Examples of Emai

‘Oje ate pounded yam.’

‘Oje hugged Ohi. / Oje embraced Ohi.’

‘Oje is watching/looking at Aleke.’

‘Oje saw Aleke.’

‘Oje is smelling the meat.’

‘Oje feared the lion.’

‘Oje is becoming afraid.’

‘Ohi frightened Oje.’

‘Oje got startled/frightened.’

‘The meat smells.’

‘The cloth pleased the child. / The child liked the cloth.’

‘The cloth is liked. / The cloth is pleasant.’

‘Oje knew Afuze.’

‘Oje knew.’

‘Oje knew Emai.’

‘Oje pondered the matter. / Oje thought about the matter.’

‘Oje is searching for the yam.’

‘Aleke bathed the child.’

‘Aleke is bathing.’

‘Aleke put a shirt on my body. / Aleke dressed me with a shirt.’

‘Oje shaved his hair.’

‘Oje helped Aleke. / Oje gave Aleke a helping hand.’

‘Oje is following Ohi.’

‘Oje has met the woman.’

‘They are talking. / They are chatting.’

‘Oje spoke to Aleke.’

‘Oje spoke. / Oje spoke his words frankly.’

‘Oje spoke frankly to Aleke. / Oje told the hard truth to Aleke.’

‘Oje asked a question.’

‘Oje asked Aleke a question./ Oje asked a question of Aleke.’

‘Oje asked a question of Aleke.’

‘Oje is shouting at Aleke. / Oje is screaming at Aleke.’

‘Oje is shouting. / Oje is screaming.’

‘Aleke is narrating a saying.’

‘Aleke narrated a saying to Oje.’

‘Aleke narrated a saying to Oje.’

‘Aleke is disclosing information. / Aleke is relating information.’

‘Aleke disclosed the matter to Oje. / Aleke informed Oje about the matter.’

‘Aleke disclose information to Oje.’

‘Aleke informed Oje.’

‘Oje said, “The woman killed the rat.”’

‘Oje asked, “How did the woman kill the rat?”’

‘Oje told Aleke, “The woman killed the rat.”’

‘Oje asked Aleke, “How did the woman kill the rat?”’

‘They gave a name to her. / They named her.’

‘Oje built a home.’

‘Oje used mud brick to build a home. / Oje built a home with mud brick.’

‘Oje built a home in Lagos.’

‘Oje is building the hut.’

‘Oje used banana leaves to build a hut.’

‘Oje built a hut on the farm.’

‘Oje broke the stick.’

‘The stick broke.’

‘Oje used a stone to break the stick. / Oje broke the stick with a stone.’

‘Oje broke the pot.’

‘The pot broke.’

‘Oje used a stone to break the pot. / Oje broke the pot with a stone.’

‘Oje broke the pots into pieces. / Oje broke the pots into smithereens.’

‘The pots broke into smithereens. / The pots broke into pieces.’

‘Oje used a stone to break the pots into smithereens. / Oje broke the pots into pieces with a stone.’

‘Oje killed a lizard.’

‘Oje used a slingshot to kill a lizard.’

‘Oje killed the youths.’

‘Oje used a stone to kill the youths. / Oje killed the youths with a stone.’

‘Oje is beating the youth.’

‘Oje used a stick to beat the youth. / Oje beat the youth with a stick.’

‘Ohi hit Oje with a stick. / Ohi hit a stick on Oje.’

‘Ohi hit Oje on his back with a stick. / Ohi hit a stick on Oje's back.’

‘A stick hit Oje on his back. / A stick hit Oje’s back.’

‘Oje is touching the cutlass with his hand. / Oje is touching the cutlass.’

‘Oje cut the rope. / Oje severed the rope.’

‘Oje used a knife to cut the rope. / Oje cut the rope with a knife.’

‘Oje is cutting wood. / Oje is chopping wood.’

‘Oje is using an axe to cut wood. / Oje is cutting wood with an axe.’

‘Oje seized a cutlass from Ohi.’

‘Oje tore off an ear of maize. / Oje ripped an ear of maize off.’

‘The ear of maize got torn off. / The ear of maize got ripped off.’

‘Oje peeled the plantain.’

‘Oje used his fingernail to peel the plantain. / Oje peeled the plantain with his fingernail.’

‘Oje peeled the yam.’

‘Oje used a cutlass to peel yam. / Oje peeled yam with a cutlass.’

‘Oje hid the bottle.’

‘Oje hid the bottle from Ohi.’

‘Oje is hiding.’

‘Oje will hide from the farmer.’

‘Oje showed Aleke the poison arrow.’

‘Oje has given the yam to Ohi.’

‘The youths gave the yams to one another.’

‘Oje sent a message to Afuze.’

‘Oje sent Ohi.’

‘Oje sent Ohi to Afuze.’

‘Oje sent Ohi with a message. / Oje sent Ohi on an errand.’

‘Oje sent Ohi on an errand to Afuze. / Oje sent Ohi with a message to Afuze.’

‘Aleke carried the yam.’

‘Aleke carried the yams.’

‘Aleke threw a stick.’

‘Aleke threw a stick to Oje.’

‘Oje used the rope to tie the goat. / Oje tied the goat with a rope. / Oje tethered the goat with a rope.’

‘Oje tied a piece of rope. / Oje tied a rope.’

