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LECTURE SERIES 45 OF 2021
ÁKPÚJÀ – ẸKỌ TÍ ÓNÙWÉ KÁ TSÉ: *ỌFỌ GHÁN TÓ NẸ ẸGBÚRỌFỌ ỌKÁN, BÍRÌ ÁRỌFỌ TÍ ÀGHÁN NẸ, ÒWÚN ẸNẸ WÁ TSỌN, KẸRẸN GBÁ KỌ ÙKPÌỌFỌ ÀGHÁN.*
( Our lecture topic for today, is: *THE CONSIDERATION OF MONO OR SINGLE SYLLABIC WORDS AND THEIR PARTS OF SPEECH, AS WELL AS THEIR PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION.* )
*ỌFỌ GHÁN RÉ:*
( These are the words )
1. BẸ* meaning *PLEAD; BEG OR APOLOGY.*
Éyí ká tsé *ÀTSÚLÍỌFỌ.*
( This is a *VERB.*)
*Ní éwé ọfọ > e.g:*
*i.* Ẹnẹ wá gbá *BẸ* gbẹ Ẹbébé, gín, dá mújì. ( Meaning > We came to *PLEAD,* on behalf of Ẹbébé, for her to be forgiven. )
*ii.* Mófẹ ré wá gbá *BẸ,* gín, dá mú ọbẹ gbẹ wún, dí òwún lò.
( Meaning > It was Mófẹ, who came to *BEG,* for the use of the knife. )
*iii* Bémíghó, má yá má gín, wón tsé sé, díí ó ká *BẸ* gégé.
( Meaning > Once Bémíghó knows, he/she is wrong or at fault, he/she renders *APOLOGY* instantly or immediately after. )
2. RÉÉ* meaning *SNAP.*
Éyí ká tsé *ÀTSÚLÍỌFỌ.*
( This is a *VERB*)
*Ní éwé ọfọ > e.g:*
Ẹrán tí ọkpá mù, *RÉÉ* kúrí ọkpá tí à dẹ.
( Meaning > The animal caught by a trap, *SNAPPED* from the trap that was set. )
3. WỌ* meaning *ENTER.*
Éyí ká tsé *ÀTSÚLÍỌFỌ.*
( This is a *VERB.*)
*Ní éwé ọfọ > e.g:*
Àmá mú ábítọn wé wá ní ínnọlì, ábẹtẹ ọkọ ró wón wá *WỌ.*
( Meaning > If the newly wedded bride is brought home, she will *ENTER* her husband’s room. )
4. BÍ* meaning *TO GIVE BIRTH*
Éyí ká tsé *ÓNỌRÚKỌ*
( This is a *NOUN*)
*Ní éwé ọfọ > e.g:*
Ìrẹórítsẹréjú, tá fẹn kpé Ìrẹ, *BÍ* ọmá ọnọkẹnrẹn ní Ọwúrọwúrọ wé.
( Meaning > Ìrẹórítsẹréjú, bridged to Ìrẹ, *GAVE BIRTH* to a baby boy this morning. )
5. DẸN* meaning *RED.*
Éyí ká tsé *ÃGHÁNỌRÚKỌ*
( This is an *ADJECTIVE*)
*Ní éwé ọfọ > e.g:*
Àtsọ tó *DẸN* òwún á gbá tẹ Ẹkété Ọlájá.
( Meaning > The King’s throne is usually adorn with *RED* fabric. )