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*kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ] (1) to dig yams and cut



*    their “heads” off which are used



*    as seed-yam; the yams are then



*    put back into the ground until



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



*    ẽma, km-ema [ ˥ ˩ ] and kp-ĩnya,



*    km-inya [ ˩ ˥ ]. Of these, the



*    former seems to be the more



*    correct expression while the



*    latter is used by the younger



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



*    (2) to cut oneself (or somebody



*    else) in shaving.



*kpɛe [ / ] to last, to be a long



*    time ago; idiom.: ʋ-ɔmakpɛ-eva



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



*    two”: after a short time. kpɛe



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



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



*    persons and animals only.



*kpɛɣɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a high degree



*    of smoothness; ɔye [ ˩ ˥ ], or,



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



*    smooth (not slippery); erhã ne



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



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



*    smoothed plank.



*kpɛtɛsi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] upper storey (or,



*    house with two storeys?); cf.



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



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].



*kpii [ ˩ ] describes a unanimous



*    shout of applause; used with the



*    verb we [ / ].



*kp-ĩnya [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ].



*kp-itã [ ˥ ˥ ] to quote a proverb;



*    cf. itã [ ˥ ˥ ]; v. fi [ ˥ ].



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



*    of poles tied together at the top



*    (used in roofing a house) which



*    become undone while the lower



*    ends are being fixed; erhã na



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



*    slipped out.



*kp-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. kpe 1 [ / ].



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