kpi2kpiri1to fix (sth. to sth.), to nail, to fasten, to peg, to sew (e.g. a button on sth.)Ba kpi Yezu ja-barim nying.They fixed (nailed) Jesus to the cross.kpi nambiingto sew on a buttonkpi dungto peg an animal2to get stuck (esp. said of tick), to stick to, to adhere to(Prov.) N kan kpi, n daa banjeg-a.I do not die (or get stuck), I am not a tick (pun on the two meanings of kpi)3to form, to grow (restr.), to be shaping up, to take shape (cf. daam v.)Wa biisanga a kpi.Her breasts are beginning to form (e. g. said of a twelve-year-old girl).kpi dunato kneel down (as a gesture of reverence or politeness, as a position of worship in Christian prayer or as a punishment for children)Liewa kpi duna, a te duerima nyiam.The girl knelt down and gave the suitors water.kpi kpaatato repair a calabashkpaasiri n.
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