Common Words

Here are some beginners words people can learn from. Children of Owan parenthood born in diaspora can begin with learning these common words.

English	Owan
Abdomen/Stomach	Ẹkẹe
Afternoon	Odanmi
Albino	Anyain
All of us	Mamai-erẹmẹn
Ankle	Akhuan-oẹ
Anniversary	Aere
Ant	Eririn
Antelope	Uzo
Bank	Aza
Beauty	Osẹn
Because	Ọhiọ
Before	Ọhiọ
Bell/Gong	Agogo
Bible	Ebenọfuan
Bird	Afianmi
Biro/Pen	Ukeke
Body	Egbe
Bone	Akpoka
Book	Ebe
Bottle	Ogo
Box	Akpoti
Brain	Umaghogho
Broom	Okhan
But	Sokpẹn
Buttocks	Iditihan
Campus	Ẹkẹ-ugba
Cane	Asan
Car/Bus/aeroplane/ship/Canoe	Okọ
Cat	Ologbo
Chair	Aga
Chest	Idanman/Idama
Child	Ọmọn
Children	Ivbiẹ
Church	Ọsẹ
Clock	Aogo
Cloth/dress	Ukpon
Cockroach	Ahẹnhẹnmi
Coconut	Upku
Cold weather	Okhuakhua
Come	Vae
Concern	Ọnyiẹnmẹn
Correct	Ọghae
Courage	Udu
Creator	Ohi/Ehi
Cup	Uko
Cutlass	Ọpia
Dagger	Usẹkun
Dance	Igbemi
Day after tomorrow	Otiakhuẹ
Debt	Osa
Difference	Iriọdan
Disease/Sickness	Emianmi
Doctor	Ọbo
Dog	Awa
Ear	Eho
Ear	Ẹhọ
Earth	Otọe-ghagbọna
Elbow	Uguobọ
Elephant	Ini
Evening	Ewan
Exam/Test	Idamighe
Eye	Ero/Ukpẹo
Eyes	Ikpẹo
Faith	Amiẹnhọn
Fan	Azuzu
Fasting	Awẹ
Fear	Ofẹn
Feast/Festival	Ukpe
Female	Aanmi
Fingers	Ikpabo
Finish	Ọforo
Fish	Ehẹrẹn
Flood	Orogho
Food	Ebare/Ebae
Foot	Oe
Fork	Ubọsu
Glory	Ọkhai
Go/Move	Oshan
Goat	Ẹwe
God	Oisẹlẹbua
Grasshopper	Akaka
Great people	Ikpesa
Great person	Okpesa
Greeting	Oruẹ
Hair	Eto
Hair	Eto
Hands/hand	Abo/Obọ
Hardship	Ọmiamin
Harlot	Adegbe
Harvest	Ahiekoko
Hat or Cap	Eru
Head	Uhọnmọ
Heaven	Eriminọsẹn
Heels	Ezeoẹ
Hell	Erimin-ọkhọrọ
Help	Ikpaobọ
Here	Aran
Hill/Mountain	Ogbagba
Hold on	Sẹ-muzẹ
Hole	Oo
Hot	Ọtohia
House	Oa
House	Oa
Husband	Ọdọn
I am coming	Ivade
In-law	Oruẹn
Jaw	Agban
Knee	Uguaẹ
Knife	Aghae
Knowledge	Aẹrẹn/ Iguemi
Learn/Study	Amamemi
Left hand	Ọgobọ
Leg	Oe
