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-kp’ụkònataAV
contract in size (of something long and flexible, e.g. snake or worm, when it draws body together before expanding)
-kpaAV
  1. sense, cause
  2. gather; search for
  3. wander about
  4. cause disturbance
  5. Akpà m mkpà n’aka I am nursing a baby
  6. AV
-kpàAV
  1. suppression; compression
  2. be needful gịnị nà-akpā gị? What are you in need of?
  3. plaiting
  4. trimming; cutting
-kpa afịfịaNNC
collect herbs

Onye dibìà nà-èje ịkpā afịfịa — The native doctor is going to collect the herbs

-kpa afịfịa -kpa akụ A.AV
collect herbs

Ụmù akā èjego ịkpā akụ — The children have gone in search of kernels mkpa akụ the search for kernels

-kpa àgwàAV
  1. behave (usually badly)
  2. behave (usually in a bad sense)
-kpa àgwà ọjọōNNC
behave badly
-kpa àgwà ọjọọAV
behave badly
-kpa ajọ ụkpaAV
make bad or disagreeable friendship (e.g. as when a person is intimate with another person whose morality and ways are bad or questionable); walk with criminals or suspects; keep bad company
-kpa ajō ụkpaNNC
make bad or disagreeable friendship (e.g. as when a person is intimate with another person whose morality and ways are bad or questionable); walk with criminals or suspects; keep bad company
-kpa aka ànìAV
be mischievous; play tricks
-kpa akpaAV
pick with an instrument
-kpà àkpà = -kpàAV
be narrow, tight, pressed together, choked, crowded; restrict;
-kpa akụNNC
  1. search for palm kernels at the farm (usually of children)
  2. B. play a board game like draughts
-kpà akwàAV
weave cloth
-kpa akwụkwọAV
  1. collect leaves (e.g. like a herbalist)
  2. collect, pluck leaves (e.g. as herbalist)
-kpa amụAV
  1. cause laughter; be absurd; jest; trifle; amuse
  2. cause laughter Ọ kpàlù amụ He made a joke O jì m àkpa amụ He’s making fun of me
  3. jest; trifle; amuse
-kpa bọòlùAV
dribble a ball
-kpa ife enunuAV
keep livestock
-kpà igwùAV
prepare palm-fronds
-kpà isiAV
plait hair
-kpà jiAV
stack yams (in the barn)
-kpa manụAV
buy oil
-kpa mkpaAV
  1. seek diligently; search for carefully e.g. -kpa mkpa akụ search for palm kernels in the farm (usually by children)
  2. be few; scarce
  3. be few, scarce
  4. seek diligently
-kpà mkpàAV
need; have need; be necessary; compel Ènyò anyā nà-akpā m mkpà n kè nnukwu#I am seriously in need of glasses
-kpa mmanụNNC
buy oil
-kpa n gàn gàAV
joke; be boastful
-kpà n kàtàAV
make basket
-kpa ǹduAV
walk together; be companions; escort
-kpa nduAV
walk together; be companions; escort
-kpa ǹgàǹgàNNC
be arrogant, insolent, rude

Àchọrō m ịfū nwatà afū nā-akpa ǹgàngà — I don’t want to see that arrogant boy

-kpa nkàtaAV
  1. talk; converse; chat Bikō nye mụ nà Ibè efè níme ụnò ụlā màkà nà ànyiCchòlù ịkpā nkàta nébe afù Please leave the room for Ibe and myself, for we want to chat there
  2. converse
-kpà ǹkàtàNNC
  1. make, weave basket
  2. type of fish-trap
-kpa nkụAV
  1. gather firewood
  2. fetch firewood
-kpa ǹnàNNC
be miserly

