applied to akasã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]);
kpolo [ ˩ ˥ ] to sweep; idiom.: kpol-
ɛbu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “to sweep the sweep-
ings”: to do the last part of
some work; to conclude a thing;
v. xwi‿ɛɽ-ohiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
kpoo 1 [ ˩ ] describes a bright, but
not flaming, fire; ɔnya kpoo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
it burns brightly; with ba [ / ]:
aɽu‿ɛɽe ba kpoo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] “his
eye is very red”: (a) his eye is
very much inflamed; (b) he is
very angry.
kpoo 2 [ ˩ ] describes report of a
native gun, which was not well
loaded.
kp-orhu [ ˩ ˥ ], [ / ˩ ]; cf. kpe 1 [ / ].
kp-oxa [ ˩ ˥ ], [ / ˩ ]; cf. kpe 1 [ / ].
kpɔ [ ˥ ] to be numerous, plentiful;
ɛkpɔ [ / \ ] they are not many;
cf. Yor. kpɔ [ ˩ ].
kpɔkpɔɔkpɔ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] quite silent; used
with the verb hũ [ ˥ ] nwa [ ˥ ];
ɔhũ nwa kpɔkpɔɔkpɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˧ ] he
was quite silent.
kpɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to be big; n-ufiã nɛ
kpɔlɔ gbe [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˥ ˦ ] what you have
cut for him is too big. Idiom.:
ɔkpɔlɔe ʋ-urhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “it is big
on his neck”: he is in great
trouble.
kpɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃kpɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] protruding; ɔye
kpɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃kp. [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is protruding
(an eye-ball); ɔɽu‿ikpãɽo kp.
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he has protruding
eye-balls.
kp-ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] to prepare ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].
kpu [ ˩ ] (short u) describes the fall
of something round and heavy;
ɔde kpu [ ˩ \ ˩ ] it fell, e.g. of a
coco-nut, mango-fruit, orange,
izɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] or the like.
kpuku(ɽu), also kpɛkuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
short; okpia na ye kpuku
[ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] this man is short.
