Kịrịkẹ – English

R,r

a consonant, the twenty-sixth letter of the Okrika alphabet. The letter, R,r, is one of the unproductive letters as word-beginning. Its main importance lies more on its inevitable peculiar grammar usage. Thus the suffix-rē or réré, is mostly used in forming words by affixing to other words. Its functions are (i) to express and denote the meanings of only, unless, except; (ii) to introduce prepositional clauses and phrases. Thus árì-rē Is it she that?....... àrì-rē Is it these that?...... ḅe-ré unless he.......... only he............ Is it he that...... fà-ré Unless it is finished...... fị̀-rè Unless death.............. only death................ ìnì-rē Unless they............... Except they............... ị̀rị́-ré Is it you that?........... only you that?............ ị̀rị̀-rē Except I.................. Is it I that?............. ị̀rị̀-rē Except I.................. Is it I that?............. ìrù-rē Only drink that........... má-ré Is it she that?........... mị́-ré Only this:................. Is it this that?........... ómínè-rē Unless you................ Òrì-ré Unless he himself......... sī-ré Unless it is bad.......... ìḅìmáréré It is all well that........ ìḅíréré It is well that........... ò ḅòréré Unless he comes...................... It is only when he comes that........ ọ̀ bọ̀rọ́-réré Unless he passes..................... It is when he passes that............ òrì ọkọ-réré Unless he accepts..................... Only when he accepts that............