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*kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ] (1) to dig yams and cut

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*    their “heads” off which are used

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*    as seed-yam; the yams are then

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*    put back into the ground until

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*    the eru [ ˩ ˥ ] is built; also kp-

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*    ẽma, km-ema [ ˥ ˩ ] and kp-ĩnya,

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*    km-inya [ ˩ ˥ ]. Of these, the

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*    former seems to be the more

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*    correct expression while the

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*    latter is used by the younger

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*    generation; cf. ikpẽma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*    (2) to cut oneself (or somebody

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*    else) in shaving.

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*kpɛe [ / ] to last, to be a long

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*    time ago; idiom.: ʋ-ɔmakpɛ-eva

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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] “when it has not lasted

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*    two”: after a short time. kpɛe

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*    [ / ] fua [ ˥ ] to pass away (time).

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*    kpɛ-eri [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to be under size; of

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*    persons and animals only.

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*kpɛɣɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a high degree

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*    of smoothness; ɔye [ ˩ ˥ ], or,

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*    ɔriɛe kpɛɣɛɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] it is very

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*    smooth (not slippery): erhã ne

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*    kpɛɣɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], same as erhã n-

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*    ari-ɔɽe (riɛ [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] a

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*    smoothed plank.

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*kpɛtɛsi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] upper storey (or,

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*    house with two storeys?); cf.

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*    Yor. kpɛtɛsi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v. egedege

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].

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*kpii [ ˩ ] describes a unanimous

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*    shout of applause; used with the

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*    verb we [ / ].

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*kp-ĩnya [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ].

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*kp-itã [ ˥ ˥ ] to quote a proverb;

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*    cf. itã [ ˥ ˥ ]; v. fi [ ˥ ].

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*kpo [ / ] fua [ ˥ ] to slip away; e.g.

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*    of poles tied together at the top

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*    (used in roofing a house) which

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*    become undone while the lower

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*    ends are being fixed; erhã na

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*    kpo fua [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / / ] these poles have

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*    slipped out.

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*kp-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. kpe 1 [ / ].

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*kp-oɣo [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to rinse a vessel;

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