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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