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kpiti2v.to close (restr.), to do up (buttons)Kpiti biika garuku nambiinsanga te ka.Do up the buttons of the child's dress (for her).
kpiuk1kpiukukpiitakpiuuk [kpiu:k; l]adj.1dead, lifeless, paralyzed (e.g. in one arm), numbBa ze ase fi ka ja-vuuk-oa yaase ja-kpiuk-oa.They did not know whether you were alive or dead.2useless, stupid, mentally retardedKan tom Apochaab yaba, wa ka ja-kpiuk.Do not send Apochaab to the market, he is stupid.ja-kpiuk [l l] or nur kpiuk [h l]useless or stupid person (lit. dead person)kpio n., kpi v., kpilima n. pl. etc.
kpiuk2n.dead person, corpsesynkpio
kpolkpongadv.sound of sth. falling down, bump! bang!Mi lo nna kpo. [h h l m l].(Lit.:) I fell like kpo(ng) (I fell down with a bump).syn. puong
kpodalikh h hkpodalikakpodalisan.sp. treeBa pa kpodalik a nye tiim.The kpodalik-tree is used for preparing medicine (lit. they take...). Gymnosporia senegalensis
kpoklkpokukpoktan.sp. tree (whose roots are used as medicine)Ka kpok ale maari Alie tuemu, te wa nya tebika.The kpok-tree has helped Alie to be healed.pogi n. (tree)
kponghkpongkukpiinan.(domestic or wild) guinea fowl (in compound word also kpang, kpan or kpa)Ba le bori zaanga la, kpiina yaa cheng ga pai.When they sowed the millet, guinea fowls went there and took (the seed).kpang-diakguinea cockkpang-jein [h h], pl. kpang-jenaguinea fowl eggkpang-kabi [h h h]one half of a guinea fowl (guinea fowls are usually smoked in halves)Dagbong-kpongDagomba guinea fowl (sp. race with a long crown, bigger than the native one)Cf. also kpanjok n., kpang-buli n. and kpiirim n.Numida meleagris
kpong-ji-nyiaml l lkpong-ji-nyiamun.sp. herb, vegetable for soup (soup tastes like guinea fowl broth)Mi jinla a cheng n ga yaa kpong-ji-nyiam vaata jam dig jenta.Today I went and fetched kpong-ji-nyiam leaves and (came and) cooked soup.Cleome monophylla? Sesamum indicum?