word: 'crab' ( in citation form) > 'the king's crab' (). (The sounds transcribed with may actually be closer to .) Apart from , these consonants appear in all dialects of Afenmai investigated by Elimelech (1976). is absent from Uzairue dialect, being replaced by , and is quite rare in most other dialects. are fricativized to in Aviele and South Uneme dialects. is retracted to in most other dialects, as in 'hat'. Orthography A B C CH D E Ẹ F G GB GH GW I J K KH KP KPH KW L M MH N NW NY O Ọ P R S SH T TH TS U V VH W Y Z. Phrases Etsako phrases include: Common Etsako phrases showing dialectical variations between Iyekhe and Agbelo: References External links Etsako Language Research And Development Centre (ELRDC) Edoid languages Languages of Nigeria