Ekpeye names are usually given to Ekpeye children or children of friends and relatives of Ekpeye people. This article contains a list of some of the Best Ekpeye Names.
Ogwu Ekpeye
The Ogwu Ekpeye otherwise known as Ogwu Adaunwo is the new yam festival in the calendar of the Ekpeye Ethnic Nation, Rivers State which is located in the Southern part of Nigeria.
It is an age long festival that is annually celebrated before new yams are eaten and is done in honour of Ekpeye first daughters. The festival is held in high esteem and is celebrated with funfair amidst cultural displays, folklore, visitations among other traditional rites.
Activities for ogwu ekpeye
Folklore; The festival starts with folklore story telling, the folklore night also known as story night is the time when stories are told through oral tradition, folklore songs are not exempted.
Uchi enwu; The folklore night is followed by a ritual known as uci enwu, this ritual is carried out to cleanse the land from evil spirits before the new yam festival. After this process the ogwu ekpeye begins properly.
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Telling Time
Good evening great people, my name is Olimini Godson
I’m really excited to be part of this platform.
Thank you Miss. Igwe Franca Umasoye for this beautiful initiative to promote the Ekpeye language through Speak Ekpeye fluently.
Special thanks to the team of tutors, our mother Prof. Gloria U. Obozur and our solid rock audience.
It’s my pleasure to bring to you the third lecture of the day as titled Telling Time which is translated in Ekpeye language as (gwụ ka la ùgɓè or èkèlè).
Lecture Objectives:
Imagine being invited to a family gathering and you are left to make speech or an age grade meeting and you are asked to greet the house, how about a scenario where you are required to address your community. This program is aimed at solving all of that. Hopefully at the end of this lecture, we should be able to know:
- Time of the Day.
- Greetings that suits hours of the day.
- Days of the Week.
- The Ekpeye monthly calendar.
- Seasons.
The lecture will be done in English language and translated to ekpeye language which will last for an hour from 8pm to 9pm.
- Time of the Day.
There are 5 key important times or part of the day, thus includes:
Midnight: this is the middle of the night (00:00 hours)
This is called: echì àbàlì
Morning: this is the time from sunrise; it’s the time from midnight to midday
It is called: oyukwè
Midday: this is the middle of the day also called noon
In Ekpeye languaget it is called: echì èyè (12:00)
Afternoon: this is the time from midday (noon) to evening which is called: èyè
It ranges from 12:00 hours to approximately 18:00 hours
Evening: this is the time from the end of the afternoon to midnight. It’s approximately 18:00 hours to 00:00 hours.
It’s called: ịlà
- Greetings that suits hours of the day.
One of the basic things to note in knowing hours or time of the day is to use them in greetings.
ụ̀mà: Uma which means good is a suffix attached to the hour of the day to form greetings
When ụ̀mà is attached to Oyukwè it automatically changes Oyukwè from being just morning to good morning.
The following are greetings that befits the hours of the day
Oyukwè ụ̀mà: good morning
This goes with a corresponding respond:
Jalị Oyukwè: fine morning
Jalị on theother hand means something of great quality.
Èyè ụ̀mà: good afternoon
Jalị Èyè: fine afternoon
ịlà ụ̀mà: good evening
Jalị ịlà: fine evening
- Days of the Week.
The term Days of the Week refers to the period of time from Sunday to Saturday, as it appears on the calendar but in the context of this lecture it refers to the days of the market week: which are:
uɗyè: day of the market week
Èke: first day of market week
ìzù: third day of Ẹkpẹyẹ week
ẹ̀họ: fourth day of Ẹkpẹyẹ week
These four days summed up the ekpeye calendar week which is called:
ụ̀gbàkoniozù (week, period)
- The Ekpeye monthly calendar.
January Ibebazu
February Nwowo
march Ebilika
April Egbuluka/ Olowe
May Ime
June Ujidhu
July Esabo
August Esato
September Ugbedhe
October Udhi
November Ukwu
December Ibebanu
- Seasons.
- January to April Utala
- May to August Uwoni
- September to December Ulamini
- Conclusion
Today I have identified five (5) key important times or part of the day, the greetings that suits the hour of the day, the days of the week, the ekpeye monthly calendar and the seasons all in ekpeye language which I believe will be reflective in our thinking process.
Parental Roles in Language Preservation
I don’t know about you… But My father barely speaks Ekpeye with me, we communicate in ekpeye only when it’s a serious issue or when he’s pissed off. I forgot to add and when he wants to give me a private information in public… I summed it to be 30%.
My mother communicates with me 70% percent of the time in ekpeye, she only speaks English when she’s damn serious, and all hell has been let loose.
Sincerely I owe my mum for the little ekpeye I can speak, although my ekpeye was deficient it is not completely malnourished like that of my younger siblings, my parents no kukuma try for that side o, unlike me they communicate with them almost all the time in English, as the years rolled by, the ekpeye language diminishes.
But I managed to get cure for my ekpeye deficiency not with my parent’s medication, but my Grandmother’s medication and some other ekpeye folks whom I spent part of my teenage age with.
Dear parents or future parents,
Aside good education and responsible upbringing, your child has the right to his or her mother tongue, don’t deny them that soku soku (Please)…. mo dio yo odio uko meh zhi li ele (My knees are on the floor).
The home is the place a child voices out his first words, speaking your native language to them at an early age won’t stop them from speaking queens English, or being fluent in other their 2nd Languages, no not at all.
At least the basics of their Mother tongue should be taught to them, your mother tongue is supposed to be your first language.
I have watched learned people from other tribe speak polished English and their mother tongue is still very much alive.
Speak Your Language Every day and keep the language threats away
Excerpts from Umasoye..
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.
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