Ndi nā-akpā ǹnà adīrọ ènwe òyì — Miserly people hardly have friends

-kpa nniAV
(of animals) wander about in farm, forest, etc., in search of food
-kpà ntìNNC
listen carelessly; pretend not to hear; be obstinate (literally close ear)
-kpa ọchìAV
cause laughter Ife o kwùlù kpàlù ọchì His remark gave rise to laughter
-kpa okèAV
make boundary; move (objects) aside to show demarcation
-kpa oke ànìAV
make boundary between lands
-kpa okē ànìNNC
make boundary between lands
-kpa ọkụAV
strike a match; turn on a light
-kpà ọnụAV
become, render speechless; be dumbfounded Ife Àda mèlù nébe ànyị jèlù kpàlù m ọnụ What Ada did where we went left me dumbfounded
-kpà ọnūNNC
render speechless; leave one dumbfounded

Òmùme ifelē Ilo nà-èmê kpàlù m ọnū ogē m jèlù ikènè nnà ya — Ilo's shameful behaviour when I went to greet his father left me dumbfounded

-kpa ùdeAV
rub on pomade, grease, ointment, cream
-kpa udeNNC
rub in pomade, grease, ointment
-kpa ùkpaAV
be friends; companions
-kpa ùkpa orīNNC
be friends with a thief
-kpa ùkpa oriìAV
be friends with a thief or thieves
-kpa-kwu
concern oneself with; make friendly advances to; befriend
-kpabàtaAV
walk, wander in(to)
-kpachaAV
scrape (e.g. roasted yam); make neat
-kpàchaAV
cut; trim; barb; crop
-kpàcha ajịAV
crop, shave, cut hair
-kpàcha ajị anūNNC
crop, cut hair of animal
-kpàcha ajị anụAV
crop, shave, cut hair of animal
-kpacha anyaAV
  1. do something on purpose
  2. do something purposely
-kpàcha isiAV
  1. crop, barb, shave hair
  2. barb; cut hair
-kpacha jiNNC
scrape yam (usually roasted one)
-kpacha ji -kpachalụ anya -kpachapù = - kpapù -kpachapù anyaAV
  1. scrape yam
  2. take care; be careful, vigilant
-kpachalị
(literally) scrape for the benefit of oneself; (fig.) enjoy; scrounge
-kpachalụ anyaNNC
be careful, warned, cautious, beware; take heed (literally clear way for sight)
-kpàchapùAV
crop, cut, trim off
-kpachapù anyaNNC
take care; be careful, vigilant
-kpachapùtaAV
bring out with an instrument; to pick out, expose, bring out by scraping
-kpàchasịAV
cut, shave, etc., entirely
-kpàchasị isiAV
barb hair of head (less common than -kpàcha isi)
-kpàchi(ta)AV
lock
-kpàchibìdoAV
lock in or out
-kpàchisịAV
lock up (many locks, doors, etc.)
-kpàdoAV
pile up; store; board; cover up (literally press upon)
-kpàfànyeAV
intrude; force in between tight space; insert
-kpafùAV
go astray; stray and get lost
-kpàgbuAV
choke; suffocate
-kpaghalịAV
a walk about; stroll; wander about
-kpàgheAV
press open; unlock (with key) Bikō kpàgheelụ m ụzò Please unlock the door for me
-kpagoAV
walk up; stray up
-kpagoziAV
teach
-kpàjiAV
break; snap
-kpàjipùAV
break, snap off
-kpàjiràAV
break into two equal parts
-kpàjita -kpàkọ -kpà mkpà = -kpà àkpà -kpà ntìAV
  1. break and bring
  2. listen carelessly; pretend not to hear; be obstinate (literally close ear)
-kpakọAV
walk together (of friends)
-kpakọbàAV
gather together into; heap up
-kpakọnyeAV
gather and give or put into
-kpakọtaAV
gather, collect (from different points but same area, e.g. farm) and bring Achòlù m kà ụnù jee kpakọta nkụ I want you (pl.) to go and fetch firewood
-kpakwudoAValso - kpakwụdo -kpanarị
  1. encounter each other suddenly; overtake
  2. forsake; leave behind
-kpalàchiAV
be spread, strewn upon
-kpalịAV
insult; show disrespect to
-kpaniAV
  1. raise, lift up (with instrument)
  2. (fig.) stir up; provoke; incite
-kpani iweAV
  1. provoke to anger
  2. provoke to anger Bikō akpānikwona m iwe Please do not anger me
-kpanyeAV
make a small present; give a tip gịnị kà ị kpānyelụ nwatā biCalụ kène giC? What did you give the child who visited you?
-kpapùAV
go out for a walk
-kpasàAV
scatter (with some care); spread out (e.g. grains in sun, partly burnt firewood)
-kpasàpùAV
spread wide open
