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*    this is the last among the



*    helping parties (use [ ˩ ˥ ]) which



*    we are having (mu [ ˥ ])” (this



*    may be used as an exasperated



*    comment of one who thinks that



*    he is exploited by the man for



*    whom the helpers are working).



*kpa [ / ] (1) to lift up; kpa-ɽe ɣe



*    deɣ-uɣas-ɛtĩ mu‿ɛ̃ [ / ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ]



*    lift it up and look whether you



*    will be able to carry it! kpa



*    [ / ] mu [ ˥ ] dia [ ˥ ] to put some-



*    thing in an upright position,



*    e.g. a log, in order to test its



*    length. kpa egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to lift



*    body”: to leave, depart; ɔkpa‿



*    egbe nɛ ʋ-en-ɛʋo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he has



*    already left the town; v. kpaɔ



*    [ / ]. kpa‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to raise



*    one’s hand; same as tɔ̃‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    mu [ ˥ ]; ɔkpa‿obɔ n-ɔfi ʋ̃-eʋ̃i,



*    eɽ-inalɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ \ / ] “he



*    raised (his) hand in order to



*    strike me (a thing), then (lit.



*    ‘it was’) I ran away”. (2) to



*    help somebody carry a load;



*    ikpa-ɽe ʋ-odɛ n-ima nay-enyaɛ



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “I helped him on



*    the way by which we went to



*    Enyaɛ”; cf. kpaɔ [ / ].



*kpaa [ ˩ ] describes report of a



*    European double-barrel or rifle.



*kpaɛ̃ [ / ] (1) to pull out, e.g. the



*    blade of an axe from the handle.



*    (2) to tear, break off branches or



*    leaves, or fruit that is picked



*    from the stem of a plant, e.g.



*    cocoa; kpã-ebe ni mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] tear



*    these leaves off for me! iterat.



*    kpãnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]. (3) to fall out; to



*    break off (intrans.); v. kɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (to pick a fruit from the



*    branches), biã [ / ], xuɔ̃ [ / ].



*kpãkãkpãkãkpãkã [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] gra-



*    velly (of soil); so as to hurt one’s



*    feet; otɔe na ye kpãkãkpãkã-