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Ekpeye Proverbs (elu ekpeye)

  • Unu so leh ele, eweh dho li ikubhe, iye dho ni ikube bu uza.

Meaning: the bird that hates the soil should not perch on an ant hill because the ant hill is sand.

  • Unu bu ugama li kooo, bu iye ukpa weh unwo uzhie.

Meaning: The hen said apart from making picking the floor, she has nothing to train her children.

  • Enyi uyo leh  uwhor mu da le edha aka kpom bu bu adha ukpo we ya udo

Meaning:If an elephjant has a running stomach and falls down, let it not say that it is the spear/ arrow thrown on him that lead to the fall.

  • Ubuleh bu eka uyulo unwo umeledhe, unwo umeledhe gwe eguma.

Meaning: If the hand of a little child isn’t filled, he won’t show generosity.

  • Ewelewele uka nwe au yeji eyeji, mu bah gwaliwhor au gba li elanwu

Meaning: The butterfly doesn’t have clothes to put on, not to mention of the one to spread in the sun.

  • Nye uzu enyi uzhi li ishi, ukpotor emene izu li uko.

Meaning: One who carries an elephant on his head does not chase after crickets.

  • Ogologwuagida  bu awha ma hau leh uyi, bu odu gbiyo odo le yah.

Meaning: The chameleon said after settling the matter being accused, it shouldn’t receive bad signs anymore.

  • Adhi ukpo gbe ede, ede la ala li adhi yaa.

Meaning: wherever cocoyam is being poured, cocoyam doesn’t cease to germinate there.

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Counting of Figures in Ekpeye Language

 1= Nwune

2= iboh

3= itoh

4= inoh

5= ise

6= isu

7=Isaboh it is better by saying ise li boh  which is 5 and 2 to get the real meaning

8= isatoh same as 5 & 3

9= isanoh same as ise li noh or Nazama dhi i.e 5 & 4

 10= dhi

 11= dhi Nwune

12= dhi gbi iboh

13= dhi gbi itoh

14= dhi gbi inoh

15= dhi gbi ise

16= dhi gbi isu

17= dhi gbi isaboh

18= dhi gbi isatoh

19= dhi gbi isanoh or dhi li Nazama dhi

20= Ugwu iye

21= Ugwu iye li Nwune

22= Ugwu iye li gbi iboh

23= Ugwu iye li gbi itoh

24= Ugwu iye li gbi inoh

25= Ugwu iye li gbi ise

26= Ugwu iye li gbi isu

27= Ugwu iye li gbi isaboh

28= Ugwu iye li gbi isatoh

29= Ugwu iye li gbi isanoh or Ugwu iye li Nazama dhi

30= Ugwu iye li dhi

31= Ugwu iye li dhi li nwune

32= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi boh

33= Ugwu iye like dhi like gbi itoh

 34= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi inoh

35= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi ise

36= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi isu

37= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi isaboh

38= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi isatoh

39= Ugwu iye li dhi li gbi isanoh or li Nazama dhi

40= Ugwu iye iboh

41= Ugwu iye iboh li nwune

42= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi iboh

43= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi itoh

44= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi inoh

45= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi ise

46= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi isu

47= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi isaboh

48= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi isatoh

49= Ugwu iye iboh li gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

50= Ugwu iye ibor li dhi

51= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi nwune

52= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi boh

53= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi toh

54= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi noh

55= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi ise

56= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi isu

57= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi isaboh

58= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi isatoh

59= Ugwu iye iboh li dhi gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

60= Ugwu iye  itoh

61= Ugwu iye itoh li nwune

62= Ugwu iye itoh li gbi iboh

63= Ugwu iye itoh li gbib itoh

64=Ugwu iye itoh li gbib inoh

65= Ugwu iye itoh li gbi ise

66= Ugwu iye itoh li gbi isu

67= Ugwu iye itoh li gbi isaboh

68= Ugwu iye itoh li gbi isatoh

69=Ugwu iye itoh li gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

70= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi

71=Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li nwune

72= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li gbi iboh

73= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li gbi itoh

74= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li gbi inoh

75= Ugwu iye  itoh li dhi li gbi ise

76= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li gbi isu

77= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi li gbi isaboh

78= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi gbi isatoh

79= Ugwu iye itoh li dhi gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

80= Ugwu iye  inoh

81=Ugwu iye inoh li nwune

82= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi iboh

83= Ugwu iye inoh like gbi itoh

84= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi inoh

85= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi ise

86= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi isu

87= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi isaboh

88= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi isatoh

89= Ugwu iye inoh li gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

90= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi

91= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li nwune

92= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi iboh

93= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi itoh

94= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi inoh

95= Ugwu it’s inoh li dhi li gbi ise

96= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi isu

97= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi isaboh

98= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi isatoh

99= Ugwu iye inoh li dhi li gbi isanoh or Nazama dhi

100= Ugwu iye ise