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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;