**1. Olùkùmi Alphabets** A, B, CH, D, E, Ẹ, F, G, GB, GH, GW, H, I, J, K, KP, KW, L, M, N, O, Ọ, R, S, Ṣ, T, U, W, Y, Z a, b, ch, d, e, ẹ, f, g, gb, gh, gw, h, i, j, k, kp, kw, l, m, n, o, ọ, r, s, ṣ, t, u, w, y, z /a, b, ʧ, d, e, ɛ, f, g, gb, ɣ, gw, h, i, ʤ, k, kp, kw, l, m, n, o, ɔ, r, s, ʃ, t, u, w, j, z/ **Table1 Olùkùmi Alphabets**

a	b	ch	d	e	ẹ
f	g	gb	gh	Gw	h
i	j	k	kp	Kw	l
m	n	o	ọ	r	s
ṣ	t	u	w	y	z

**Table 2 Olùkùmi Alphabets** **2. Parts of the Body** **Olùkùmi English** ọ́wọ́ hand àtálọ́wó palm of hand ínọ́ belly órí head eyín teeth ara body irun hair inọ́ stomach ùdí buttocks etín ear imọn nose ẹrun mouth ozu eye íghórẹ̀dọ̀ heart ọnyàn breast ọgbòdògbọ̀ thigh ughó vagina ókó penis **3. Eatables** **Olùkùmi English** usu yam obì kola nut ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ wẹ́rẹ́ banana akpaka beans ohun salt ọbẹ soup ùkpọ̀nràn coconut ẹghẹn egg ilá okra ẹ́zá fish **4. Materials** **Olùkùmi English** ugba/ughogho gourd/ vessel òkúta stone orúrú cotton ẹ̀gígán basket udo mortar ulé house ẹ́ní mat aso cloth **5. Family and Relationships** **Olùkùmi English** ẹnẹ person obìnrẹn woman oma child ọma ọkùnrẹn son ọmobìnrẹn daughter ba father yé mother bá bá grandfather yé yé grandmother ọmọma grandchild ọkùnrẹn man olùkù friend aya wife ọkọ husband ọmómànẹ́bámànẹ́ye orphan ọmoghíyà obìnrẹn maidservant akpẹran butcher **6. Places** **Olùkùmi English** ọ́gwódé compound ùgà room ómí river etin ómí river bank ulé house uléwé school ọzà market ulíwin toilet ulimaómànẹ́ye orphanage úlẹ́zọ́ court **7. Liquid Nouns** **Olùkùmi English** ómí water ìtọ̀ urine ẹmọn wine ekpo ọkpẹ oil palm ítọ́ saliva ẹ̀zẹ̀ blood ómí ọnyà breast milk **8. Animals** **Olùkùmi English** àgùtàn sheep orẹfàn cow ázá dog ẹzò snake ùgbẹ́n snail eku rat ẹ́dúwẹ́ fowl oyin bee ologbo cat kpẹ́kpẹ́yẹ duck ẹṣi horse ẹyẹ bird úgún vulture ífẹ́nfẹ́n mosquito erunlé goat **9. Plants** **Olùkùmi English** gbígbẹ̀ to plant urùngbẹ̀ plant ọhàn bíbó orange ijin ọ̀kpẹ̀ palm tree **10. Abstract Nouns** **Olùkùmi English** rínnózú love úbí sin ébí hunger ẹ̀rù fear ọ̀ghọ̀ glory ọ́gbán wisdom ẹ̀kọ̀kọ̀ condition ìtalọfọ̀ conflict rírú consecration batiri fate **11. Personal Pronouns** **Olùkùmi English** èmi me úwọ you awa we awa us àwan they ówún it **12. Possessive Pronouns** **Olùkùmi English** tẹ́rẹ́ your téwá ours térẹ̀ its **13. Reciprocals** **Olùkùmi English** arawa ourself ararẹ̀ yourself nara ownself **14. Interrogative Pronouns** **Olùkùmi English** kóhùnrè what èyẹ́nẹ who ẹnẹ táfọ̀ whom kátòrè which kíyore where kúkòre when kóyàn why kó how **15. Demonstrative Pronouns** **Olùkùmi English** èyì this ìwẹ̀n yí these ẹnẹwíwẹ́n that àwan those **16. Olukumi Numbers** **i. (1-20)** **Olùkùmi English** ọ̀kàn one èzì two ẹ̀ta three ẹ̀rin four ẹ̀rú five ẹ̀fa six èze seven ẹ̀zọ eight ẹ̀han nine ẹ̀gwá ten ọ̀kànlégwá eleven ézìnlẹ́gwá twelve ẹ̀talẹ́gwá thirteen mẹ̀rẹnlémègwa fourteen ẹ̀dógún fifteen mẹ̀falémègwa sixteen mèzelémègwa seventeen mẹ̀zọ́lémègwa eighteen ẹ̀hánlégwá nineteen ọ́gbọ́ twenty **ii.** **Tens** **Olùkùmi English** ẹ̀gwá ten ọ́gbọ́ twenty mẹ́gwáléọ́gbọ́ thirty ózin forty mẹ́gwàléozìn fifty ọta sixty mẹ́gwáléọta seventy ọ́rẹ́n eighty mẹ̀gwáléòrẹn ninety orú hundred **iii. Ordinal Numbers** **Olùkùmi English** òsúgwá first òkẹ́zìn second òkẹ́ta third kẹ̀rẹn fourth òkẹ́fà sixth òkéze seventh òkẹ́z*ọ* eighth òkẹ́hán ninth òkẹ́gwá tenth **17. Time and Season** **Olùkùmi English** òwúọ̀ morning ọhán midday/afternoon álẹ́ night ẹ̀rín orun midnight írálẹ́ dusk òwúọ̀ fìrìfìrì dawn ozùmá daylight òní today ọ̀la tomorrrow àná yesterday ọ̀túla day after tomorrow ẹ́zẹ̀ta day before yesterday ọ́dọ́n year **18. Colours** **Olùkùmi English** fúfún white dúdún black kpíkpán ekpo yellow kpúkpán red **19. Adjectives** **Olùkùmi English** ègwà beautiful gbá tall kpúrú short úbúẹ́gwà ugly bẹ̀gwà horrible lála huge ọfọ̀tà honest ẹ́zọ́mú guilty ghán good óhẹngwà attractive **20. Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions** **Olùkùmi English** tedé forever óbòkwẹ́yì almost óhúnnukàn alone nẹ́wá behind ídéghòba otherwise bábà as usual múmá furthermore tàbí or kànán yet nùkò while ùkábùsé after òkè above ábẹ́ below gbẹ́ méèzìn between kànán except túru for

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