Word info

vai

Speech parts

1. vai - Noun

2. Vai - Proper noun

Meaning

vai

(grammar) Initialism of verb animate intransitive: an intransitive verb that agrees with an animate subject.

Vai pl (plural only)

An ethnic group of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Vai

The Niger-Congo language of the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Examples

Bimoraic syllables are now written with two letters, as in Japanese: diphthongs are written with the help of V or hV glyphs, and the nasal coda is written with the glyph for ŋ, which can form a syllable of its own in Vai. Source: Internet

For example, the Vai syllabary originally had separate glyphs for syllables ending in a coda (doŋ), a long vowel (soo), or a diphthong (bai), though not enough glyphs to distinguish all CV combinations (some distinctions were ignored). Source: Internet

The much smaller Vai and Kru peoples are primarily found in Kailahun and Pujehun Districts near the border with Liberia. Source: Internet

Immigrants from Mali The Kpelle, Gio, Mano, Mandingo and Vai groups migrated from the Empire of Mali for various reasons, some escaping political intrigue, others looking for a better life. Source: Internet

Two Year 13s achieved placings wtih Vai Mariner getting second place and Janet Tuiloma, third. Source: Internet

Namely, the praise with which it praises and glorifies a person who serves Hashem, that is, the common expression of the Zohar in saying, "Zaka'ah/Fortunate!" etc. regarding any mitzvah; and vice-versa, the cry that it shouts out, "Vai!" Source: Internet

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