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Appendix:Variations of "vu" Gun Alternative forms guw -ví Etymology From guw alv-gbe-pro *-ví child,213 in turn yielding guw òví child. Cognates include fon -ví, fon -vú, sxw -ví, ajg -vi, ee -vi Pronunciation guw /vú/ Suffix guw suffix -vú Forms a diminutive noun. guw onyì cow → guw onyìvú calf little cow guw lɛ̀ngbɔ́ sheep → guw lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú lamb little lamb guw gbɔ̀gbwɛ́ goat → guw gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú kid little goat Derived terms guw gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú <t:kid> gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú <t:kid> lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú <t:lamb> lẹ̀ngbọ́vú <t:lamb> onyìvú <t:calf> oyìnvú <t:calf> yọ̀pọ́vú <t:child> yɔ̀kpɔ́vú <t:child> References Swahili Alternative forms sw -fu Suffix sw suffix suffix used to derive a noun or adjective from a verb with stem ending in a vowel sw legea<alt:-legea><t:to be loose> legevu<alt:-legevu><t:loose> sw lemaa<alt:-lemaa><t:to be disabled> ulemavu<t:disability> See also sw