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vali

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Verb

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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-Å‹mÉ›ri kafuÉ£ila. Something that involves no struggle is empty boasting.
  • Bua kurugu yi niÅ‹ 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 jaaÅ‹gbee maa daa zaÅ‹ bÉ› jaaÅ‹gbÉ›hi maa vali Aaron's walkingstick swallowed up their sticks.
  • A yi mali pua nyin miri ka a vaani tim ka di pala alaafee tuntumda, Å‹un mi ni a mali pua n-yÉ›l’ 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 nyÉ›la bÉ›n lɔŋdi nanviÉ£u, 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 kÉ”bili. Don’t see a chief’s face and swallow a bone.
  • wuntaÅ‹ goli valibu an eclipse of the moon.

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Noun

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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-Å‹mÉ›ri kafuÉ£ila. Something that involves no struggle is empty boasting.
  • Bua kurugu yi niÅ‹ 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 jaaÅ‹gbee maa daa zaÅ‹ bÉ› jaaÅ‹gbÉ›hi maa vali Aaron's walkingstick swallowed up their sticks.
  • A yi mali pua nyin miri ka a vaani tim ka di pala alaafee tuntumda, Å‹un mi ni a mali pua n-yÉ›l’ 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 nyÉ›la bÉ›n lɔŋdi nanviÉ£u, 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 kÉ”bili. Don’t see a chief’s face and swallow a bone.
  • wuntaÅ‹ goli valibu an eclipse of the moon.

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Verb

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be more than, bigger than, overshadow