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vã [ ˥ ] to cry (at a high pitch;
    used of elephants and toucans);
    described by xwaxwa [ \ \ ].
    
va [ / ] to split into two equal
    parts (v. sɔ [ / ] “to split into
    many parts”, e.g. wood, with
    axes).
    
vã [ / ] to stop at a certain place
    in order to rest (when on travel);
    “to branch”; t-ivã eʋa [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ]
    I will rest there; cf. ɔvãʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ].
    
vaɣavaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] occurs in a song
    only, describes a staggering kind
    of motion broken by intervals of
    clinging to a tree; used of the
    bat avamu [ ˩ \ ˩ ], and also, meta-
    phorically, of prostitutes; with
    the verb ɽu [ ˥ ]; cf. va 2 [ ˥ ], and
    the next item.
    
vaɣavaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the flight
    of herons, hornbills, and of the
    bats ɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] and avamu [ ˩ \ ˩ ],
    i.e. that of fairly big, but not
    powerful animals, whilst vuɣa-
    vuɣavuɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the
    powerful flight of a big bird;
    ɔtĩ vaɣavaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it flies
    clumsily; cf. the preceding item.
    
ve [ ˥ ] to offer a price for some-
    thing and to argue about it,
    “to prize”; il-iɣo‿uv-ɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ‿ ˥ ]
    how much do you give for it?
    v-ɛe mɛ ɣe [ \ ˥ / ] “ask for it
    for me (to see)”; used e.g. when
    the trader is absent or speaks a
    foreign language. ve y-urhu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    lit. “to promise (?) on (one’s)
    neck”, i.e. responsibility: to
    promise to pay; to vote (a sacri-
    fice or cowries) to an ihɛ̃ or ɛbɔ.
    
vɛ [ ˥ ] (1) to open (of a sore only).
    (2) to come out (of a secret); ɛʋ̃ɛ
    na vɛe [ ˩ / ˩ \ ] the secret (word)
    has come out; cf. vɛ [ / ].
    
vɛ̃ 1 [ ˥ ] to wrestle; oko na m-obɔ
    gua vɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] this fellow