NOUN = Nawun
Nawun anee ere te tomi ke tombo,aniania ama, aniania ye, aniania gboru anga sinari ye.
THINGS TO STUDY
1. Ogbo ere [ Generic noun ]
2. Gberiye kien ere [ Singular noun ]
3. Tomai kien ere [ Plural noun ]
4. Ama n'ere na [ Gender ]
5. Kobiri sin ere [ Collective noun ]
1. Generic Noun ( ogbo ere)
Generic word for name is = [ere]
Generic word for human(sng) = [tombo]
Generic word for human(plr) = [tomi]
Generic word for man = [owibo]
Generic word for men = [owiapu]
Generic word for boy = [owibo tubo]
Generic word for boys = [owiapu awome]
Generic word for woman = [ erebo]
Generic word for women = [ ereme]
Generic word for animals = [ nama]
Generic word for fish = [ inji]
Generic word for birds = [feni]
Generic word for insects = insekiti kw/ sonia buo swa fin nama
Generic word for house = [wari]
Generic word for seat = [legiye]
Generic word for food = [fiye]
Generic word for occupation / proffession = [bara korinama]
Generic word for student = [diri dawobo]
Generic word for tutor = [ ye tolumabo ]
Generic word for vehicles = [ aru ]
Generic word for water ] = [ minji ]
Generic word for soap = [ oson ]
more to come...
2. Singular Noun - Plural Noun
In the Kalabari language, plural nouns are expressed differently from the patterns we have in the English language. Below are some examples:
a. Human nouns that end in [ bo ]
Generally, singular human nouns that end in [ bo ] have their plural forms changed to : [ head word + apu ]. There could be exceptions.
Singular Plural
boy = owibo tubo boys = owiapu awome
girl = erebo tubo girls = eremina awome
man = owibo men = owiapu
woman = erebo women = ereme
cheif = alabo cheifs = alapu
king = amadabo kings = amadapu
father = dabo fathers = dapu
more to come...
