M to N

Mm
má1 v.t measure
ma2 v.t mould
mamọ adv. well
manọ v.i writhe
marho adv. especially,
particularly
mavó int. how
me v.t plait
meru v.i pretend, feign
mé poss.a. mine/my
mí1 (mé) pron. I
mi2 v.t squeeze
mie v.t take
miẹmiẹ a. sweet
míguẹ exp. I am on my
knees (greeting from a junior person to
a senior or more elderly one)
miomiovwi a. ugly
miovwi v.t spoil
misiẹguare exp. I greet the
gathering (before and after making a
speech)
momo v.t borrow
mọ v.i produce
mu1 v.t carry
mu2 v.t arrest
mu3 v.t be afflicted (e.g.
by sickness or disease)
mudia v.t stand
muegbe v.i prepare, get
ready
muodẹ v.t give name
mrẹ v.t see
mrẹvughe v.i realise
mrobọ (mruvwẹ) v.i find time, get
a chance to
mwa v.t press (of fruit)




na art. the
nabe adv. properly
nana dem. this/these
nánánáná adv. now, just now
ne v.t excrete, pass out
faeces
nené v.t follow
nẹ prep. from
nẹrhẹ v.t pacify
ni v.t look
no v.i shine
nọ1 v.t ask
nó2 v.t grind, sharpen
nónó1 v.t drip, pour a drop
at a time
nọnọ2 a. soft
nọnọnọ a. greasy, oily
nuvie v.t open (locked
object only
nyavwe v.t to use cutlass on
something or someone
nyẹ v.t press
nyo v.i hear