Èjìgbẹ̀dẹ̀

1.      Èjigbẹ̀dẹ̀- a pair of young pigeons or doves[1]

-Mo ra èjigbẹ̀dẹ̀

- I bought a pair of young pigeons or doves

2.      Èjika- Shoulder

-Mo sùn lé èjìká rẹ̀

- I slept on his shoulder

3.      Èjìkà, Ìjìkà-1. Deep   2. Sound sleep

-          Mo sun orun èjìkà

-          I slept a sound sleep

4.      Eéjìlá- Twelve

-          Léyìn óókànlá ni éèjìlá

-          After eleven is twelve

5.      Ejìnrìn- a kind of creeping plant

-          Ó bá mi já Ejìnrìn.

-          He assisted me in plucking a kind of creeping plant called ejìnrìn

6.      Èjìrẹ́ - twins

-          Ìyá Dàda bí èjìrẹ́

-          Dada’s mother gave birth to twins

7.      Ejò - snake

-Mo rí ejò ńlá kan

- I saw a big snake

8.      Èjó - 1. Entrails of the pig fried or good     2. Over-fried fish

Ó lọ èjó ewé kókò

He grinds an over-fried coco-yam leaf

9. Ejò-inú- Intestinal worms

- Ejò-inú ń yọ ọmọ náà lenu

-The child is being affected by intestinal worms

10.Èékanna- fingernails/claws/paws

i. Mo fẹ́ ré èekánná mi

    I want to cut my fingernails

ii. Èékánáa kìnìún náà mú

The lion’s claws are sharp

11.Èèkán-àwódí- a prickly shrub used as medicines for destroying tape worms

-Babaláwo náà n lo èèkán-àwódí

The herbalist is using a prickly shrub used as medicines for destroying tapeworms

12. Èké- lie/falsehood, liar

i.                    È̩gbọn mi n se èké

My elder sister is lying

ii.                  Èké ni ọmọ náà

The child is a liar

13. Èékán- e̩kùn- a. new shoots from the stem or root of trees        b. also upright post used in weaving   c. plug or wedges            d. wooden peg

Mo ri eekan-ẹkùn nínú oko

I saw shoots from the stems of that plant in the farm

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[1] Awosoga Peace Abosede ló kọ bébà yìí.