Grammar

Verb Tenses

Present

Ami ndep

I buy

Afo edep

You buy

Enye edep

He/She buys

Nyin idep

We buy

Mbufo ëdep

You(plural) buy

Mö ëdep

They buy

Past

Ami nkedep

I bought

Afo ekedep

You bought

Enye ekedep

He/She bought

Nyin ikedep

We bought

Mbufo ekedep

You(plural) bought

Mö ekedep

They bought

Future

Ami nyedep

I will buy

Afo eyedep

You will buy

Enye eyedep

He/She will buy

Nyin iyedep

We will buy

Mbufo ëyedep

You(plural) will buy

Mö ëyedep

They will buy

Conditional

Nkpanam

I would/should do, If I did

Akpanam

You would/should do, If You did

Akpanam

He/She would/should do, If He/She did

Ikpanam

We would/should do, If We did

Ekpanam

You(plural) would/should do, If You(plural) did

Ekpanam

They would/should do, If They did

Present Progressive

Moñ 'nam

I am doing

Moñ anam

You are doing

Moñ anam

He/She is doing

Moñ inam

We are doing

Moñ ënam

You(plural) are doing

Moñ ënam

They am doing

Adverbs

So

Ntre

As

Nte

Thus

Ntem

No

Ihih

Yes

Ii

Not

Ke

Well

Eti

Very

Ata

Much

Eriwak

Much

Teptep

Again

Ntak

Again

Nko

Hither

Ken, mi

Thither

Do, ko

Then

Naña

More, again

Aba

Now

Kemi

Upward

Kenyoñ

Forward

Isüisü

How

Didie

Where

Moñ

Where

Kemoñ

Where

Enye

Here

Mi

There

Do

Yonder

Ko

Still, Yet

Kaña

Ever

'Nsinsi

Long ago

Tutuko

Haply, Perhaps

Ndusuk

Haply, Perhaps

Me

Alone

Ikpoñ

Immediately

Idaha mi

Then, When, While

Kadañadü

Seldom

Kimi

Downward

Kisoñ

Backward

Edemedem

Prepositions

About

Akan

About

Akara

About

Osim nkpo

Above

Kenyoñ, ke enyoñ

Across

Obioñ

After

Kedem, ke idem

Amid

Kufot, ke ufot

Among

Kotu, ke otu

Around

Akan, akan okuk

At

Ke

Atharat

Ebioñ

Before

Kisü, ke isü

Behind

Kedem, Ke edem

Below

Kidak, Ke idak

Below

Kisoñ, Ke isoñ

Below

Adian

Beside

Ibähäke

Between

Kufañ, ke ufañ

Between

Kuföt, ke uföt. Kedem oko

Beyond

Akan

By

Ke, ye, otü

Concerning

Abanga

Down

Kisöñ

During

Ke, ke ini orü

Except

Ibähäke

For

Ono

From

Otü

In

Ke

Into

Kësët, Ke ësët

Instead of

Ke ibuüt

Near, nigh

Ekpere

Of

Ke

Off

Efep

On

Ke, Kenyoñ

Over

Ofuk (it covers), Akaña (He passes over), Akan (greater than)

Out of

Otü

Round

Regarding

Abaña

Save

Since

Nte, tütü

Till

Tutu

To

Nö

Under, Underneath

Kidak, Ke idak

Unto

Ke, Ye

Up, upon

Kenyoñ

With

Ye

Within

Kësët, Ke ësët, Kësiën, Ke ësiën

Without

Inyeneke

Conjunctions

Also

Nde, onyuñ

And

Ndien

Because

Koru

Since

Nte

If

Ekpedi

That

Ke, nte, ete, ite

Then

Ndien, Naña

Therefore

Koru, ke oru (for that)

Wherefore

Koru, mado ke emi

Although

Okposuk, okposuk edi (should it be../should it be the case that..)

As

Nte

As well as

Nte, adaña nte

But

Edi

Lest

Mbak

Notwithstanding

Edi

Yet

Kaña