Uu (2)

urívẹ num. four hundred
urívẹ gbẹ ujórin num. five hundred
úróko n. mile/kilometre
úruému n. behaviour
úruhré (úfí) n. rope
urúrúvwen n. December
úrhé n. tree
úrhi n. law
urhié n. river
úrhié n. queue
urhévwe n. destiny
úrhióbọ n. finger
úrhiówọ n. toe
urhiórin n. September
úrhiọke n. morning
úrhirako n. fox
urho1 (udo) n. mortar
urhó2 n. gum tree sp.
urhuẹ (ogbẹ) n. home
úrhúghweri n. mangrove sp.
úrhukpẹ (úkpẹ) n. lamp/light
urhuru1 n. selfishness
urhuru2 n. voice
úrhúrhu n. tail
urhúvwu n. street
usa n. ring
úsábọ n. scratch
úságuẹ n. groundnut
úse n. call
úseki n. charm for business
promotion
úsekpe n. snail
úseri n. proof, evidence
usi1 n. fame
úsi2 n. line
usí3 n. starch
úsiavwrẹ n. key
usigá n. jigger
usigho n. charm for wealth
usú n. company
úsuo n. government
usuọvwa n. middleman
(within the context of marriage)
úshavwo n. okra
usheneuwámwá n. twenty kobo
(20k)
ushi n. grave
úshọvó n. November
ushurhe n. axe
utéhru n. steel
útiẹ (ọsa) n. orange
utohri n. pestle
utóró n. three kobo (3k)
utú n. north
utudjéru (itijoro) n. scissors
útughẹ n. hut
utunédi n. bunch of palm-
nuts from which the nuts had been
removed
útuomá n. charm that
exposes someone to hatred
ututa n. onion
útúwevwi1 n. floor
(ótọrúwevwi)
útúwevwi2 n. parlour
uví1 n. paddle
úvi2 a. real
uvie n. kingdom
uvo (ọren) n. sun, sunshine
úvun n. bedroom
uvuówọ n. calf
uvumwemwu n. wickedness
uvweri n. mourning
uvwerhi n. reluctance
úvwési (ipóko) n. pork
úvwẹ n. chance
uvwiẹ1 n. generation
úvwié2 n. fart, foul air
through the anus
uvwiéreri n. shoal
uvwré prep. midst
uvwróvwró n. crevice
uvwrọmọ n. grandchild
úwén1 n. nose
úwe2 n. thorn
úwéré n. hardship
uwerúyóno n. school
(isukuru)
uwevwi n. house
uwevwiẹbe n. library
uwevwiótọ n. bungalow
uweyi n. errand
úwén n. big fish-trap
uwéga (ishọshi) n. church
uwódi n. prison
uwórha n. shrine
úyérén1 n. greeting,
appreciation
uyere2 n. moat
úyé n. fly
úyédjọ n. mask
úyóno n. lesson
úyóta n. truth
uyovwi n. head
úyovwióta n. theme
úzo (akora) n. antelope

v to z

Vv
va1 v.t scold
vá2 v.t butcher, break into
parts (e.g. kola-nut)
ve v.t bargain
vẹ1 v.t disperse (of a
crowd)
vé2 prep. with
vẹn3 (gunu) v.t bend
vẹrhe adv. before
vie v.t suck
viẹ v.i cry
vo v.t draw (e.g. water out
of well)
vó int. which
vu v.t uproot
vué v.t tell
vughe v.t know/recognise
vuvwu v.t roast
vrẹ v.i rise



VW vw
vwá1 v.t revoke
vwa2 int. word that relates
to the state of a person or thing
vware v.t wrap
vwarié v.t repeat
vwarhe v.i struggle
vwavware a. red
vwavwarhe (ghéghé) a. light
vwavwe v.t weigh
vwerhẹ v.i sleep
vwevwerhe a. delicious
vwẹ1 (mẹ) pron. me
vwé2 prep. within, in
vwẹghẹvwẹghẹ id. flat
vwẹre a. fast
vwi v.t stone
vwié1 v.t deceive
vwiẹ2 v.t born
vwiọvwiọ id. straight
vwirhi v.t break (with hands)
vwiyẹ prep. into
vwó1 (vwó) v.t use
vwọ2 v.t assist a person in
lifting a load to the head
vwọvwe v.t disgrace
vwu v.i swell
vwre v.t turn (somebody/
something) over
vwrẹ v.t cut (with hands)
vwro v.t argue
vwru v.i survive




Ww
wá1 (vwán) pron. you (coll.)
wá2 (vwán) pron. you (obj.)
(coll.)
wa3 v.i pass (examination)
wavrẹ v.t outstrip, overtake,
pass
weke id. word describing
the vastness of an injury
wene v.t change, transfer
wéruo exp. please continue
with your meal (coll.)
wẹ1 (wọ) pron. you (sing.)
wẹ2 pron. you (obj) (sing.)
wén3 poss.a. you (sing.)
wẹn4 v.i breath
wẹnẹ v.t exchange words
with
wia v.t work
wo1 v.t descend
wo2 v.t put down (of load
carried by a person)




Yy
yá1 v.t catch
yan2 v.i walk/move
yanra (ra) (kpo) v.i go
yanrhe (mọ) (rhe) v.i come
yárá a. bitter
yavwe v.t circumcise
yáyá a. dry
Yéghwérẹ exp. safe journey!
yena dem. that/those
yeri v.t climb
yerobuwevwi exp. greet all at
home
yẹghrẹ v.i struggle for
balance
yéré (éyé) conj. or
yoma v.i boast
yono v.t learn, study
yoyovwi (yovwi) adv. fine, well
yọre v.t hold




Zz
ze v.t offer, sacrifice
zighizighi1 id. rough
(yaghayagha)
zighizighi2 adv. roughly