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veifatenaperceive, become aware of, discern, notice.Evadi maka bi amiye di iniye mokena ini ukari veifateyo.Immediately he perceived the people's own thinking in his heart.Sei yaku una veifatedo.God is aware of us.2.3Sense, perceive
veika renafix, repair, mend; mark (out), prepare.Vanagi fafau reke veika regamadi.They were fixing their nets on the boat.Kono goegiya di ini sana veika re.Mark out the place where you will dig it.7.9.4Repair
veitao renafind, discover.Ye mina sina rama bi amiye yaku no yokoi de veitao regedi.So in this true talk people he will not condemn (lit. 'find any bad against') it.Be veitao reyo ba ide?Did you discover anything?7.6.2Find
vena1o1see; look, watch.Va uniye uniye duaiya rei venadi.Let's try to see if we can count ourselves.Nai veveri bi buni ide.My sight is not good.unspec. var.o32.3.1Seevei ada renaunspec. comp. formbe suited/happy to.Ye Sei yaku amiye tau, kaere bi sina rama rofu mokena vari gira de aesi vegu no vei ada reyadi, di kota aego.So God will judge all the people, who did not believe the true words and were happy to do bad practices.vei deo renaunspec. comp. formlook aroundBeika resi vei deo regasa ameisa?Why are you sitting looking around?vei diba renaunspec. comp. form(take) note (of), look out for.Ini varedo sana vei diba re.Note his sleeping place.vei dogo renaunspec. comp. formseparateYa rema, ye yoya vei dogo rena ya diba.You are a woman, so you know how to separate (lit. see properly) the yams for planting.vei feidenaunspec. comp. formlook carefullyIdana vene vei feidgasa gaba refa.Look carefully at strangers and welcome them.vei feide amenaunspec. comp. formwatch out forOfa ofa nededi vene ini oteimadedi rofu vei feidegasa amebiyaganedi.Watch out for false teachers' teaching.vei feide renaunspec. comp. formbe careful toIdana vene rofu gaba regika vei feidegasa refa mamo.Be careful to show hospitality to strangers.vei kara renaunspec. comp. formstareBeika resi mina rofu tururu resi una vei kara kara rededi?Why are you surprised at this and stare at us?vei mama renaunspec. comp. formrealise, look carefully, notice, recognise, know.Yi vegu buni irava vene rofu vei mama reyo.He has noticed your good practices to poor people.vei mama rinaunspec. comp. formrecognise, see clearly/properly, clearly know, identify.Mina amiye kaere yaku ya vei mama riyo ina rofu bi buni tora gade mago!May this person who recognised you be blessed!Resi beika tau gade mina vei mama riyo.And then he saw everything properly/clearly.Gua mina amiye bi una kana niyo, no ma buni di vegu kamini vei mama riyo.Now this man has become like us, clearly knowing good and evil.vei mona renaunspec. comp. formglare/look intently at.Ma ne kero resi vei mona reyo.And he turned around and looked right at him.ve safi renaunspec. comp. formdo/look nice.Karai bosoro risi adena usi vena safi reyo.You wore the sulphur-crested cockatoo feathers and danced and you look nice.
vena2mouthBi konori makudoma vena kabudo redo.It throws him to the ground and his mouth foams.2.1.1.4Mouthvena amiyeunspec. comp. formconmanMina amiye bi vena amiye, amiye eru redo.This man is a conman, he tricks people.vena eirounspec. comp. formlipGadeva aruma di aki rena bi ini vena eiro gabireri.Dangerous snakes' bites are under their lips.vena ifokaunspec. comp. formbeakGayo bora ini vena ifoka botolo ideri aiyo.The crow put his beak into the bottle.vena koruunspec. comp. formsaliva; spit(tle).Resi vena koru kabudo negamo.And saliva was bubbling up and coming down.vena maruvo renaunspec. comp. formchewPK mina iri vena maruo reyaine.Eat PK (chewing gum) so you will be chewing (lit. 'your mouth will be moving').vena uetaunspec. comp. formmoustacheMina amiye bi vena ueta nufa.That man has a moustache.venauunspec. comp. formentrance, gate(way).Bi mina taoni di ida venauri feresi bi koru seriri diyafa.We left this town's entrance and went to the riverbank.Taoni ida venau okiyori, bi muyena amiye yokoi guri aigi uakai yakuyadi.When he arrived at the town gate, they were carrying out a dead man to bury him.Derivation of vena=u 'mouth-by'.
vena amiyeunspec. comp. form ofvena2
vena ifokaunspec. comp. form ofvena2
vena maruvo renaunspec. comp. form ofvena2
veoveo renaupset stomachNai uka veoveo toga reyo.I keep having an upset stomach.2.5.2.3Stomach illness
veuka renafurnishMina bi sena veuka reyadi.They already furnished it.5.1.1Furniture
vevewhite magic; witchcraft or divination using powers of magic.Amiye tau yaku ina ura de regamadi ini veve bi no iniye iniye dada.No one liked him because his witchcraft was so evil.4.9.4.1Sorceryveve amiyeunspec. comp. formwitch doctor, medium.Minari bi veve amiye yokoi baku reyadi.There they found a witch doctor.veve renaunspec. comp. formperform magicMa veve redo amiye bi sei yokoi nivakedo.And a magician (lit. 'performs magic person') worships one god.
veve amiyeunspec. comp. form ofveve
veverococonut oilVevero koina niyo, nai ada roko niyo.The coconut oil ran out, and my hair dried out.6.2.5.4Plant productvevero rinaunspec. comp. formrub on coconut oilYi ada toga toga vevero ri kumo kama kama reyainedi.Always put oil on your hair so it will look shiny.
vevero rinaunspec. comp. form ofvevero
veyavaginaRema di veya koruri ka amedo.It is also in the woman's vaginal fluid.2.1.8.4Female organs
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