mwaan1 [ɱã̀ã́] vb. to measure; to
gauge; to weigh: Mwaan ọnrẹn ne
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a rẹn vbene ọ tan sẹ hẹẹ ― “Measure
it so that we may know how long
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it is.”
mwaan2 [ɱã̀ã́] vb. to perform a
surgical operation on; to cut open
the body as part of an operation:
Te iran mwaan ẹnrẹn egbe vbe asokito
― “He was operated upon at the
hospital.” (Also used of corpses to
describe the process of an autopsy).
mwaanmẹ [ɱã̀ã́mɛ̃̀] vb. (< mwẹẹn +
amẹ) to be juicy; to contain much
fluid: Ivin-ebo na waa mwaanmẹ ―
“This coconut has much milk.”
mwan [ɱã́] pron. a form of the 1st
pers. pl. pron. used mainly in religious
contexts: our; us: orukhọ mwan ―
“our sins”; miẹn mwan fan ― “save
us”; etc.
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mwanmwan [ɱã̀ɱã́] vb. to arrange
(things and people): Ọ mwamnwan
ukpọn ye ẹkpẹtin ― “He arranged
clothes into the box.”
mwẹẹn [ɱɛ̃̀ɛ̃́] vb. to have; to possess:
ọ mwẹẹn emọ eva ― “She has two
children.” mwẹn-ígho ― “to be af-
fluent.”
mwẹn [ɱɛ̃́] pron. a form of the 1st
pers. sg. pron: me; my: ọ gbe mwẹn ―
“He beat me.” Ọse mwẹn ― “my
friend.”
mwọọnghae [ɱɔ̃̀ɔ̃́ɣaè] vb. (< mwẹẹn
+ ọghae) to be warm in temperature
(e.g. water, or the body, etc.).
