place must be indicated); ɔvĩ ʋ̃-
ĩrho [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] he marked my cheeks.
viã [ / ] to grumble (e.g. about the
lack of something); ɣɛviã ma ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] “don’t grumble show
me”: don’t grumble to me! cf.
oviã [ ˩ ˩ ].
vi-ab-ema [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. viɔ [ / ].
viɛ [ ˥ ] (1) to weep (cf. eve [ ˩ ˥ ]). (2) to
discharge blood or water (of a
wound or sore); ɛtɛ n-ɔr-ɔɽ-owɛ
viɛ yiyi(yi) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the sore
on his leg is discharging (water)
continuously”. (3) to crow (of a
cock); ɔkpa viɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the cock is
crowing; cf. uviɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
viɛ̃ [ ˥ ] to be ripe (of palm fruit);
ɛdĩ na maheviɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ \ ] these
palm fruits are not yet ripe.
viɛ̃viɛ̃viɛ̃ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] or viɛ̃ỹ [ ˦ ] very
small (of infants and things; the
very smallest size, smaller than
ɽweɽweɽwe [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]); ɔye viɛ̃ỹ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
it is very small, tiny.
v-ĩhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]; cf. vɛ̃ 2 [ ˥ ].
viɔ [ / ] to take (with a plural
object; v. mu [ ˥ ], rhie [ / ]);
viɔ [ / ] kua [ ˥ ] to throw away;
viɔ [ / ] de [ / ] (re [ ˥ ]) to bring;
vi-eʋ̃i ni re [ ˩ ˩ / (4-1) ˥ ] bring these
things! viɔ [ / ] loʋiɛ [ ˩ / ] to
lay down; ɛhoho v-iɽ̃uʋ̃u na
loʋiɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ] the wind
lays this grass down (i.e. flattens
it) (but also iɽ̃uʋ̃u na viɔ loʋiɛ
lel-otɔ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “this grass
lies down along the ground!”)
vi-ab-ema [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] to take the
drooping branches and creepers
of yam and tie (or wind) them
up the poles and ropes (clipping
them as well); iri-ugbo‿iyavi-
ab-ema [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] I am going
to the farm to (go and) tie the
creepers up.
