“Ikwerre language is spoken by some of the people of River State. The language  with its dialectical differences is a closely related language to Igbo language.

 Due to its close relationship with the Igbo language, some have mistaken it to be Igbo.

However, what constitutes a language is determined by its characteristics. Ikwerre language is not lacking in those characteristics which include dialectical differences. Languages can be closely or distantly related in the family tree of languages but still retain their status of identities despite the relationship.

The language below is a dialect of Ikwerre language  spoken by “Evo” and “Apara” people of Ikwerre who are from Obio Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas of Rivers State.”  Mrs P.E Kiri

 

	ENGLISH	in IKWERRE
1	one	otu
2	two	ẹbo
3	three	ẹtọ
4	four	ẹno
5	five	ise
6	six	isinu or ishinu
7	seven	ẹsawu
8	eight	ẹsato
9	nine	tolu
10	ten	ri
11	eleven	ri nu otu
12	twelve	ri nu ẹbo
13	thirteen	ri nu ẹtọ
14	fourteen	ri nu ẹno
15	fifteen	ri nu ise
16	sixteen	ri nu isinu
17	seventeen	ri nu ẹsawu
18	eighteen	ri nu ẹsato
19	nineteen	ri nu tolu
20	twenty	ọgwu
21	twenty one	ọgwu nu otu
22	twenty two	ọgwu nu ẹbo
23	twenty three	ọgwu nu ẹtọ
24	twenty four	ọgwu nu ẹno
25	twenty five	ọgwu nu ise
26	twenty six	ọgwu nu isinu  (or ishinu)
27	twenty seven	ọgwu nu ẹsawọ
28	twenty eight	ọgwu nu ẹsato
29	twenty nine	ọgwu nu tolu
30	thirty	ọgwu nu ri
31	thirty one	ọgwu nu ri n'otu
32	thirty two	ọgwu nu ri n'ẹbo
33	thirty three	ọgwu nu ri n'ẹtọ
34	thirty four	ọgwu nu ri n'ẹno
35	thirty five	ọgwu nu ri n'ise
36	thirty six	ọgwu nu ri n'isinu or ishinu
37	thirty seven	ọgwu nu ri n'ẹsawu
38	thirty eight	ọgwu nu ri n'ẹsato
39	thirty nine	ọgwu nu ri n'itolu
40	forty	ọgwu laru
41	forty one	ọgwu laru n'otu
42	forty two	ọgwu laru n'ẹbo
43	forty three	ọgwu laru n'ẹtọ
44	forty four	ọgwu laru n'ẹno
45	forty five	ọgwu laru n'ise
46	forty six	ọgwu laru n'isinu
47	forty seven	ọgwu laru n'ẹsawu
48	forty eight	ọgwu laru n'ẹsato
49	forty nine	ọgwu laru n'tolu
50	fifty	ọgwu laru n'ri
51	fifty one	ọgwu laru nu ri n'otu
52	fifty two	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ẹbo
53	fifty three	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ẹtọ
54	fifty four	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ẹno
55	fifty five	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ise
56	fifty six	ọgwu laru nu ri n'isinu
57	fifty seven	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ẹsawọ
58	fifty eight	ọgwu laru nu ri n'ẹsato
59	fifty nine	ọgwu laru nu ri n'tolu
60	sixty	ọgwu ẹtọ
61	sixty one	ọgwu ẹtọ nu otu
62	sixty two	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ẹbo
63	sixty three	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ẹtọ
64	sixty four	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ẹno
65	sixty five	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ise
66	sixty six	ọgwu ẹtọ nu isinu
67	sixty seven	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ẹsawu
68	sixty eight	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ẹsato
69	sixty nine	ọgwu ẹtọ nu tolu
70	seventy	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri
71	seventy one	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'otu
72	seventy two	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ẹbo
73	seventy three	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ẹtọ
74	seventy four	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ẹno
75	seventy five	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ise
76	seventy six	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'isinu
77	seventy seven	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ẹsawu
78	seventy eight	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'ẹsato
79	seventy nine	ọgwu ẹtọ nu ri n'tolu
80	eighty	ọgwu ẹno
81	eighty one	ọgwu ẹno  n'otu
82	eighty two	ọgwu ẹno  n'ẹbo
83	eighty three	ọgwu ẹno n'ẹtọ
84	eighty four	ọgwu ẹno  n'ẹno
85	eighty five	ọgwu ẹno n'ise
86	eighty six	ọgwu ẹno n'isinu
87	eighty seven	ọgwu ẹno n'ẹsawu
88	eighty eight	ọgwu ẹno n'ẹsato
89	eighty nine	ọgwu ẹno n'tolu
90	ninety	ọgwu ẹno nu ri
91	ninety one	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'otu
92	ninety two	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ẹbo
93	ninety three	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ẹtọ
94	ninety four	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ẹno
95	ninety five	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ise
96	ninety six	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'isinu
97	ninety seven	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ẹsawu
98	ninety eight	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'ẹsato
99	ninety nine	ọgwu ẹno nu ri n'tolu
100	hundred	ọgwu ise