Itsekiri
Language Details
| Family | Niger-Congo |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| goro | rub smooth, polish | גָּרַס | gâraç | a primitive root; to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve; break. |
| gari | granulated cassava meal | גֶּרֶשׂ | geres | from an unused root meaning to husk; a kernel (collectively), i.e. grain; beaten corn. |
| dagba | to grow up, to mature | דָּגָה | dâgâh | a primitive root; to move rapidly; used only as a denominative from דָּג; to spawn, i.e. become numerous; grow. |
| ògán | guinea corn, sorghum | דָּגָן | dâgân | from דָּגָה; properly, increase, i.e. grain; corn (floor), wheat. |
| daka | to beat, to pound (yams, grains) | דָּקַק | dâqaq | a primitive root (compare הָדַךְlemma הָדךְ missing vowel, corrected to הָדַךְ); to crush (or intransitively) crumble; beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) [idiom] powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small). |
| osù | month | כֶּסֶא | keçeʼ | or כֶּסֶה; apparently from כָּסָה; properly, fulness or the full moon, i.e. its festival; (time) appointed. |