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*    knows well how to wrestle; cf.



*    evɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*vɛ̃ 2 [ ˥ ] to swear an oath; v-ɛ̃bɔ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ], v-ĩhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] to swear by a



*    god; “to swear juju”; v-ɔɛ̃ [ \ ]



*    swear it (i.e. that you have not



*    done it, by cursing yourself with



*    a juju).



*vɛ̃ 3 [ ˥ ] to catch (of fire); erhɛ̃ vɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the fire is catching; cf.



*    vɛ̃ [ / ].



*vɛ [ / ] to reveal (a secret); ɔv-ɛʋ̃ɛ



*    ni [ ˩ ˩ / / ] he is revealing that



*    word (secret); ɔv-ɔɽe [ ˩ / ˦ ] he



*    revealed it; cf. vɛ [ ˥ ].



*vɛ̃ [ / ] to light a pipe; to see that



*    a fire catches; ivɛ̃-rhɛ̃ na [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    I am lighting this fire (by



*    blowing on it); cf. vɛ̃ [ ˥ ]; v.



*    hie 1 [ / ].



*vɛɛɛ̃ [ ˥ ] (1) extremely deep (of a



*    hole the bottom of which cannot



*    be seen, such as e.g. fissures



*    caused by an earthquake, but



*    also of a river)+. Used with the



*    verb ye [ ˥ ]. (2) very far away;



*    iɣ-ɛɽe vɛɛɛ̃ ʋ-umɔdia [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ]



*    I see him very far away straight



*    ahead (lit. “in a straight line”,



*    i.e. on a straight road).



*vɛwae [ ˥ \ ] to wax (of the moon);



*    v. ko‿uro [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], uki [ ˩ ˩ ].



*vĩ 1 [ ˥ ] to jump; vĩ [ ˥ ] ra [ / ] to



*    jump across.



*vĩ 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to cut (a swelling) open;



*    dovĩ ʋ̃ɛ aɽiɣɛɣã na [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    come and cut me this abscess!



*    (2) to make a mark (on paper,



*    sand, a wall, etc.); vĩ‿ũviɛ̃ y-eʋ̃a



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ] draw a link here! vĩ owɛ



*    y-ada n-ulao [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ‿ ˥ ] “make



*    a mark with (your) foot at the



*    junction which you take (lit.



*    enter)” (said to somebody going



*    in front that he may mark the



*    way for the people who follow).