kokoye:

'Buoda mi, ka bi e wa . .mo ti j'oko si b'eee la taaro.

Ugba wo le ma de beee?'

There is just one thing that I notice in some of the earlier translations.
A typical Ekiti person will likely call his senior brother "oga-mi"rather than 'buoda-mi'
Even among the locals, the tendency however is a mixture of English and Ekiti when speaking, so the reason for such remark like:
'Buoda mi, ka bi e wa . .mo ti j'oko si b'eee la taaro'.

^^^

My parents and uncles and aunties are all typical ekitis and they have never called a senior 'oga mi'.

Olumogun, e be like say na you go be the NL ekiti teacher now o . . cos ur ekiti lyrics are tight!

kokoye:

^^^

My parents and uncles and aunties are all typical ekitis and they have never called a senior 'oga mi'.

Olumogun, e be like say na you go be the NL ekiti teacher now o . . cos your ekiti lyrics are tight!

There's another ekiti [DapoBear] on NL today, he's in San Fransisco. Is that you or someone else? were you banned?

Olumogun:

Eyi ga yeye awe. = This is great my colleague

ohun uyalenu loje komi pe tiredi be yee wa lori Nairaland. = It is a surprise for me that such a thread like this exist on Nairaland.

Lugbi ki mode timo bee, mi ni ma jina yeye mo. = Now that I know, I will not be far from it again.

It should not be a surprise my dear. Awa ekiti po s'ori NL.

Can we start with the basic. . . . like greetings, possessive nouns etc.

Ileke-IdI:

There's another ekiti [DapoBear] on NL today, he's in San Fransisco. Is that you or someone else? were you banned?
It should not be a surprise my dear. Awa ekiti po s'ori NL.

Can we start with the basic. . . . like greetings, possessive nouns etc.

Will love to link with anyone from Ekiti on Nairaland. I don't play tribalism but will not hide my nativity where it matter.

As for what u want to know in Ekiti, just post all of them, i will always check here to attend to them

Ileke-IdI:

There's another ekiti [DapoBear] on NL today, he's in San Fransisco. Is that you or someone else? were you banned?

This is and has always been Kokoye!

The mexican ekiti from oke-imesi 

Olumogun:

Will love to link with anyone from Ekiti on Nairaland. I don't play tribalism but will not hide my nativity where it matter.

As for what u want to know in Ekiti, just post all of them, i will always check here to attend to them

If you're in Naija, Ekiti plenty for there. lol
Will surely ask, stay tune.
I want to switch my written yoruba to ekiti, then from there to my spoken yoruba.

kokoye:

This is and has always been Kokoye!

The mexican ekiti from oke-imesi 

Still wondering whadaell you ppl were doing in Mexico

Ileke-IdI:

Still wondering whadaell you ppl were doing in Mexico

I have been to Mexico just once . . . .Matamaros (a lot of americans actually live there).

I just found the 'kokoye' name funny the first time I heard it and decided to use it as my handle on NL.

kokoye:

I have only been to Mexico once . . . .Matamaros (a lot of americans actually live there).

I just found the 'kokoye' name funny the first time I heard it and decided to use it as my handle on NL.

So why do you consider yourself mexican then?

Kokoye, I've heard it before not sure what it means.

^^^

Kokoye is the name yorubas in the south gave to mexicans.

. . I got no mexican blood . . .just use the kokoye handle on NL.

Ileke-IdI:

Will surely ask, stay tune.
I want to switch my written yoruba to ekiti, then from there to my spoken yoruba.

ok, will be waiting

E so lule, am an ekiti guy but wasn't raised up there.so i'll like 2 learn.

E so lule, am an ekiti guy but wasn't raised up there.so i'll like 2 learn.

Josh trager:

E so lule, am an ekiti guy but wasn't raised up there.so i'll like 2 learn.

Am yet to find an ekiti on this site that was raised in Ekiti state. We never stay home

But welcome o, my brother

Olumogun:

ok, will be waiting

Teach us more ekiti greetings, plz

Like what do you say apart from "in okun o", "in ora lu be n " etc.

kokoye:

^^^

Kokoye is the name yorubas in the south gave to mexicans.

. . I got no mexican blood . . .just use the kokoye handle on NL.

