8.2. Big
kɛtsɛkɛtsɛkɛt͡sɛkɛt͡sɛ small or withered; not because it is young, but because something is wrong with itNdɛ nɔyɔndɔ; blɔdɩ kɛtsɛkɛtsɛ sɔɔn nenya. Today I went to farm; the plantains were all small; that's all I got.cfkusubismall8.2.1Small2.5.4Disabledcomp.ɩbɩ kɛtsɛwithered hand
kinakíná 1to refuseƆha amʋ lekina, ɔmɛha anɩ atɔ amʋ. The person refused, he didn't give us the things.3.3.2.2Refuse to do something2to divorce a spouseOyin tɔwa ɔsa kina atsɩ.Men quickly divorce women.Oyin amʋ lakina mʋ ka. The man has divorced his wife.2.6.1.4Divorce3to be too tightNamoni dʋn mɩ atadɩɛ bibi amʋ sʋ a, ɩlakina mɩ. I have grown too big for my black shirt so it is too tight for me.8.2.7.1Tight
kpafʋtɩɩk͡pafʊ́tɪ̂ː narrowƆkpa amʋ mɛtɛɩ, igyi kpafʋtɩɩ. The road is not wide it is narrow.8.2.4.1Narrow
kpakpaakpak͡pák͡páːk͡pá 1crowdedAha bebʋla wulu amʋtɔ kpakpaakpa. The town was very crowded.4.2.1.7Crowd, group2closed very tightlyS8.2.7.1Tight7.3.6.1Shut, close
kpikplik͡pik͡pliʔ(L)1large in cross-sectionMapʋ oyi kpikpli pɩtɩ fʋ bi. Pʋ kusubi pɩtɩ mʋ.Don't take a big stick to whip your child. Take a small one.8.2.3Thick2profoundAyebi akpikpli sɔɔn ɔlɛha, sʋ ɔhaa monu mʋ́ asɩ. He gave nothing but profound proverbs so no one could understand its meaning.3.2.1.3Intelligent3.2.4.1Misunderstand3to be safeoŋainkpa kpikplifortress
kplank͡plãʔ (L) to catch in a tight placeKufa amʋ lakplan ɩban amʋtɔ. The sheep is caught in the fence.Mɩ yín dɛlɔ ɔbɛɛ mpʋ mʋ ya Hohoe. Mɩ ka ɛ ɔbɛɛ mpʋ mʋ ya agyʋmatɔ Kwamewulutɔ. Sʋ nakplan. Mmeyin mʋ́tɔ ɩmʋa ngyankpa bwɛ. My mother is sick and says I should take her to Hohoe. My wife says I should take her to work at Kwamekrom so I'm in a tight place. I don't know which I should do first.Mɩ ka dɛlɔ. Mma sika. Sʋ nakplan. My wife is sick. I have no money. So I'm in a tight place.cfɩkplantrouble8.2.7.1Tight8.2.4.1Narrow
kpɔnkpɔntɩk͡pɔŋ͡mk͡pɔntɪ (H)pl.akpɔnkpɔntɩbigMlɩ asikafɔ, Mlɩ su koklo amlɩ gyi awɩrɩhɔ, tsufɛsɛ ipian kpɔnkpɔntɩ ɩbɛ́ba mlɩ sʋ. You rich people, cry hard and mourn because big trouble is coming on you.8.2Big
kutuklukútúklú shortMɩsɩ ma ɩswɩ, ogyi kutuklu. My father is not tall, he is short.cfitinshortened8.2.2.3Short, not tall
lekelekelekelekelekeleke very slenderGyata amʋ osietɔ igyi lekelekeleke. The lion's waist is very slender.Otsibi amʋ hɩɛ ogyi lekelekeleke, mʋ́ sʋ ɔtamatalɩ dɔ.The girl is very slender and so she can't weed.8.2.3.1Thin thing
mantamántá1to be close toMlɩ kpʋkpɛ manta Bulu mɛnɩ Bulu ɛ obetsia mlɩ wa. Draw near to God so that he will draw near to you.Tɔsɩ tɛmanta afɩta sʋ, nɩ ɔtɔfʋ a, ɩbʋ ɔsɩn.Caterpillars live on leaves, if it touches(burns) you it is painful.cfbɛɩnnear8.2.6.2Nearph. v.nya obu amʋ mantaclose door partially2to put something togetherKpa fʋ ayabitɔ manta.put your legs together.Nɩ oyin obétsia ɔtsɩ a, ɔbɔ́pʋ nta lɛlɛ ɩwɩ ɔwan ha ɔtsɩ amʋ akwɩɩpʋ, pʋ kɔba manta nta amʋsʋ. Kɔba amʋ gyi asientɔ nɩ.nya obu amʋ mantaclose the door partway (get room together)Beyi sukuu obu amʋ manta asɔrɩ obu.They built a school building next to the church building.7.2Move3to tame an animalNyankpʋsa tɛtalɩ bwɛ mbwɩ akugyiakʋ bʋtɛmanta. Tamɛ ɔhaa mɔkʋtalɩ bwɛ ɔdandʋ ɔmanta kɩ.Humans can tame all kinds of animals. But no-one has yet tamed the tongue.6.3.1Domesticated animal
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