Leopard	Ẹkpẹn
Lie	Iashan
Light	Urukpa
Lion	Atalakpa
Love	Ihọnmẹkẹre
Male	Ọhe
Man	Omohe
Man	Ọmọhe
Market	Ekin
Market day	Ẹdekin
Market women	Ikhuoho-nọ-duekin
Mat	Ewa
Meat/Animal	Eanmi
Men	Imọhe
Minute	Igbẹo-ọkpa
Money	Egho
Monkey	Ovbere
Morning	Ewiẹ
Motorbike	Okpikpi
Mouth	Unun/Unu
My husband	Ọdọn-mẹn
My in-law	Oruẹn-mẹn
My wife	Ọha-mẹn
Neck	Urunrun
Night	Asọn
Nose	Ihue
Ocean	Okun
Office	Ogobia
Oil	Evbiri
Once	Isọkpa
Onion	Alubasa
Ordinary person	Ovbioguere
Our	Oghomai
Our in-law	Iruẹn-mai
Palm	Etabo
Palm tree	Udi
Pastor/Priest	Ohẹin
Patience	Oziẹn/Iziẹn-egbe
Pawpaw	Anyanba
Peace	Ọfure
Penis	Ekuẹ
Pepper	Ẹsin
Pig	Isi
Play	Ikhiẹn
Pond	Utakpo
Poor man	Ọnẹsọngbe
Poverty	Ẹsọn
Power/Strength	Itotomi/Etin
Praise	Ire
Profit/Gain	Irere
Rain	Ame-nọrọ
Rat	Ofe
Rich person	Ọnọfere
Riches/Wealth	Ẹfe
Right hand	Obọdiọn
River	Ede
River	Ede
Run/Race	Ulẹ
Salt	Umẹrẹn
School	Oaghebe/Oaghi-amamemi
Servant/maid	Ọgbamadia/Ovbiodogho
Sexual act	Olele/Omẹhẹn
Shoe	Ibata
Shoulder	Iguabọ
Sickness	Ikhọmọn
Skull	Aghogho
Slave	Ọviẹn
Sleep	Omẹhẹn
Snail	Ebisun
Snail	Ebisun
Something	Emi
Song	Ioro
Soup	Omọ
Spoon	Isibi
Stars	Ahiẹhiẹn
Stream	Ovbiẹdẹ
Stubborn	Akaehọ
Suffering	Ọmiami
Sun	Ovọn
Sunday	Ẹdọsẹ
Surprise	Ọnyiunua
Teeth	Akon
That	Ọni
There	Eheni
These	Ena
They	Nanai
Thigh	Isakoẹ
Thinking/Thought	Aroro
This	Ọna
Those	Eni
Thunder	Ohisokhumu/Oisokhumun
Tiger	Akpakomizẹ
Time	Ẹghẹ
Tobacco	Ataba
Today	Ẹrẹrẹ/Ẹrẹna
Toes	Ikpaẹ
Tomorrow	Akhuẹ
Trader	Ọduekin
Tree	Oran
Truth	Ata
Twice	Igileva
Unity	Akugbe
Vagina	Ukoko
Valley	Uere
Waist	Ekun
Wait	Muzẹ
Waste dump	Itikun
Water	Ame
We	Mamai
Well (Water)	Uhae
What?	Bọu?
Where?	Sọu?
Who?	Ọọni
Why?	Bọzẹe
Wickedness	Ẹkẹọbe
Wife	Ọha
Woman	Okhuoho
Women	Ikhuoho
Wood	Eran
Work	Obia
Worship	Igami
Wrist	Akhuan-obọ
Write	Aviemi
Yam	Ema

