Hello All,

I am writing a book in which the main character is Edo. Please can anyone help me with common Edo phrases, for instance how do you say the following in Edo?

How are you?
I am fine
Welcome
Mother
Father
Brother
Sister
Dear, darling or any other terms of endearment

Thanks in advance.

Vbèè óye hé? How are you?

Iye me. . . my mother

Erha me. . . .my father.

Check out this website for more info:

http://www.edo-nation.net/edolang1.htm

bless you dimka 

what is bless you in Esan by the way? @ dimka or anyone pls.

Consultant, hope u feel good with all the above, smile.

Wow! You guys are awesome. Sorry it took me so long to respond. Thank you very very very much. Obulu.

This people again!!!!!!!!

since when did Esan become The Edo Language

is there anything like Edo Language
the rubbish i see on this forum eh *shakes Head*

GOD Help us!!!

Well, you know if doesn't hurt to calm down and clarify.

@Consultant

You have to be specific. There are different Edo languages. Are you talking about the Bini, Ishan, Afamai or Ora Language. Though Bini is the most popular language in Edo State. Followed by Ishan Language.

Since I posted the message, i have done a little more research so I do know that there are different dialects. But I will take anyone, so I am happy for the Esan tutorial.

Eshh

Wateva!

@Gamine

Don't even start

Please let me know how to say the following in Bini:

I love you
Wife
How is your family
When are you traveling?
When will you return
I'm ready to make love, don't keep me waiting

nalijah07,
Na watin bi this,u 4 kukuma open your own thread.The poster,don change him church mind say him want Ishan,u still dey drag am go Bini.Abi any bini boy dey owe u money when u want seduce to collect your money back.Or abi PRINCE don put bead 4 your hand ?
Look bini boys now too hard to get for this planet earth,them wo teach u wel wel.
I be won vex sha because people dey say left right and u dey say right left.Na wa 4 uooooo

@brownbonno - Translation please?

nalijah07,
Na wa 4 u ooooo.I beg tell me why u dey so desperate to learn this language.Anyway i no go school reach the level to take translate.
U suppose know i be waffi boy(warri Man).
No vex sha no be my fault.

My boyfriend does not have the patience to teach me, so i stopped asking - Maybe he does not want me to learn . Anyway, whats a warri man?

U bi nice girl sha to begin try to learn ur boy friend language.U are 1 in a million(compliments).I hope u marry am,otherwise u wo go dey learn another language with another BF(in case things fall apart).
Warri is a notable town in DT.And na peculiar people dey come out for there.
Sincerely,i no sabi bini language sha otherwise i 4 use my church mind take teach u.

How are you? = Vbe oh yerẹ
I am fine = Oh yẹrẹ ẹse
Welcome = ọbokhian
Mother = Iye
My Mother = Iyemwen
Father = Erha
My Father = Erhamwen
Brother = ọten okpia / ọten n’okpia
Sister = ọten okhuo /ọten n’okhuo
My Brother, or My Sister (in general term) = ọtenmwen
Hello = Koyọ
Hello (elderly) = Domo
Dear = N’ọyẹmwen
Darling = N’ọyaenmwen / Noyaenmwen
Please see links for further understanding of Edo –African Language.
http://ihuanedo.ning.com
http://edonaze.webs.com
http://evbonazenedo.ning.com
http://edofolks.com
http://owogienedo.com
http://evbonazenedo.ning.com
http://evbonazelogistiks.webs.com/apps/blog/
How are you? = Vbe oh yerẹ
I am fine = Oh yẹrẹ ẹse
Welcome = ọbokhian
Mother = Iye
My Mother = Iyemwen
Father = Erha
My Father = Erhamwen
Brother = ọten okpia / ọten n’okpia
Sister = ọten okhuo /ọten n’okhuo
My Brother, or My Sister (in general term) = ọtenmwen
Hello = Koyọ
Hello (elderly) = Domo
Dear = N’ọyẹmwen
Darling = N’ọyaenmwen / Noyaenmwen
Please see links for further understanding of Edo –African Language.
http://ihuanedo.ning.com
http://edonaze.webs.com
http://evbonazenedo.ning.com
http://edofolks.com
http://owogienedo.com
http://evbonazenedo.ning.com
http://evbonazelogistiks.webs.com/apps/blog/

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can anyone please help me.....I was wanting to get a gift for my husband for Christmas from his baby boy but I wanted something engraved in bini. I'm looking for a bible verse with something with a father to child meaning or even a quote.....any ideas?? Something along the lines of “The father of a righteous child has great joy;a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”
-Proverbs 23:24

There is no such thing as Esan [not ishan as u call it] language nor Afemai language neither is Bini a language, but Edo is the language. Esan[those that jumped] is a geographical area, so also is Afemai[our home] but Benin is the root of all the migrants to these regions, so the variants of Edo language are as a result of the outward movement from Benin. All Edos are of Bini blood and so the Bini root lingua is our general language.

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