varibasiroal l l l lvaribasiroawavaribasiroabasaviour (only used for Christ)Yesu Krista ka ti varibasiroa.Jesus Christ is our saviour.n.a. of vari basi (to save)
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varik2varika, vanivaa, vara, var(i)sa or varta1castratedNaamu ka naa-varik.The bull is castrated.ja-varik [l l m] def. ja-varika [l l l m], pl. ngan-vara [l l m] or ngan-vaa [l lm]a castrated creaturelali-varisa [l l l m l]castrated bulls2huge, strongNidoa vari ale za yeni teng.A huge (strong) man is standing by the house.nur vari [h h h], def. nur-varika [h h h h], pl. nur varsa [h h m]a strong manbog-varta [l m l]strong shrines (bogluta)
varivientito dawn (in transl. often `daybreak', cf. vari day; vienti is not used alone)Vari yaa vienti.Then the day dawned. It was daybreak.Vani ale vienti la, nurma a yiri a nya ale ka doku ale nagi.At daybreak (when the day was dawning) the men got up and saw that (the walls of) the room had been torn down.
vayaaml lvayaamu or vaamuvayaasa or vaanta(abbr.) vaam [l]a special medicine to bathe with after touching a dead body; also used as a preventive measure, medicine against ghosts (kokta) and witches (sakpaksa); shrine of this medicineN chum ale so vayaam kuumu yeni.Tomorrow I will bathe with the vaam-medicine after touching the dead body at the funeral house.
vayiak n.
vayaan
vayiakm mvayiakavayaasagravediggerKa vayiak a la tu boosuk.It is a gravedigger who digs a grave.Ba pi vayiak.They initiated a gravedigger.vayiak kpakchief undertaker, leader of the gravediggers
vayaam n.
vayaasa
velimvendikh h m mvelimvendikavelimvendisavelimventik, velinventikliarNurwade ka velimvendik.This man is a liar.synvelimvendoavelim (to lie), cf. venta (lies)
velimvendoah h m mvelimvendoawavelimvendoabaliarWa ka velimvendoa.He is a liar (velimvendoa is usually not used if a person is addressed directly; cf. fi ka velimvendik you are a liar).synpimpaasiroavelimvendikvelim (to lie)
verentiverentito speak quickly and indistinctlyWa verenti kama, man wom wa yeng-a.He spoke so quickly that I did not understand anything.
veungvɛuŋ; hveungkuventa (sing. rare)velung [vɛluŋ; h h]lie, untrue statementWa le yueni diila ka venta.What he said were lies.velim v.
vi1to put on, to lay on, to put over, to be over, to hang (v. intrans., cf. yigi, v. trans.)Vi fi nisanga fi zuk.Put your hands on your head.Wa ngmari saamu a vi bogluku zuk.He "cut" the T.Z. and put it on the shrine.Gatanga vi miika zuk.The clothes were hanging on a line.2to follow, to pursue, to chase, to go or run after, to persecute (cf. viroa follower)Asuom taam a jo tanggbain po, Apiuk paa vi.The Hare passed on and entered the tanggbain, while the Hyena followed him.Jaab yaa yiti a vi biik alaa yi wa yiili.Then the creature got up and chased the boy while singing his song.Vi du!(only in this context) Add!vi chaab zukto put one (thing) on top of another, to pile upvi chaabto overlap (e.g. said of the straw-mats of a roof)Pa taasinga vi chaab zuk.Take the bowls and pile them up.yog vito put one strand over the other (in plaiting or weaving) - Cf. zagviung n.
via-kpiakh mvia-kpiakavia-kpesaBush Fowl, Double Spurred Francolin, Alanta Francolin; B.E. partridge (very similar to yeng n., which prefers living in the bush, while via-kpiak lives nearer to human settlements; some inf.: syn. yeng)Via-kpiak lam masa.The meat of the Bush Fowl is delicious.synyeng1Francolinus bicalcartus
viak (valley), kpiak (fowl)
via-nanchongvia-nanchongku via(k)-nanchongtaviak-nanchongsp. of grasshopper (yellow-green colour, medium size: 5 cm; eats pepper and tomatoes)Via-nanchongku a de tomantosku meena.The via-nanchong has eaten the whole tomato plant (plant and fruit).
viakh1valley, low ground, low land, fertile land (in a valley) for grazing and farmingMuma ate ba bori viaka po.They have planted rice in the valley.va-limsuk [h l l]deep valleyviak-punguung n., pl. viak-punguungtasp. plant, its decoction is used against stomach pains2swampy ground, bogN chali a lo viaka sisatika po a zueri n dunung.I ran and fell on the slippery ground of the bog and injured my knee.
vientito open, to begin; only used in vari-vienti v. and vienti-vari n.see vari-vientiri and vienti-vari
vienti-varil l m mvienti-vani [l l m h]vienti-vaa [l l m], def. pl. vienti-vaanga [l l m h]the following day, the next day, tomorrowN le nag fu jinla, vienti-vari a nag fu.I will beat you today and tomorrow (again).vienti v. and vari (day)
viesa1to be dirty, stinking, disgusting, nauseatingBiaka viesa.The dog is dirty.2to be bad, treacherous, nasty, wickedBiika viesa la, mi kan yaa wa.The child is bad, I do not like him.viesik adj.
viesito collect the remains, to rake with one's hand, to scrape (together)Wa viesi zomu miena ale nisa.He scraped all the flour with his hand.saling v.
viesikm m1stinky, stinking, dirty (and smelling), disgusting, nauseatingDela ka teng viesik.This place is dirty (and stinking).2bad, treacherous, nasty, wicked Nipoowade ka ja-viesik, diila waa zu.This woman is bad, because she steals.Cf. also: ja-viesik n.viesa v.
vigsito importune, to pester, to bother (sb.) in respect of sth., to beg urgently and repeatedlyWa vigsi mu kama, ate n te wa ligringa.He pestered me till I gave him the money.
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