‘Oje used his intelligence to tie the rope. / Oje tied the rope with intelligence.’

‘Oje tied a piece of rope onto my arm. / Oje tied a rope onto my arm.’

‘Oje has tied Aleke. / Oje has bound Aleke.’

‘They tied Oje with ropes. / They bound Oje with ropes.’

‘Oje put plantain onto the table.’

‘Oje poured water into the bottle.’

‘Oje used a funnel to pour water into a bottle. / Oje poured water into a bottle with a funnel.’

‘Oje covered the vomit.’

‘Oje used a shovel to cover the vomit. / Oje covered the vomit with a shovel.’

‘Meat filled the pot of Oje. / Meat filled Oje's pot.’

‘My pot is full.’

‘Oje filled the gun (with gunpowder). / Oje loaded the gun (with gunpowder).’

‘Oje loaded the chicken eggs. / Oje arranged the chicken eggs (on a load).’

‘Oje loaded the chicken eggs onto his burden. / Oje arranged the chicken eggs onto his load.’

‘Oje loaded his burden. / Oje arranged his load.’

‘Oje loaded up Ohi.’

‘Oje blinked.’

‘Oje climbed a tree. / Oje ascended a tree.’

‘Oje climbed a wall.’

‘Oje is running.’

‘Oje sat in a chair.’

‘Oje sat down in a chair.’

‘The leopard jumped.’

‘The frog jumped. / The frog leapt.’

‘Oje is singing a song.’

‘Oje is going to the house.’

‘Oje has moved away. / Oje has left.’

‘Oje has left the house. / Oje has moved away from the house.’

‘Oje left the room. / Oje exited the room.’

‘Oje lived in Afuze.’

‘Oje laughed.’

‘Oje is laughing at Aleke.’

‘Oje is screaming at the woman. / Oje is insulting the woman.’

‘Oje's waist is paining him. / Oje has a pain at his waist.’

‘The wound is making Aleke feverish.’

‘Aleke has the chills. / Aleke is feverish.’

‘Aleke died.’

‘The child is playing.’

‘The child is fantasizing. / The child is at play in his fantasy.’

‘Oje is sad. / Oje is not happy.’

‘Oje is hungry.’

‘Oje is rolling the bicycle.’

‘The orange is rolling.’

‘The ground sunk.’

‘Oje sunk into the ground. / The ground swallowed up Oje.’

‘The moon has sunk. / The moon had gone down.’

‘The leaves are burning.’

‘Oje is burning leaves.’

‘The cloth is dry.’

‘It is raining. / Rain is falling.’

‘Oje is not a hunter.’

‘He’s a hunter.’

‘Oje is grinding pepper.’

‘Oje is using a stone to grind pepper. / Oje is grinding pepper with a stone.’

‘Oje wiped oil way off the table. / Oje rubbed oil way off the table.’

‘Oje wiped oil from the table. / Oje rubbed oil from the table.’

‘Oje is wiping the table.’

‘Oje is using a rag to wipe the table. / Oje wiped the table with a rag.’

‘Oje dug for yam. / Oje harvested yam.’

‘Oje used my cutlass to dig for yam. / Oje dug for yam with my cutlass.’

‘Oje dug up cassava. / Oje uprooted cassava.’

‘Oje used a cutlass to uproot cassava. / Oje uprooted cassava with a cutlass.’

‘Oje is pushing a stool.’

‘Oje brought yam.’

‘Oje stole the cloth.’

‘Oje stole the goats.’

‘Oje taught arithmetic to Ohi. / Oje showed arithmetic to Ohi.’

‘Oje taught Ohi arithmetic.’

‘Oje hears. / Oje perceives with his ear.’

‘Oje perceives with his nose. / Oje smells (something).’

‘Oje is hearing Aleke.’

‘The fire will not cook food.’

‘The food got cooked.’

‘Aleke cooked soup. / Aleke prepared soup.’

‘Aleke used a pot to cook soup. / Aleke cooked soup with a pot.’

‘The soup boiled.’

‘Aleke appeared. / Aleke made her body apparent.’

‘Aleke appeared to her children. / Aleke made herself apparent to her children.’

‘Oje is ill. / Something is paining Oje.’

‘Oje cried.’

‘Oje is crying for his father. / Oje is mourning his father.’

‘Oje fell.’

‘Oje made a box (of wood). / Oje built a box.’

‘Oje received money. / Oje accepted money.’

‘Oje received money from Aleke. / Oje accepted money from Aleke.’

‘Oje wants Aleke to drink wine. / Oje intends that Aleke should drink wine.’

‘Oje will search for yam for the farmer.’

‘Oje is using my lantern to search for a pot. / Oje is searching for a pot with my lantern.’

‘Aleke used a sponge to bathe the child.’

‘Aleke bathed Oje. / Aleke gave a bath to Oje.’

‘Oje shaved his hair for his mother. / Oje shaved in honor of his mother.’

‘Oje built a house for Ohi.’

‘Oje broke his cane all over the road.’

‘Oje broke the pots all over the road.’

‘Oje killed the youths all over the road.’

‘Oje is beating the youth for his wife.’

‘The rope got cut off.’

‘Oje cut the rope for Ohi.’

‘Oje cut the rope into two.’

‘Oje took yam to Ohi.’

‘The men cut the forest all the way to the ground.’

‘Oje cut wood all over the road. / Oje chopped wood all over the road.’