-kpasuAV
disturb; trouble; provoke
-kpasu iweAV
  1. provoke to anger; annoy
  2. provoke to anger; annoy Àsị yā nà-àkpasu m iwe His lies make me angry, or I am indignant at his lies Àda kpàsùlù nne yā iwe Ada annoyed her mother ÒC bù gịnị kpàtàlù i jì gbakà iru#n’ùtụtù? Ọ bù Àdâ kpàsùlù m iwe Why did you frown in the morning? It was Ada who annoyed me
-kpataAV
  1. cause Ọ bù gqị kpàtàlù ife e jì pịa m ìtàlì n’ùtụtụ à You were the cause of my being flogged this morning
  2. acquire; collect
-kpata àkùAV
  1. acquire wealth
  2. amass wealth
-kpata egōAV
acquire money
-kpatụAV
rustle
-kpaziAV
show; teach; direct
-kpeAV
  1. report; judge O kpèlì m He reported me Agà m èkpe giCn’aka nnà gị ukwu I shall report you to your master
  2. pray; beg Kà ànyị kpeelu Chine kè Let us pray (unto God) O tègo m jì èkpelu yā kà ọ rapụ m I have been begging him for a long time to leave me alone
  3. smearing
  4. AV
-kpè
  1. AV
  2. hearing of the person being slandered)
  3. strip off (bark, skin, etc.)
-kpè àzụ
be last; bring up the rear
-kpe ekpeleNNC
say prayer
-kpe ekpeluAValso ekpele
say prayer; pray Kà ànyị kpee ekpelu Let us pray
-kpe ikpeAV
judge a case
-kpè ìkpeAV
backbite; slander; speak evil of. Much practised by the Egwu Ọjà dancers many years ago. The soloist in the course of her singing spoke to evil-doers who had been committing evil in secret, e.g. a thief or people involved in adultery, thereby bringing their anti-social practices to light
-kpe mmanụAV
smear with oil
-kpe ụgbọ
steer canoe
-kpèchaAV
slander
-kpèchalụAV
strip and take the bark
-kpèchapùAV
strip off
-kpèchasịAV
strip off bark (entirely); pare (everything off)
-kpejideAV
judge unfairly; make unfair report
-kpìAV
cut hair
-kpìcha isiAV
cut hair very short
-kpoAV
  1. gathering; collecting; picking
  2. AV
-kpòAV
  1. soup, mentholatum, etc.); sting (of pepper); hurt (of sting)
  2. spread upon
  3. curse; abuse
  4. Ji adā èkwe m iliì mà ọ bụlụ nà o ghe kpòrò èghekpò I can’t eat yam if it is not thoroughly done Ọ nà-àgwa i Ada nà nyâ chòlù kà Àda gwekpòọ tanjele ọ nà-ègwe e gwekpò She is telling Ada to grind the galena stone that she is grinding very thoroughly
-kpọAValso -pịa ụgbà
  1. calling; vocation
  2. drying
  3. on top and knocking its head with the hammer
  4. both eyes); destruction of an eye or both eyes due to injury, disease, etc. Anya ākpọgo nwoke afụ dālụ enu nkwụ The man who fell off the palm tree is now blind
  5. buy, purchase (clothes, pottery)
  6. expose; display
  7. clear by setting fire to; burn
  8. break (of something fragile, e.g. egg, bladder, eye) Àkwa ị chòlù isiì àkpọgo The egg you want to boil has broken Ọ fòlù nwantịntị kà o tikpọọ ākwa m nà-àkwadebe isiì He almost broke the egg I am preparing to cook
  9. remove the grains from the ear of maize
  10. cause confusion, riot, tumult
  11. discuss very thoroughly, again
  12. take a somersault into water; dive
-kpọ afàAV
  1. call by name; name
  2. call by name; name Kpòọ onye oriì afà Call the thief by name Agà m àkpọ yā afà I shall call him by name Kpòọ yā afà Name him
-kpo àgbụgbōNNC
collect decayed compost for application to crops
-kpo àgbụgbọ -kpocha A.AV
  1. collect decayed compost for application to the crops
  2. clear (rubbish, refuse); rid a place (of rubbish, refuse, filth) Ànyị nà-àkwadebe iwu#ụnò n’ànì a nà-èkpocha We are preparing to build a house on the place which is being cleared
-kpọ àghalāAValso àyalā
  1. cause confusion, riot, tumult
  2. be in an uproar Àda āna-àkpọka aghalā Ada is very fond of causing an uproar, or creating a disturbance
-kpọ akpọAV
be dry Wètalụ m òfu oko ọkā kpọ lụ akpọ Bring me a dry ear of corn
-kpọ ànìAV
clear ground by burning
-kpọ anwūNNC
wither
-kpọ anwụAV
wither
-kpọ anwụlùAV
take snuff

