viilimto exceed, to be too much (many) for (sb. or sth.), to be too hard or difficult for, to be too long for (sb., sth.)Faa poli ain ba viilim fu?Do you think they are too many for you?Biika viilim mu kama.The case (in court) is too difficult for me.Wa tuima viilim wa.He has too much work.Wa nangsa viilim wadek.His legs are too long for his body.vi (to add); lig viili (profit)
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viinil lviini [l m]viima [l l]for hanging (over)Maa yaali doa-viini a gaam doa-tientik.I like a stick that can be hung (over the shoulder) better than a straight one.
viinglviingkaviingsa(almost only in kpa-viing hatching hen) hatchingKpa-viingka bora chub chiisanga.The hatching hen is pecking at the chickens.viigi, viiri v.
viirito starve, to go hungry, to die of hunger or povertyKan te bisanga viiri, ba le viiri.Do not let the children go hungry, they will die of hunger.
vili3vilimto coil, to spiral, to wind (up), to swing round, to wrap (up), to roll up, to turn up, to spool up (onto)Wa yaa pa wa vili ale gaarta faasingka.Then he wrapped him up in a big mat.Waamu vili (vilim) tiimu.The snake has coiled around the tree.vili...gilimto wind aroundBiika vili miika a gilim kpaasim.The boy wound the rope around the peg.vili duok nyingto roll (e.g. a rope) up onto a (piece of) wood
vingsivingti1to shake, to rock, to move roughlyKaa vingsi (vingti) zu-kpaglika ate biika lo.Do not shake the chair and let the child fall.2to tremble, to shiverNgoota ta wa, ate wa vingsi.He was so cold that he shivered.Yogsum ta wa, ate wa nying a vingsi.He was so afraid that his body trembled.
viok1viɔk; mviokuvaatawind, breeze, airViok kpiong ale yiti.A great wind arose.viok-gilung or viok-kilung or va-kiling n. [l l l], def. viok-gilungku, pl. viok-gilintawhirlwind, tornadoViok-gilung a kaasi ti kusungku.A whirlwind has destroyed our kusung.Cf. also: va-kpiong n., va-pagrik n., va-yogsum n.
viok2viɔk; hviokuvaata [h m]leafDa-yeng yaa boro, baa yiri a nyin cheng ain ba yaali vaata.One day they went out to fetch leaves.jen-vaata [l m l] n.pl.(sing. jen-viok rare), vegetablesGa gbesi jen-vaata a ta jam, ate ti dig junoai jenta.Go and pick some vegetables so that we (can) prepare the evening soup.vaata [h m]traditional apron made of leaves, worn by women in front and behindBaa yiri a nyin cheng ain ba yaali vaata.They went out to fetch leaves.miisa vaata [h h h m] n.pl. (miik, string)traditional apron made of fibre stringsNipok-nisomwa a yu miisa vaata yeni po.The old woman wore a fibre-string apron in the house.Cf. also: noai-viok n. (lip), va-zagsik n.
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viribah h hsp. plant (Stylochiton hypogaeus? the leaves of this plant are in the shape of arrow-heads, roots used to be eaten in the past)Mi kan yaali viriba.I do not like (to eat) viriba.Stylochiton hypogaeus?
vuri (to pierce)
viringvirinito turn (round), to revolve, to returnAweerik ngman viring nya Agbengli.Mr. Leopard turned round again and looked at Mr. Lion.Viring fidek a nya fi biika alaa nye diila.Turn around and look at what your child is doing.
viroam mviroawaviroabafollower (lit. meaning)Ka wan ale fi viroa?Who is your follower?ngaang viroaadherent, follower, adviserMi ka naawa ngaang viroa.I am an adherent (i.e. I am in the favour) of the chief. I am an adviser to the chief.naab ngaang viroathe chief's linguist or interpreterNaawa ngaang viroa ale biisi ate naawa.The chief's linguist spoke for the chief.n.a. of vi (to follow)
vising-vainh l mvising-vaani [l l m h]vising-vaana [h l m m]1small plantBa cheng ain ba ngari ka vising-vain.They went out to cut vising-vain.Corchorus oblitorius?2sp. grass (approx. 1.50 m, light colour becomes brown after drying)Nipoowa yaali ka vising-vain a yog wa busika.The woman fetched vising-vain grass to weave her basket.
vising1 n.
visungm mvisungkuvisungtavisingsling (for throwing stones)Ba pa visung a yiag ka nuinsa.They use a sling for driving away birds (from the millet fields).Naapierika a boro a yog visung.The shepherd is weaving a sling.
vitito remove by force (e.g. a rock, a root etc.)Pagroawa viti tiimu kini.The strong man removed the root of the tree (uprooted the tree).
viuk1viuk; mviukuviitashed, temporary hut (e.g. in bush farms), den, hide-out, market stallN kowa a boro a ti ka viuk wa talimu po.My father is building a hut on his bush farm.kusung viukclosed kusung, meeting room for old men (cf. kusung dok n., also used for bicycles etc.)Mi yeni nisoma a yaa kusung viuku po goom.The old men of my compound like to sleep in the kusung viuk.
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voainvɔãĩ; mvoani [m h]voana [m m] or voa [m]1hole or small passage (e.g. in the wall of a house or in a shirt, also used for the holes in the yuik/wiik-flute or in the ceramic cover of a grave), window (restr.)Voain karo ate chiisa a nyini.There is no hole for the chickens to come out.Bisanga a chuiri a nya doku voani po.The children are peeping through the window. nan-gaang voainentrance behind or at the northern or southern side of the compound2occasionMi dan nya voain mi le cheng Sandem chum.If I have an occasion I will go to Sandema tomorrow.voong n., vorub n., vuring n., Cf. also siliik n.and niak n.
voalimh h ?voalimuvoalum, volum1irritant substance (e.g. baobab fruit)Fi nying ka tiri ka voalim.Your body has touched some irritant substance.2small awns or bristles of millet (za-volum), baobab fruit (tu-volum) or ochro (ngmain-volum) that irritate the skin (cf. voluk chaff)Ngmaana volum a zag ka nying.The ochro awns irritate the body.
