ẸMWẸ ỌGHẸDẸGBEDẸGBE VBIHI’YISẸN
100 DAILY ẸDO WORDS & EXPRESSIONS
ẸDOMAYE LEGACY FOUNDATION
WE ARE IN BENIN
Forward Ever, Backward Never.
ABOUT THE 100-DAY ẸDO LANGUAGE PROJECT
ẸMWẸ ỌGHẸDẸGBEDẸGBE VBIHI’YISẸN is a 100-Day Ẹdo Language Learning and Heritage Programme created by Ẹdomaye Legacy Foundation to encourage the daily learning, use, documentation and preservation of the Ẹdo (Benin) language.
Each day introduces an Ẹdo word or expression together with its English meaning.
Where one Ẹdo word carries different meanings, the different meanings are presented according to context.
TODAY’S ẸDO WORDS
- ẸHI
Meaning: Guiding Angel
Ẹhi — Guiding Angel
- EGUI
Meaning: Tortoise
Egui — Tortoise
- IKPOLO
Meaning: Sweeping
Ikpolo — Sweeping
- UKPOKPO
Meaning: Stitch
Ukpokpo — Stitch
- UKPỌN ỌMỌ
Meaning: Child’s cloth
Ukpọn ọmọ — Child’s cloth
- UKPỌLỌ
Meaning: Plant name
Ukpọlọ — Plant name
WHY THESE WORDS MATTER
Language is more than communication. It carries history, identity, knowledge, memory and culture.
Every Ẹdo word preserved and taught is a contribution to the preservation of the linguistic heritage of the Benin people.
Ẹdomaye Legacy Foundation is committed to documenting, teaching and promoting authentic Ẹdo language and Benin cultural heritage for children, young people, adults, researchers and the Benin diaspora.
LEARN ONE WORD.
USE ONE WORD.
TEACH ONE WORD.
PRESERVE OUR LANGUAGE.
ẸDOMAYE LEGACY FOUNDATION
WE ARE IN BENIN
Forward Ever, Backward Never.
Author: Otọdede James Ibieorutomwen
Otodede James Ibieorutomwen is the Founder and Executive Director of Ẹdomaye Legacy Foundation, a cultural and educational initiative dedicated to preserving, researching, documenting, and promoting the history, heritage, language, and cultural identity of the Great Benin Kingdom. Known as OTO THE WRITER, he is an Edo/Benin language teacher, researcher, writer, and lifelong student of Edo/Benin history and culture. Through Ẹdomaye Legacy Foundation, he is developing educational resources, eBooks, language-learning initiatives, cultural documentation, and research projects designed to make Edo/Benin knowledge accessible to present and future generations. His work is guided by a commitment to evidence-based research, cultural preservation, indigenous knowledge, and the responsible transmission of Edo/Benin language and heritage. ONLY THE BEST IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ẸDOMAYE LEGACY FOUNDATION.
