vali
1
Verb
to swallow
- Di saha ka do’ so daa kana ka o min’ o ti kpe val’ ni n-va hal ka biɛɣ’ ti neeri na. 'Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak.'.
- Bini din ka vali ni n-ŋmɛri kafuɣila. Something that involves no struggle is empty boasting.
- Bua kurugu yi niŋ kpiɔŋ o ku guhi kunduna vali. An old goat, even if it is strong, won’t wait for hyenas to wrestle with them.
- Bin’ kara ku vali taba. Big animals cannot swallow one another.
- Aduna jaaŋgbee maa daa zaŋ bɛ jaaŋgbɛhi maa vali Aaron's walkingstick swallowed up their sticks.
- A yi mali pua nyin miri ka a vaani tim ka di pala alaafee tuntumda, ŋun mi ni a mali pua n-yɛl’ a ni a valimi li. If you are pregnant, don't take any medicine unless a health worker who knows you are pregnant has told you to take it.
- yi nyɛla bɛn lɔŋdi nanviɣu, amaa ka lee vaani laakum you are people who filter out a sandfly and swallow a camel.
- BÉ› valila azichi, ka lan ti li bahi na They swallow down sin and vomit it up again.
- Di nya naa nini ka vali kɔbili. Don’t see a chief’s face and swallow a bone.
- wuntaŋ goli valibu an eclipse of the moon.
1
Noun
wrestling
- Di saha ka do’ so daa kana ka o min’ o ti kpe val’ ni n-va hal ka biɛɣ’ ti neeri na. 'Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak.'.
- Bini din ka vali ni n-ŋmɛri kafuɣila. Something that involves no struggle is empty boasting.
- Bua kurugu yi niŋ kpiɔŋ o ku guhi kunduna vali. An old goat, even if it is strong, won’t wait for hyenas to wrestle with them.
- Bin’ kara ku vali taba. Big animals cannot swallow one another.
- Aduna jaaŋgbee maa daa zaŋ bɛ jaaŋgbɛhi maa vali Aaron's walkingstick swallowed up their sticks.
- A yi mali pua nyin miri ka a vaani tim ka di pala alaafee tuntumda, ŋun mi ni a mali pua n-yɛl’ a ni a valimi li. If you are pregnant, don't take any medicine unless a health worker who knows you are pregnant has told you to take it.
- yi nyɛla bɛn lɔŋdi nanviɣu, amaa ka lee vaani laakum you are people who filter out a sandfly and swallow a camel.
- BÉ› valila azichi, ka lan ti li bahi na They swallow down sin and vomit it up again.
- Di nya naa nini ka vali kɔbili. Don’t see a chief’s face and swallow a bone.
- wuntaŋ goli valibu an eclipse of the moon.