(1) our;

ɔɣ-ũʋ̃a nɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] it is ours.

(2) us;

ɔmiɛ ʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he saw us.

(1) to measure (length);

ʋ̃a utãʋ̃-erhã na [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] measure the length of this plank!

ʋ̃a‿egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to measure body (oneself)”: to be proud;

ɔʋ̃a‿egbe gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he is very proud.

(2) to weigh;

ʋ̃a isawɛwɛ ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / / ] weigh those groundnuts!

cf. iʋ̃aegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

(1) to arrange, e.g. yams, in piles;

ʋ̃aʋ̃-inya ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] arrange those yams!

(2) to fumble continuously with one’s dress, looking whether it is in good order (considered as “proud”);

ɣɛɣiʋ̃aʋ̃a ʋ-eʋa, n-ulare n-aɣaxiã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] “don’t look around yourself there any more (lit. ‘that you’) come that we may go!” cf. eʋ̃aʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

(1) my;

owa ʋ̃ɛ nɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] it is my house.

(2) me;

iɽ̃ã miɛ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] they saw me.

to have;

iʋ̃ɛ̃-gb-ɔɽe (egbe [ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] I have the same;

lit. “its body” (also gb-ɔɽe [ ˥ ˦ ]).

ʋ̃ɛ-rhĩɔ̃ (erhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ] to be eager, zealous.

ʋ̃ɛ [ / ] iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ], ʋ̃ɛ [ / ] osa [ ˩ ˥ ] to owe a debt (money);

ɔʋ̃ɛ ʋ̃-osa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he owes me a debt;

iʋ̃-ɔ̃ɽ-osa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I owe him a debt, v. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], ɽu [ ˥ ].

ʋ̃-ɔ̃ɣae [ / ˩ ] to be warm (of water, food, the body);

eʋaɽe na ʋ̃-ɔ̃ɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] this food is hot.

n-ɛ(i)ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ / ] “which has not” corresponds to the English “without”;

n-ɛ(i)ʋ̃-ɔ̃fo [ ˥ ˩ \ ] “which has no end”: eternal (Biblical e.g.);

uwɛ ɽo-ɣ-uf-ɛfe n-ɛ(i)ʋ̃-ɔ̃fo ɽa [ ˥ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “do you think you have riches without end?” ɛʋ̃ɛ [ / / ‿ ˩ ] “it has not” followed by a negative verb expresses necessity: “must”;

ɛʋ̃ɛ‿imayo [ / ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] “it has not (there is no chance) that I do not. (lit. ‘did not’) go”: I must go (v. the English “I cannot but...”);

n-ɔnwina‿ɛ̃ʋ̃-ɔ̃mari‿eʋaɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] “(he) who has worked must (also) eat”.