Words starting with V
207 Dagbanli dictionary entries grouped under V.
vaPickva'bgared-flowered silk-cotton tree Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv. The lint is collected for pillows and the leaves cut to feed animals. The mistletoe growing on this tree has important magical uses, being included in a medicine used to start quarrels in the household. Farmers do not like to cultivate under it because the land is infertile. The bark is burnt to make a smoke that drives away aliZini spirits. The thorns are burnt and the charcoal resulting is mixed with butter to treat a swollen body. The dried gum is used for scenvaaiTo gathervaaraSo yi na vaari binshɛɣu tiŋavabgathe red, silkcotton tree;vabigared silk-cotten treevabpumflowers of silkcottonvabuto fightvagoɣua wrestling ringvagɔɣuwrestlingvaɣuleafvaɣua flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration. "many of the trees had lost their leaves"vakahiliit means colour greenvakomsomething having green colourvalagrass and crop residues from previous year’s farm/fallowvalgaa game animal of the antelope familyvaliwrestlingvaliwrestlingValiSwallow somethingvalifua device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe (valve)valimato be alert.valimato be activeValimaSomeone being smartvaliŋFastnessvaliŋfastnessvaliŋgadoing something very quickvalisibush meatvalisirato frightenvalliEatvallishrub bearing edible berriesvalsiFrightenvalsito frightenvanyuraa cannabis-smoker, 'wee'-addictvapumti'puma shɛli di ni mali duɣiri ʒiɛrivaraNiriba ayi yi kpe taba nivarandaverandaVaravaraEating a lotvariact of collectingvarisatreacheryvarisiHe has scare mevarisi yihifrighten offvarisigutroublervatinaariveterinarianvavarawrestlerVavaraŊun n vari valivavayiTrianthema portulacastrum plant with soft leaves that lies on the ground, found around compounds, eaten by insectsvebgatsetse flyvebigatsetse flyVeeBinshɛɣu yi shiiveebucorrosionveeito scrape the hair off the skinveeito scrape the hair off the skinveenito be becoming or to be suitable (of clothes, etc.)vehito scrape or clean with the finger.vehito scrape or clean with the fingervenyeladecencyvishame, bashfulness, embarrassmentviNiŋ ʒiɛri vi o saɣim maa.vibiTo fan somethingvibigiŋmani yi yaai di gbunnividiovideovidio kamaravedio cameravidio kasetivedio cassettevidiraNinvuɣu so ŋun di viviebiTo twist somethingvielgaThat which is beatifulviɛbigaa tsetse flyviɛbigiwearyviɛbiluŋgaunt, thin, leanviɛhito scrape or clean with the fingerviɛlaof quality that is pleasing to human sensesviɛligabini din viɛlaviɛligiA ʒi ni a viɛligi li?viɛlimBishɛɣu din be kasiviɛlimForms include viɛlim.viɛliŋgabeautifulviɛnyɛlaexcellencyviɛrigibe tiredviɣuŊmanbila bal'shɛli n nyɛ oviɣuOwlviɣuan owlviɣuowlviɣubilaviɣu ŋun pɔravihabin yi tulavihisoothsayingvihito look (with the idea of finding something)vihi baŋresearchvihiguresearch, investigationvihiguResearchvihirimiN bori binshɛli sheeviito open slightly in order to peep intovii gbuniMira ka a vii gbuni maaviilito swing aroundVikubaDi nyɛla yu'ŋahilivikubilaowletvikulɔɣumale owlvikunyaŋfemale owlvilgito unwind (as a bandage).vilgua bandagevilito wrap aroundvilio vili o zuɣuVili-labiFlingviligdisentanglevimsito tie tightly (as a bandage)vinɣaɣililanaNinvuɣ'so ŋun je o maŋ gurigibuvinvamlivalleyvinvimnifar up, high up, far awayvinyaɣilanaa lazy personvinyaɣilanalazy personvinyaɣiliLazyvinyaɣiluŋaa sweat-flyviraput soup on TZ or any foodviriKumsi bee yɛltɔɣa din mali yaavirilidaadam pilli sheeviritato observe the rite of mashing a piece of liver or new yam on the place of sacrificevirliO Virili mivirlia birth placevitahingbaniowl [sp.]vizavisavopull; pull along, as trolley, lead along; siphonvobisirato peepvobsito peepvoliHolevoliholesvoliDi nyɛla nisalinima bee biniɛma ni gbihi shɛli tingbani ni m-mali binyɛra n-niŋdi ŋa ni.volibollivolleyballvooiSipvooiPullvooiVooi puni maa yovooi yihiHaulvootivotevooti adakaballot boxvooti gariThe number has been outvotedvooti gbɔŋballot papervɔbisito peepvɔbuvɔbu nyɛla ninsala ni yi zaŋ o nyina Dim vɔɣi bin laavɔkabilia cavevɔkkito cut off a portionvɔltSI derived unit of voltagevɔltɛijpressure that pushes electricityvɔyaɣua cave, hole in rocksvuForms include vu.vuto rumblevuaA charmvuaa type of magic medicinevuaa type of magic medicinevubiDi vubi buɣim maa yaha.vubigiOpenvubɔraNinvuɣ'so ŋun bɔri vurivubɔriba kpematoondan' zaŋ n-ti vubɔribavubuVabu refers to pulling something on the groundVuɣito uproot a treevuɣilaaguide-row, first furrow made in a farmvuɣilito be importunatevuɣisifurrowvuɣɔbuall-enveloping noisevuɣuFarm ridge or bedvuɣuBɛ yi ko piniVuɣuit means noisevuɣulaaa guide row of first row made in a farmvuɣusiplant bedsvuhiIt is an action wordvuhiRestVuhi yihiexhalevuhi-fuusighvuhimTo relaxvuhimto restvuhim biacommervuhim sahaFreedom provided by the cessation of activities.Vuhim-ŋmaarespitevuhiri-fiɛfiɛwheezevul'buwrap somethingvuliTo pullvuliTie somethingvuli malihugvuligiTo untie somethingvulimwhistlevulim vuliŋgawhistlevulinvuŋaBinniɛmbila ŋun shee girigi ka di mɛri di duu niriba duhbɛravulinvuŋamud-waspvulinvuunigaany of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornetvuliŋaKumsi shɛli din yirina ninsalinima noli nivuliŋgavu' shɛli din yiri noli ni na ka mali wumbuvuliŋgawhistlingvullotrack of snakevulloanything drawn on the ground.vulobinshɛli shihira naba yi so tiŋavulubilao ŋmani la bua ka be moɣinivuludibigabuckvulugakobvulunyaŋDoevulusikobsvumsweet-smellingvumScentvumdin nyum viɛlavumvamlivalleyvunnyaɣalunsiBinneenbilavunyaɣilifeeling lazyvunyaɣiluŋasweat-flyvunyaɣlanalazinessvuriwhen someone is making noisevurinoisevuribɔbudisturbancevurititisweet-smellingvuuia yi bɔri ni binshɛɣu din za tingbani ni paai a ka a zaŋ a nua gbaai li n-zaŋ so tiŋa na hali ni a sanivuyakpibgaa child of paupersvuyɔraloudmouth