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
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | oni | |
| father | ọsẹ | |
| child | ọmọ | |
| woman | ayị | |
| person | ohwo | |
| water | amị | |
| moon | amara | |
| star | esi | |
| sea | abadị | |
| dog | arakọ | |
| pig | esi | |
| one | ọvụ | |
| two | ivẹ | |
| three | ịsa | |
| four | ịnị | |
| hundred | ẹgba | |
| I | mẹ | |
| drink | da | |
| die | whu | |
| give | kẹ | |
| milk | imiliki | |
| banana | oruvbo | |
| house | uvbou | |
| book | ụbị |
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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