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kpa-lo (alo), V. to propose riddles. 



kpa . . . 16h, V. to sail along the coast. 



kpa . . . 16-kar)-dS. (li okaij), «. to convince one; 



to change or convert him. 

 kpa . . . ni6, v. to keep, preserve ; to hide : kpain9, 



to he hid ; kpa enu m6, to he silent ; kpa oko mo, 



to gather in a crop ; kpa . . . m6 kuro, to withhold ; 



fi ar4 kpamo, to restrain oneself, refrain. 

 kpa-mo-le, n. a viper. 

 kpa-mo-ra, v. to endure, hear. 

 kpa-ndu-kfl, n. an uncut gourd. 

 kpa-ni, kpa-ni-a (enia), v. to kill a person, to 



murder. 

 kpa-ni-kpa-ni, n. a murderer. 

 kpa . . . ni-ye, v. to confuse. 

 kpa . . . ni-ye-dS, v. to persuade ; to change one^s 



mind. 

 kpa-nsa, n. See kpandiiku. 

 kpa-nsa-i-16, n. a grave. 

 kpa-nsa-ga, n. adultery, an aduUress. 

 kpS-nti-ri, n. a bramble. 

 kpar)-hur), adv. at one bloiv, at once. 

 kpa-ra (ara), v. to hurt oneself ; to anoint oneself. 

 kpa-rS., n. the plate or timber laid on the top of the 



piazza posts. 

 kpa-r&, adv. with a sudden noise. 

 kpa-ra . . . dft, v. to turn around ; to change ; to 



disguise oneself. 

 kpa-ra-in6, v, to restrain oneself, to keep close, to 



he humble. 

 kpa-re, v. to fade away, put out, destroy. 

 kpa-ri, v. to finish, come to an end ; to conclude 



from premises ; to be bald-headed. 

 kpa-ri, n. the jaw-bone. 

 kpa'-ri-d&, v. to turn a thing about, to change its 



course. 

 kpfi.-ri-'WO (ariwo), v. to make a noise. 

 kpa-ro, V. to exchange, barter ; to change the 



character ov purpose. 

 kpa . . . rp-ro, v. to still a commotion or a storm. 

 kpa-ru-TjO, v. to kill a sacrifice. 

 kpa-rur), v. to rub out, to destroy, consume, 



abolish. 

 kpa-sa, kpa-sar), n. an oyster, 

 kpS.-sar), n. a whip. 

 kpa-se (ase), v. to command, enact. 

 kpa-si-kpa-ro, v. to exchange, barter. 

 kpa-ta, V. to prepare, make ready. 

 kpa'-ta-ki, n. tohich is chief, principal. 

 kpa'-ta-kd, n. a wooden shoe, a hoof. 

 kpa-ta-kpa-ta (9toto), adv. entirely, altogether. 

 kp9.-ti, v. to be forcible, violent. 

 kpa-ti-kpa-ti, adv. forcibly, violently. 

 kpa-ti-re, n. a sioitch, twig. 

 kpa-to, kpa-to-to (atoto), n. to make a noise. 



kp§, conj. that, to wit. 



kp§, V. to complete, perfect ; to last long : ow6 



kpe, the money is right ; iwa r6 kp6, his character 



is perfect. 

 kp6, V. to call, to invite, to assemble : fi . . . kp^ 



ijkai), to esteem. 

 kp6-dzo, V. to call an assembly, to assemble. 

 kpe-ge-de, v. to be right, proper. 

 kpe-na (ena), v. to call an assembly, to assemble. 

 kpe-kpe-le, n. a bank of earth in a room to sleep 



on. 

 kpe-re, adv. only. 

 kpe-ri, v. to mean, to say. 

 kp6 . . . ro, V. to drill soldiers, to form a line, 

 kp6-se (kpa), v. to prepare. 



kpe-te (kpa), v. to intend, to thiiik of doing, devise. 

 kpe, V. to stay long at a place, to last long. 

 kpe'-liir)-dd. (kpa), v. to turn the back on. 

 kpe-ka (kpa), v. to shoot forth branches. 

 kpe-ke-kpe-ke, n. which is streaked, speckled. 

 kpe-kui), V. to terminate, come to an end. 

 kpe-kpe, adv. gently (striking). 

 kpe-kp§, n. a slip of wood, a shelf, an altar ; a 



bird-snare ; a shell. 

 kpe-kpe-kui) (oku^), n. a sea-shell. 

 kpe-kpf i-ye, n. a duck. 

 kpe-le, adv. gently. 

 kpe-le-be, v. to be fiat. 

 kpe-le-kpe, n. a kind of wild dog. 

 kpe-lu, conj. also ; — prep, with, in : kpelu ayd, 



with joy ; kpelu e^e, in sin. 

 kpe-lu-kpe-lu, adv. moreover, besides, yea. 

 kperi-sai), n. a crushing : ic kpeqsai), to crush. 

 kpe-re, v. to he soft ; — adv. gently. 

 kpe-re, adv. suddenly. 

 kpe-re-kpe-re, adv. (tearing) into rags or piieces ; 



very much. 

 kpe-se, adv. gently, easily. 



kpe-se-kpe-se, n. gentleness of conduct or dispo- 

 sition. 

 kpe-se-in6 (kpa), v. to restrain the feet, slacken 



one's pace. 

 kpe-te-le, n. level ground, a plain. 

 kpe-te-kpe-re, adv. comfortably. 

 kpe-te-kpe-te, n. mud, mire. 

 kpi, adv. entirely, wholly. 

 kpi-dar) (idaij), v. to perform sleights of hand, to 



juggle. 

 kpi-dze (kpa), I/, to piull ox cut grass for feed. . 

 kpi-kpa, n. which is to be slain. 

 kpl-kp6, n. perfection. 

 kpi-kp6, n. much, abundance. 

 kpi-le-se, v. to commence. 

 kpl-mo (kpa), v. to counsel, suggest. 

 kpi-nu, v, to bargain, purpose, conclude, resolve. 



