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kpatooŋa kpatoon'; kpatoonsi n a canoe-man, ferry-man, boatman, sailor

kpatuɣa cf: tuɣili·₁. 1n 2pl joints, seams

kpaya n catapult [Br.], slingshot [Am.]

kpayuma kpayumba n a lazy person (also "lazy farmer" IM)

kpaʒiɛrim kpaʒiɛrima cf: ʒe·₃; cf: kpam, ʒɛ·. n perfume, anointing-oil, ointment, 'pomade' [Gh.]

kpe·₂ cf: kpɛha, kpɛŋɔ, ha·₁. dem here, right here

kpe·₃ kpɛra cf: kuɣikpɛra·₁, kuɣili; cf: dakpɛra·₂, dɔɣu·₃, 'kpɛra. v to carve, hollow out wood or stone

kpe·1·x

kpeei kpeera v 1to boil 2to foam, bubble up (from fermentation), "sizzle" (IM)

kpeenchichibili n naked force, violence

kpeengarigu cf: -nima·₂. 1n misuse of authority, "an unwarranted use of ones position" (IM) 2n 3pl people who misuse their authority

kpɛha cf: kpe·₂, kpɛŋɔ, ha·₁; cf: ha·₁. adv there

kpɛhi kpɛhira cf: kpe·₁, kpɛrili, dakpɛra·₁, ŋarinkpɛra. 1v to take/put sb./sth. in 2n to incarcerate, imprison; entering, lodging

kpɛkuntiliga fish_trap

kpɛkuntiriga kpɛkuntirisi n a fish trap [type]

kpɛli·₁ kpɛya n weaver's comb, beater

kpɛli·₂ kpɛlinda v 1to joke 2to make fun of

kpɛliŋa kpɛlima cf: naakpɛliŋga, daakpɛliŋa; cf: daakpɛliŋa, daaŋa. n a stone used to support something

kpɛma·₁ kpamba cf: kpamdi, kpamli, kambali; cf: nachinkpamba, nachima; cf: dɔɣirikpɛma, dɔɣiri·; cf: kpambali, nachinkpamba. n 1an elder 2"a person who practises black magic or herbalism" (IM)