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In this episode, we highlight 4 phrases and verbs that are commonly used when talking about the family and related terms: Inwe (to have), Iyi (to resemble in appearance), Idi ka (to resemble in character/values/behaviors), Ito (to be older than).

4 verbs/phrases as it relates to the family:

·  Infinitive:

•   Inwe- to have
•  Iyi- to resemble
•  Idi ka – to be like
•  Ịtọ- to be older than ọ ụ

·  Conjugated:

o  Inwe

•  E nwere m – I have  (note the “E” and not “A” b/c of vowel harmony)
  •   M nwere – I have
  •   I nwere- You have
•  O nwere- He/She/it has (note the “O” and not
•   Anyi nwere- We have
•   Unu nwere - You (pl) nwere
•   Ha nwere- They have

Examples given

• ·  E nwere m nne nne-  I have a grandmother,
• ·  O nwere umunne ato- He/She has 3 siblings.
• ·  Ha nwere umu ise- They have 5 children.
• ·  Nna ya nwere nwunye abuo- Their father has two wives.

o  Iyi

•  E yiri m – I resemble
•   M yiri – I resemble
•   I yiri – You resemble
•   O yiri – He/She/It resembles
•   Anyi yiri – We resemble
•   Unu yiri – You (pl) resemble
•   Ha yiri- They resemble

 Examples given

• ·  I yiri nwanne gi – you remeble your sibling
• ·  O yiri nna ya – He/She resembles his/her father
• ·  Unu yiri onwe unu- You (pl) resemble each other

o  Idi ka

•  A di m ka – I am like
•  M di ka – I am like u
•   Ị di ka- You are like
•   O di ka – You are like
• Anyi di ka –We are like
•   Unu di ka –You (pl) are like
•   Ha di ka – They are like

·  O di oji di ka unyi- He is black like charcoal

·  O toro ogologo di ka osisi- She is tall like a tree

·  Ifunanya di ka nna ya – Ifunanya is like her father

·  Emeka di ka nne nne ya- Emeka is like his grandmother

·  Ugochinyere di ka nna ya – Ugochinyere is like his father

o  Ịtọ

• A tọrọ m – I am older than
•  M tọrọ -  I am older
•  I tọrọ – You are older
•  O tọrọ – He/She/It are older than
•   Anyi tọrọ – We are older than
•   Unu tọrọ– You (pl) are older than
•   Ha tọrọ  They are older than

Examples:

·  Nwanne m nwoke tọrọ m – My brother is older than me

·  Nwanne m nwoke nke tọrọ m – My brother that I am older than ( My brother is younger than me)