womanayị
personohwo
wateramị
moonamara
staresi
seaabadị
dogarakọ
pigesi
oneọvụ
twoivẹ
threeịsa
fourịnị
hundredẹgba
Imẹ
drinkda
diewhu
givekẹ
milkimiliki
bananaoruvbo
houseuvbou
bookụbị

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