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*vɔ̃ [ ˥ ] to become, be full; ɔvɔɛ̃



*    [ ˩ \ ] 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