voasi1to stop, to end, to finish, to cease (only used for rain)Ngmoruku a voasi, ate ti cheng yabanga.The rain should stop so that we can go to the market.2to remove or pluck out (feather, hair)Voasi kungkok a te mu.Pluck out a feather for me.voasi kpiakto pluck a chicken
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volukh hvolukuvolta or volita or voata1empty ear of threshed milletBiika ta zaa voluk.The child has an ear of threshed millet.2millet chaff (used, for example for smoking fired pots)Nidoama dan fob zaanga a nue, ti le tigsi voluku a ju.After the men have threshed the millet, we gather the chaff and burn it.
vonungm mvonungkuthe day after tomorrowN le jam vonung.I will come the day after tomorrow.vonung ku choa(lit. the companion of the day after tomorow) after three, four or five days; after a few daysJinla ka Teni dai, mi le jam vonungku choa.Today is Monday, I will come after a few days.
vongvɔŋ1to favour, to be gracious toN kowa a vong n toa baangka da-miena.My father always favoured my younger brother.2to forgiveA vong fi vaanchaab.Forgive your neighbour.Nur biik ka vongka.No human being is worthy of being forgiven (Christian context).vongteka(te, to give) forgiveness, pardon(ing)3to pity, to be sorry forFi dan kaa vong fidek, maa vong fu kama.If you do not pity yourself, I pity you (insult!).N vong boan nying-a?Why should I be sorry?
voodim mvooni [m h]voora [m m]big clod of mortar (for constructing houses)Ngmari voodi yeng toa.Take one clod of mortar (lit. cut with your hand and receive one clod of mortar).
voong2lvoongkavoongsasmall outlet or hole in a wall for drainage purposes (more general term: voain n.), skylight in the flat roof of the dayiikPa takabni a lig voongka, ate kpesanga kaa jo dabiaka po.Take the potsherd and close the outlet so that the chickens do not come into the inner yard (dabiak).voong tain (voong takabi)potsherd or stone put in front of the voong-hole (the small groove in this stone/potsherd is called tain-goluk / takabi-goluk)synvuring 1 voain n.
voori21to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to tear (out), to uprootWa yaa ga dari peni voori.He went and pulled the arrow out.voori nyinto pull or extract a tooth2to get lostAte naamu nyiilanga yaa voori.And the cow lost her horns (lit. the cow's horn got lost).Wa nyinanga dinyi ale voori.He lost one tooth (one tooth got lost).Cf. ja-voorum n.
vorubvɔrub; h hvorumu or vorimuvievorum or vorib1(round and deep) hole, burrow, pit, mine, shaft (e.g. of a gold-mine)...wa basi wa nurma ate ba tu vorub, a tu sing teng vili, vili.He ordered his men to dig a hole, they dug it and it was very deep.Waab vorub ale la.That is the burrow of a snake.miik vorub(lit. string hole) suspension-hole of a yuik-flutesynvorum2grave (only the hole, not the covering pot)(Prov.) Nanjungkai ale kaa wom la, ale va ka kpie a sing vorub.The fly that will not listen will go into a grave with a dead person.vorub kpiakchicken killed over a grave3(rare) square window (cf. takoruk)
voain n., vuring n.
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vuvuto grind to a fine paste or flour, e.g. used for preparing T.Z. (vu is used for the second grinding on the nuri-vuung after the material has been ground once on a rougher stone, the nuri-ngabing).Cheng a ga vu zomu a ta jam.Go and grind the flour and bring it here.
