Edo Paper 2 May/June 2015

Question 3

(a)      Tie avbe Ikpẹmwẹ na ẹsẹse ne u ye efonọlọgi ọghẹ Ẹdo dọlọ gbẹnnẹ iran: (i)      Iyokho                   (vi)     Ọtan                                                   (ii)      Ighogho                 (vii)          Otutu                                                  (iii)     Otọwa                    (viii)   Ọtọn                                                  (iv)     Ebubẹ                    (ix)     Akhe                                                   (v)      Ebaba                    (x)      Irri.
(b)     Te a ye efonọlọgi gbẹnnẹ avbe ulamwẹ ẹmwẹ na, ye abidi ne ọ kere gbẹnnẹ iran Ladian:

  • /ɔxɔxɔ/
  • /ɔsa/
  • /olɔ/
  • /izɔmɔ̄/
  • /eva/
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    Observation

    Candidates were required to transcribe the given words to phonetics and from phonetics to Ẹdo orthography. A good number of candidates that attempted this question were not able to transcribe Ẹdo orthography to phonetics symbols, while it was an easy ride transcribing from phonetics to orthography.