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LECTURE SERIES 43 OF 2021
ÁKPÚJÀ – ẸKỌ TÍ ÓNÙWÉ KÁ TSÉ: *MÌMÀ ÌSỌKẸWỌ KPÁTÁKÍRÌ GHÁN BỌBỌ TÓ WÍ ẸSÌÒWÀNJÀ ÌTSẸKÍRÌ TÓ YẸLÉ TÁ MÀ.*
( Our lecture topic for today, is:
*”KNOWING SOME OF THOSE ESSENTIAL APPENDAGES OF ÌTSẸKÍRÌ GRAMMAR, THAT WE SHOULD KNOW.”*)
*ỌFỌ GHÁN RÉ:*
( These are the words. )
1. ÓÓDÉ* meaning COLON */ : /* Which also means HE OR SHE WAITED.
2. ÓÓKPÉDÉ* meaning SEMI – COLON */ ; /* Which also means HE OR SHE IS STILL WAITING.
3. RỌ* meaning TO READ OR READING.
4. ÚRỌ – LẸFÚN ( ÙRỌLẸFÚN )* meaning ORAL OR AUDIBLE READING.
5. ÙRỌ – TSÌ – ÌNNỌ ( ÙRỌTSÌNNỌ )* meaning SILENT OR QUIET READING.
6. GWÍGWÓ – ÌTSẸ ( GWÍGWÌTSẸ )* meaning TO PRAY.
7. GWÍGWÓ – ÌTSẸ LẸFÚN ( GWÍGWÌTSẸLẸFÚN )* meaning AUDIBLE OR LOUD PRAYER.
8. GWÍGWÓ – ÌTSẸ – TSÌ – ÌNNỌ ( GWÍGWÌTSẸTSÌNNỌ )* meaning SILENT OR QUIET PRAYER.
9. ẸSẸN – ÙLÍ ( ẸSÙNLÍ )* meaning DWELLING HOUSE.
IT IS ALSO USED IN REFERENCE TO A HOUSE NUMBER, E.G. HOUSE NO…