pʋ́ʋrátemp. part.immediatelyMɩ sɩ tʋʋsɛ bile nɛ, ʋ pʋʋra na baanɩŋ.When I insulted the child, he lost his temper immediately.
pʋ̀ʋrɛ̀v1to scratchBosuŋ dɩmʋ nɛ, ʋ pʋpʋʋrɛ ʋ yaraa.Mosquitoes bit him and he is scratching himself.2to criticise severelyBa pʋʋrɛ bile.They criticised the boy severely.3to fryMɩɩ pʋʋrɛ nammɩa nɛ.I am frying meat.4to prepare a delicious mealMɩɩ chɛ mɩ pʋʋrɛ kʋdiilee nɛ a pɩ mɩ bala.I want to prepare a delicious meal for my husband.
pʋ̀ʋsɛ̀cfkpʋrɛŋmɛrɛv1to swellMɩ neniiŋ pʋʋsɛ mʋa nɛ.My finger is a little swollen.2to blowƲ pʋʋsɛ peliŋ hɛ tii-la lɛ dʋʋ fɩɛlɛ.He blew in the tea so that it would get cold.3to publicly declare a young woman pregnant for the first time.Ba pʋʋsɛ tolo la nɛ.They have publicly declared the young lady pregnant.
pʋʋsɛ niiŋidto withdraw an oath or a curse invoked on sb.Ʋ ŋmɩɛsa nɛ ba ŋaa lɩɩŋ pʋ ʋ pʋʋsɛ niiŋ.He made an oath and they gave him water for him to revoke it.
pʋʋsɛ...ta, pʋʋsa tav phr1to spit out sth. firmƲ jaŋ pʋʋsɛ mɩaa ta.He will spit out the millet.2to remove by blowingƲ pʋʋsɛ mɩa la kɔlɔɔ ta nɛ.He blew the chaff of the millet away.