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).
