Adele – English
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kʋrʋbakʋrʋba fr. var. kurubakuruba adj big and round bʋnʋn baabi kʋrʋbakʋrʋba anlɛ dɩwɔrɔ-kunbi The eyeballs are as big as that of a bushbaby.
kʋrʋkpa-kʋrʋkpa adj stiff nature of a paper/plastic sheet/dried animal skin/leather ɛnan gɩkpa gì dɔ kʋrʋkpakʋrʋkpa, wɔrɔba-sɩlɛ difenge akɩ ɩ̀ dɔ kʋrʋkpakʋrʋkpa Some paper/plastic sheet/dried animal skin/leather is stiff.
kʋsʋʋ 1 fr. var. ɛn dɔ seyin-seyin /sen-sen, kusuu HHH adv not smart, sickly, shivering ?? ɛkɔrɔkɔ-yebalɛ è yela kʋsʋʋ The sick fowl is not smart.
kʋsʋʋ 2 fr. var. ɛn dɔ seyin-seyin /sen-sen, kusuu HHH adv not smart, sicklish, shivering ?? ɛkɔrɔkɔ-yebalɛ è yela kʋsʋʋ the sick fowl is not smart
kya v touch, heal ɛ kya wɔ geyeba. Ɛ kya iti. kya akɔlɔ\onyun lopolopo He healed her. He ran a race. Apply lipstick (lit. she touched her lips with lipstick).
kyaalɩ * 1 fr. var. kyalɩ v wash with speed (waterfall), having diarrhoea
kyabɔ n a piece of rope tied around the waist bɛ ban wɔ kyabɔ
kyafɩkyafɩ adj being completely torn bɛɛ kpà gɛ ɛkɩ e gye wɔwɔlɔn gɛgba ɛ fɛran kyafɩkyafɩ The shirt was completely torn.
kyagɩkyagɩ adj full of chuff, coarse in nature
kyakya gɛta (T) o.k.?? v n gambling, winning by luck
kyakya-gata adj important ɛna kyakya-gata; anyan-dilɛ kyakya-gata. (oposite: ŋonii =little, small amount of sth or sbd.) important ruler; substantial food