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Afenmai (Afemai), Yekhee, or Iyekhe, is an Edoid language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by Afenmai people. Not all speakers recognize the name Yekhee; some use the district name Etsako. Previously the name used by British colonial administration was Kukuruku, supposedly after a battle cry "ku-ku-ruku", [2] now considered derogatory. [1]
Edo has a rather average consonant inventory for an Edoid language. It maintains only a single phonemic nasal, /m/ , but has 13 oral consonants, /r, l, ʋ, j, w/ and the 8 stops , which have nasal allophones such as [n, ɲ, ŋʷ] , and nasalized allophones [ʋ̃, j̃, w̃] before nasal vowels.
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. [1] The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo , the language of Benin City , which has 30 million native and secondary speakers.
Several studies have shown the Edo language is the major African component that constitutes the foundation of the creoles of the Gulf of Guinea.
Delaiso or Laiso is a morning greeting (ukhu) in Edo State, Nigeria, primarily associated with individuals whose family heritage can be traced back to the historic Ogiso Dynasty. The term "Delaiso" is a combination of the Edo words "Dela," meaning "good morning," and "Oiso," signifying "Ogiso," the ancient rulers of the region.
The Afemai people, also spelled Afenmai are a group of people living in the northern part of Edo State south geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with headquarters in Auchi, Etsako Central, Etsako East, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko Edo. These make up the Edo-North Senatorial ...
Ghotuo is a terraced three-tone language. The three basic tones in Ghotuo are high, mid, and low. The three basic tones in Ghotuo are high, mid, and low. It experiences the downstep in the low and mid-tone levels, which means that in these tone levels, if two syllables have the same tone then the second syllable is lower than the first one.
All Esan nouns begin with vowel letters (i.e. a, e, ẹ, i, o, ọ, u): aru, eko, ẹbho, itohan, ozẹ, ọrhia, uze, etc. Due to the influence of neighboring tongues and Western languages, especially English, there is the tendency among Esan to pronounce many non-Esan nouns beginning with a consonant letter.