Note: There may be slight variations from clan to clan.

In Ora language, the alphabet “r” is often silent. In this compilation, only in the words boldfaced that “r” is not silent.

Find more words as compiled by Ray Ozolua below:

English	Owan
Back	Ehimi
Banana	Ọgẹdẹ-nigẹurẹ
Baptize	Sa-ame
Barren	Agan
Bat	Akogan
Beans	Ikpeshe
Beards	Etoagban
Bed bug	Idu
Bed	Ukpalẹ
Bicycle	Ikẹkẹ
Big pot	Ukodo
Bitter leaf	Eboriara
Bitter	Oriara
Blacksmith	Agbẹdẹ
Bladder	Ugbegbe-aokhan
Blood	Ẹrere/Esajẹn
Bolt (lock)	Asigbe
Bottle	Ọgọ
Boundary	Uhi
Breakdown	Kuọga
Bush	Ogo
Cassava	Ibọbọdi
Cast iron pot for cooking	Ẹgere
Cemetery	Ugbidi
Cheeks	Iro
Chicken/Hen	Ọkhọkhọ
Chicks	Ivbi-ọkhọkhọ
City	Ẹvbo-nọkhua
Clay	Owẹ
Cock	Ọkhọkhọkpa
Cocoyam	Ikhokho
Coffin/Casket	Akpoti-ghoimi
Cooked yam	Eria
Corner	Iguẹn-egbe
Corpse	Orimi
Cream/Ointment	Ori
Door	Ukhuẹdẹ
Dragon fly	Anijẹn
Drink (liquor, spirits, beers, etc)	Ẹnyọn
Earthen pot/pots	Uwawa
Earthworm	Ikolo
Egg	Ekẹin
Enemy	Oghian
Evangelism	Iwewemi
Faeces	Isọn
Family	Ukhuẹdẹ
Farm	Ime
Fart	Ihọn
Female goat (big)	Odewe
Fire	Erain
Firefly	Iynabiri
Fool	Ọruru
Forest	Ugbo
Friend	Ọmọrọ
Frog/Toad	Ẹkere
Front	Odaro
General (military)	Okakuro
Get up	Kpare/Khuaegbe
Giddiness	Okin
Given to sex	Ọloghẹrẹ
Grass cutter (animal)	Ivuẹ
Grassland	Ukato
Grave	Idi
Great confusion/Commotion	Orughulabẹ
Green vegetables	Ẹfọ
Groundnuts	Ihiaoguẹ
Half	Ahieva
Hammer	Umọmọ
Hare	Orere
He-goat	Ovbiukhọn
Hoe	Ẹguẹ
Holy Communion	Ebae-ghewan
Hook	Ugẹlẹkẹ
House fly	Ishẹn
Intestine	Ehain
Judge	Ọnọ-ghaẹzọ
Junction (road)	Avan-ọdẹ
Key	Ikọkọrọ
Kidney	Ipikaen
Kola nuts (multi-lobe)	Ẹvbeọhẹn
Kola nuts (two-lobe)	Igbaja
Kola nuts	Ẹvbere
Liver	Ibẹn
Lizard	Oyere/Ọmamirin
Mad person	ỌmẹmẹỌmẹmẹỌmẹmẹỌmẹmẹ
Maize	Ọka
Medicinal oil	Udẹn
Melon	Ikpemi
Menstruating	Ọmuobọ-mọrin
Mirror/glass	Ughegbe
Mosquito	Evbavba
Nail	Ise
Needle	Agbede
New	Ọgbọn
Ogbono	Akhiẹ
Old	Utẹ
On the road	Uhọnmu-kpodẹ
Palace	Ẹguare
Path	Akpo
Pigeon peas	Ikpọrẹlẹ/Ọrẹlẹ
Pigeon	Idelekuku
Pillar	Oruku
Plantain	Ọgẹdẹ
Plantation	Ugbo
Plate (food)	Itasa
Plead	Doabọ
Porcupine	Ọkharan
Porridge (yam)	Azagua
Pounded yam	Ema-nadumurun
Preacher	Ọnọ-wasun
Pregnancy	Ukin-ọrae*
Pregnant woman	Okhuọhama
Prodigal child	Ọmọnọfuruku
Proverbs	Ivbere
Quarter	Ahienẹ
Queue/Line	Uviẹn
Ripe	Ọwẹin
River	Ẹdẹ
Road	Ukpodẹ/Odẹ
Rope	Uri
Sand (Building)	Ekhai
Sand	Ekẹn
Settlement (few houses	Agọr
Scent leaf	Ebuamọkhọ
Shea butter ointment	Oriọyọ
Shelter	Asẹ
Shirt	Ẹvbu
Shoe/sandals	Ibata
Snake	Ẹnyẹn
Soldier ant	Isamisaka
Sore	Use
Spear	Ọgan
Spleen	Ovbara
Squirrel	Ọtaran
Stick	Ukporan
Stone	Udo
Story/Parables	Itan
Swamp	Ẹrae
Sword	Agada
Tadpole	Ikpegheluelue
Tarred road	Kpataisi
Teacher	Ọnọmara
Testes	Eviere
Testis	Ukpeviere
Thorn	Igbẹn
Thread	Oruru
Throat	Ururun
To buy	Dọe
To sell	Shọin
Tongue	Ukpoẹnmi
Town	Ẹvbo
Tray	Atẹtẹ
Trouser/Knicker	Isokhoro
Tsetse fly	Uzẹ
Ulcer	Ẹtẹ
Umbrella	Akhara
Unripe	Iban
Urine	Aokhan
Village	Igure
Vulture	Ughuru
Wall gecko	Ọkhẹoa
War	Osho-nọkhua
Wasp	Isikoi/Isisiwaiwai
Water yam	Akoguẹ
White yam	Ọhọmọn
Window	Ifese
Wisdom	Ẹwarin
Witch/Wizard	Azẹn
Worship	Igami
Yellow yam	Osiokpo
Young ladies (unmarried)	Ileke
Young lady (unmarried)	Aleke
Young man (unmarried)	Ọgbama
Young Men (unmarried)	Igbama

Note: There may be slight

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