Oh I knew I've heard it before. There's a lot of Mexicans in S. FL. My mom used to say "stuff" about Mexicans. That woman, SMH

In rora lube o!se in a bami fe o kimi lamu jeyan, i guess am trying lol, thanks ikele

In rora lube o!se in a bami fe o kimi lamu jeyan, i guess am trying lol, thanks ikele

Ileke-IdI:


Teach us more ekiti greetings, plz

Like what do you say apart from "in okun o", "in ora lu be n " etc.

Anti Udileke, seni kin ko oro kin ba fe utumo re L'ekiti jade.

e.g I am going = mo ti fe alo
Welcome = in kabo
May I not be sick = mera rogun ojojo (aisan)
Money spoil good friendship = eo ni boju ore je.

So, write out what you want , and i will post the interpretation.

I am from Ekiti too

@ akin
bawo ni ore, ku'jo meta,
se ala lo se?
ope die ki mo roho re lori Nairaland.

^^^ e e e, omo olumogun,
bawo ni ore?

Omo oba, oseun awe, ala ni gbogbo ule a.

In rora kia yin o, coz i still got much 2 learn

In rora kia yin o, coz i still got much 2 learn

in pele l'ube oo

Josh trager:

In rora lube o!se in a bami fe o kimi lamu jeyan, i guess am trying lol, thanks ikele

couldnt understand this.

akinolasam:

Anti Udileke, seni kin ko oro kin ba fe utumo re L'ekiti jade.

e.g I am going = mo ti fe alo
Welcome = in kabo
May I not be sick = mera rogun ojojo (aisan)
Money spoil good friendship = eo ni boju ore je.

So, write out what you want , and i will post the interpretation.

Couldnt understand the bolded - Mi ke gbo un ti o ko sibi? [is that correct?]

Wow!!!

kokoye:

in pele l'ube oo

o kabo, omo fifun lagbaro fifun [lol my grandma used to call me that]



@ALL I am going to post a few sentence, correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm having an headache - she nu orififo n gbe mi

I have no classes today, but I have exams to study for - Mi ke ni kilassi korankan leni, sugbon mi ni exam lati ka?

What is wrong with that child? - ki i se omo un?

how are you? - be o ni?



It's so hard to just ask for you guys to interpret. It's easier when I'm stringing up a normal conversation.

^^^

I'm cool with all except the last one 'be o ni?'

Not so sure about it . . ,

Is (be o ni)nt ekiti

Is (be o ni)nt ekiti

^^^ does not sound like ekiti to me . . .I could be wrong.

Sounds more like 'booni', which is core Ibadan.

akinolasam:

Anti Udileke, seni kin ko oro kin ba fe utumo re L'ekiti jade.

Meaning : Sister Idi-ileke, you are to write out the words you want interpreted to Ekiti. 

@ Idi-ileke
'm having an headache - she nu orififo n gbe mi

I have no classes today, but I have exams to study for - Mi ke ni kilassi korankan leni, sugbon mi ni exam lati ka? 

What is wrong with that child? - ki i se omo un?

how are you? - be o ni?

Corrections
I'm having an headache = ori 'fo mi (or) efori yomi lenu
I have no classes today, but I have exams to study for = Mi ni kilaasi konkon loni, amo mo ni udanwo lati kawe fun.
What is wrong with that child? = kai somo ni? (or) komi somo ni? (or) komi yomo ni lenu?
How are u? = ba'o ni?

There is a general word for CLASS (eko), but a typical Ekiti person will use "kilaasi" instead.

I am really happy seeing the way we are all trying to keep to our root. My little girl often refer to Ekiti dialect/language as "grandma-english" each time she hears it.

@Olumogun

uwo gan ni ye kan a pe ni akomolede. = It you that should be called language teacher
kare awe, mo roo re lori afefe. = weldone friend, I see your handwork on net.

I recommend a honorary doctorate award for Olumogun.

In ekitiology 

kokoye:

I recommend a honorary doctorate award for Olumogun. In ekitiology 

oga kokoye, inseun oye rabata kin mu dami lola, edumare a gbein na ga = Mr Kokoye, thanks for the big title accorded me, may Almighty lift you up too.

But Akinolasam na master oh!