[ ˩ \ ] it is full; ɔvɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] it is
getting full. vɔ̃ [ ˥ ] na [ ˥ ] to be
full of (v. Yor. kũ [ ˥ ] fũ [ ˥ ]);
uko na vɔ̃ n-amɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] this
calabash is full of water (also
amɛ v-ũko na [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. vɔ̃ [ / ]).
vɔ̃ [ / ] to fill; ɔvɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˦ ] he filled
it; cf. vɔ̃ [ ˥ ].
vu [ ˥ ] (1) to pull (not dig) out
(e.g. fruit in the ground, cas-
sava; wie [ / ] is used of yams);
dolele ʋ̃ɛ yavu‿igaɽi [ / ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
come and accompany (follow)
me to (go and) pull out cassava!
(2) to root out (tree-stumps). (3)
to force one’s partner in wrest-
ling out of his posture.
vũ [ ˥ ]‿ã [ ˥ ] to fall by accident (of
men and animals only); ɔvu‿ã
ʋ-uhuʋ̃-erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he fell down
from the top of the tree (vu‿ã
[ \ / ] in a pause); general term
v. de 1 [ ˥ ].
vuɣavuɣavuɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes
xxxxx
the flight of big birds like
vultures, ducks, hawks, eagles,
toucans, etc.; ɔtĩ vuɣavuɣavuɣa
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it flies heavily; cf. vaɣa-
vaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
vuuũ 1 [ ˦ ] very deep (of a well
without water the bottom of
which is almost invisible, or of
a very deep river); ɔye vuuũ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] it is very deep; v. vɛɛɛ̃ [ ˦ ]
(deeper still).
vuuũ 2 [ ˦ ] describes the noise of
a flying beetle (or other insect);
ɔgwi xiã vuuũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “it is
making a noise (going) along”.
(e)ʋ- 1 (1) a preposition indicating
rest in a locality or motion from
a locality; its meaning is often
shown more precisely by a
following noun of locality, as
