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*    kpãkã [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] this soil is



*    gravelly.



*kpako [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) denoting big size of



*    tooth or (reduplicated) teeth;



*    ɔye kpako [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] it (the tooth) is



*    big. (2) also used of young



*    bursting plants to denote their



*    being short and thick, ca. 2 or



*    3 days after they have come



*    out of the ground; pl. by re-



*    duplication; ɔzɔɽe kpako [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ]



*    it has sprouted and is a big



*    seed.



*kpalɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to peel (eatable things);



*    kpal-igaɽi na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] peel this



*    cassava!



*kpãnɔkpãnɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] rough; erhã na



*    ye kpãnɔkpãnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this



*    plank (“wood”) is rough; erhã



*    ne kpãnɔkpãnɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a rough



*    plank (same as erhã n-ɔmariɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ])+.



*kpa(ɔ) [ / ] (1) to get up; ɔkpa(ɔ)



*    ʋ-aga [ ˩ \ ˥ ˥ ] he got up from the



*    chair. kpaɔ [ / ] mu [ ˥ ] dia [ ˥ ]



*    to get up (and stand). (2) to



*    leave, depart (used with follow-



*    ing ʋ-); ɔkpaɔ ʋ-en-ɛʋo [ ˩ \ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    he left the town (or, country).



*    kpa(ɔ) [ / ] re [ ˥ ] to get out;



*    kpa-ʋa re [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] get out there!



*    cf. kpa [ / ].



*kpãɽãɽãɽãɽãɽã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes



*    the noise of thunder.



*kpataki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] main, principal; cf.



*    Yor. kpataki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*kpatakpata [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the



*    patter of heavy rain; ɔrhɔ kp.



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] or ɔde kp. [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is



*    raining heavily.



*kpatalɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] an expression used by



*    the tortoise in a story; same as



*    nɛ [ ˥ ] to defaecate.



*kpe [ ˥ ] (1) to wash (things), also



*    parts of the body (but “to wash



*    oneself” is xuɛ [ / ]). (2) with