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wɔe impf. of v aches
wɔmodaebu adj abundance of food { wɔmodaebu chana October } (domain: 5.2 - Food.)
wɔnɔ [R ] (der. of wane) n victory ; success
wɔɔre A1 v 1take the top, upper part 2skim over, not going into details { O wɔɔre taane dem mo o ta. He gave a broad account of the matter. }
wu [H ] B1 (impf: wui; past: wuga) v blow, play (flute) { O lage o wu wua. He wants to play the flute. } (domain: 4.2.3.2 - Play music.)
wu-gɔnɔ (der. of wua) n flute which leads the group (domain: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.)
wu-pɔnɔ (der. of wua) n group of flute players, 7 in number (domain: 4.2.3.4 - Musician.)
wua [H ] KA/SE (pl: wi) n flute, whistle (domain: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.) [ der. wu-gɔnɔ , der. wu-pɔnɔ ]
wulaa ideo wide-eyed, staring { Veira yia ye wulaa mo se ya ba nae. A stranger may stare but does not really see. } (domain: 2.3.1.1 - Look.)
wuli [R ] A1 v trill the tongue, ululate; as done by women at funerals, dancing, farming { Kaana bam wuli ka-dooro wom. The women trilled for the new wife. } [ der. wulim ]
wulim₁ (der. of wuli) n ululation, marriage proclamation
wulim₂ [H ] DE n heat { Wulim wora zem. It is hot today. | wulim wɛ hot season }
wura₁ KA/SE n cob (antelope) (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
wura₂ KA n firm ground
wura₃ (der. of wuuri) n pl disturbance, agitation
wuri [H ] DE/YA n navel
wurigi [H ] v rush, gallop (of horses)
wuu [M ] adv every, without exception, forever { se ko ta vei wuu forever | taa wuu forever | dɛ maama wuu every single day }
wuuli A1 v roast_incompletely { O wuuli nɔne dem mo. The meat is not well roasted. }
wuuri₁ [M ] A1 v hurry, gush { Chilachiu we puga ná sua, vɔna wuuri mo. Chilachiu (bird) says when the stomach is full, the wings flap noisily. } [ der. wura ]
wuuri₂ [H ] v aux do ahead of time, beforehand { O wuuri o ta-ba. He told them ahead of time. }