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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).