Question 3
Ru igiemwi ehan ye elisiọn ọghe ola?
Candidates were requested to give six words in which vowel elision can take place in Ẹdo as shown below:
(i) /owa + ebe/ → [owebe] school
(ii) /uɱɛ̃ + ebo/ → [uɱíe͂bo] sugar
(iii) /ug͡bo + ɛdi͂/ → [ug͡bɛdi͂] palm tree plantation
(iv) /ɛk͡po + iɤo/ → [ɛk͡piɤo] bag of money
(v) /aza + ebe/ → [azebe] library
(vi) /abɔ + er̻a͂/ → [aber̻a͂] 'branch of a tree
(vii) /ɔxɔ + ebe/ → [ɔxebe] leave eating worm
Observation
Few Candidates who attempted this question did very well.