vugi1to put on (top, on one's head etc.), to place on, to put (be) in (usu. used for a container after putting it upside down)Pa chini a vug liika noai.Put the calabash on the water-jug.Ni yaa sie wuruk te mu tin vug kingkang.You should give me a beehive-pot to be put in a kingkang-tree.2to cover (up), to close upPa jaab a vug fi zuku.Take something and cover your head.Pa chini a vugi saamu.Take the calabash and cover up the T.Z.3to wearvugi zutok moaningto wear a red cap4to plantN le ga vugi ngmaazung talimu po.I will go and plant some pepper (seedlings) on the farm.vug nyueto plant yamsvug tiibto plant a tree
vurivuri1to pierce (e.g. with a needle, awl or nail), to bore or drill a hole, to make a hole (e.g. by means of a red-hot awl), to be piercedKa wan ale vuri gbangka?Who made a hole in this book?2to pass throughZuewa vuri nurma sungsung be.The thief passed through the crowd and escaped.vie vurikapiercing holes3to hollow outPiesiroawa a pa ka bolima vuri loku.The carver used fire to hollow out the quiver, to carve out wood to give it a hollow form.vuri nyueri(lit. to pierce a nose) to tame (e.g. cows by putting a rope through their nose or mouth and pulling them)Ba vuri naamu nyueri, bu an ngman kpa.They tamed the cow, she does not attack (anyone) any more.vuri nyinito come (out) suddenlyKa wan le vuri nyin doku po a nyini la?Who has suddenly come out of the room?nyioku vurito be punctured, to have a punctureNuruwa wusum nyioku ale vuri.The man’s bicycle had a puncture (lit. ...the inner tube had been pierced).
vuringm mvuringkavuringsa1outlet at the bottom of a wall for drainage purposes (e.g. in gbanglong, nying soka dok or dabiak)Lag vuringka ate nyiamu nyin.Open the outlet for the water to drain out.synvoong22long iron needleTe mu vuring ate n vuri n chini.Give me a needle so that I can pierce my calabash.synvuurubvorub n., voain n., voong n.
vusung-vaanih l m mvusung-vaani [h l m h]vusung-vaamabrown thin stalk used (e.g.) for some parts of the busik-basket.Ba pa ka vusung-vaani a yog busika.They take vusung-vaani (stalks) to plait the busik-basket.
vusungvuungh h mvusungvuungku [h h m h]vusungvuunta [h h m m]1potter wasp, mason waspVusungvuung ale bo doku po.There is a vusungvuung-wasp in the room.vusungvuung-chaviinismaller type of potter wasp (bluish wings)vusungvuung dok(breeding place) of the potter wasp (its clay is used for curing headache by smearing it on one's forehead Scetiphron pirifex2bull-roarer (string with a piece of wood or, in modern times, a sawblade)Biika a yuling ka vusungvuung.The child is swinging (rotating) a bull-roarer.
vusungvuung-polikm l l l m; m l m l m; l l l m mvusungvuung-polikavusungvuung-polisayellow-brown beetleVusungvuung-polik ale se ku do-siakka nying.The vusungvuung-polik (beetle) has made its shelter on a wall.Bisanga pa ka miik a bobi vusungvuung polik ate ka yiti.The children took a string, tied the vusungvuung-polik-beetle to it and it flew.Pachnoda sp.
polik (policeman)
vuugi1to live, to be alive, to surviveWa le vuugi.He will live (he will survive).2to bring forth, to give birth (restr., cf. ex.)Fi poowa an diem vuug ya?Has your wife not given birth yet? (Lit.: Has your wife survived? This question can only be asked if the woman is already pregnant, not when she has just married).ngmar vuugi or moal vuugito help in an important situation, to save one's lifeKom a ta mu, ate wa ngmar vuug mu a te mu zom.I was hungry, and he helped me by giving me some flour.vuusi (to breathe) and nyuvuri (life)
vuuk1hvuukuvuuta1path, footpath (established path), track (also track left by only one passage), procedure (zamsika vuuku, the procedure of the study, cf. also vuurik n.)N va ka fi vuuku a jam.I followed in your path.synvuurik 12ditch, draining channel, gutterSiuku nyiamu chali va vuuku a sing.The water of the road was running down through a ditch.3parting (of hair)Wa mobi vuuk wa zuisa sungsung.She made a parting in the middle of her hair.4foundationDoku ale se vuukui la an pagra.The foundations of the house are not strong.biam vuuk(cf. also liuuk n.) female reproductive organsWa ka kirik diila wa biam vuuku kaasi kama.She is sterile because her reproductive system is defective.Cf. also: naa-vuuk n.
vuummvuumuvuuntalife, living (opp. death)Wa kan yaali wa vuum.She does not want to live (she wants to die).vuum tiimmedicine with the power to give lifevuugi v., vuusi v., vuuk adj.
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