Onineen̄ ige-usem eyi Obolo
Onineen̄ ige-usem eyi Obolo ìre onineen̄ ige-usem eyi ekisa ige Obolo, òrere ebi kè nkwukwuuk ikọ mè ikan òkikpulu ike ekige inu me usem Obolo.
Abichi Obolo
[nen̄e ge | nen̄e me ebon]Abichi ìre ebi kè Nkwukwuuk echi ekisa ige inu me usem. Îre nkwukwuuk ògbagbaan̄ irọ abichi. Abichi eyi Obolo ìnan̄a me abichi eyi Latin. Nkwukwuuk ikọ echi òkup me abichi Obolo ìre ikechi:
| a | b | ch | d | e | f | g | gb |
| gw | i | j | k | kp | kw | l | m |
| n | n̄ | nw | ny | o | ọ | p | r |
| s | sh | t | u | v | w | y | z |
Mîkaan̄ si iman̄-ida [tone marks] òrere asabọn iman̄ echi ekitoon̄ me inyọn̄ nkwukwuuk ikọ isa ijeen̄ ike ida nkwukwuuk ikọ ya okitaan̄ me emen ikọ. Ema ere:
| ` | òsiki ida | ìjọ̀n̄, ọ̀gọ, úfè |
| ˆ | ida òkininim | kwû, îlìbi, mîtàba |
| ˇ | ida òkinenene | fǔk, îfǒ, mǐn |
| ´ | ubene ida | úrá, éwé, égbè |
| ¯ | oke-oke ida | na, re |
Me usem Obolo, ìkare otutuuk ida ke ekijeen̄ me lek nkwukwuuk ikọ. Ekijeen̄ ida òsisiki mè echi òkininim gaalek. Ekitoon̄ si iman̄-ida me lek adasi nketek ikọ [syllable] echi erere òtumu [verb]. Me ere geelek me usem Obolo, kpekijeen̄ oke-oke ida [mid-tone/downstep].[1]
Nrọnnye
[nen̄e me ebon]- ↑ "About Marking of Tones in Bible" in Teaching Adasi Ikpa Obolo p.9 © Obolo Language and Bible Translation Committee, Agwut Obolo, Rivers State, Nigeria