Ọ nà-àkpọ anwūlù — He is taking (tobacco) snuff

-kpọ asìAV
hate; dislike Ịkpọ mmadù ibe ānyị asì bù n jọ Hatred towards our fellow-men is sin Akpòlù m yà asì I hate him, or I dislike him Chukwu Nnà, bikō zọpùta ānyị n’aka ndị niiìne nā-akpọ ānyị asì God the Father, please deliver us from the hands of all that hate us
-kpọ etùketùAV
  1. hiccough
  2. hiccough Etùketù nà-àkpọ m I have hiccoughs
-kpọ ìfulūNNC
blossom; flower (compare -kpọ ìgùgù)
-kpọ ìfulu#AV
blossom; flower (compare -kpọ ìgùgù)
-kpọ ìgùgùAV
blossom; flower
-kpọ isi ànìNNC
prostrate; cringe; worship; beg
-kpò iyīNNC
curse; call on oath; abuse

Ọ kpò m iyī — He abused me

-kpò iyiìAV
curse; abuse Ìwu nà-akpọ m iyiì Iwu is cursing me
-kpọ ìzùAV
call a meeting
-kpo lìlìlìNNC
swarm (of bees)
-kpọ mbụ = -kpọ mgbụ -kpọ nkụAV
  1. dry (e.g. of leaf)
  2. be dry Wètalụ m akwụkwọ kpọ lụ nkụ Bring me a dry leaf Ọ bụlụ nà ị ñaa azù ndù afù nókụ ọ gà-àkpọ nkụ ọsọ ọ sọ If you place that fresh fish over the fire it will get dry quickly
-kpọ mkpụkpọAV
to drive (a peg into the earth) Anà m èje ịkpọ mkụkpọ n’okè mụ nà Ịbā I am going to put pegs along the boundary between Ịba and myself
-kpọ mụōNNC
take mọō when assuming duties of ọkpala
-kpọ n’ùbuAV
  1. shrug the shoulders
  2. shrug shoulders

Àdâ kpòlù n’ùbu ogè m gwasịlị ya ife ị sī kà m gwa yā — Ada shrugged her shoulders after my delivering your message to her

-kpọ nkụNNC
to dry up

Akwụkwọ afù àkpọgo nkū — The leaf has dried up

-kpọ nzùkọAV
call meeting
-kpò ŋàlàŋàlàNNC
be warm, lukewarm (of objects, e.g. water)

Kùtelụ m mmili kpōlụ ŋàlàŋàlà — Bring me some lukewarm water

-kpọ ọkàNNC
remove the grains from the ear of maize
-kpò òkpòmọkụNNC
be hot

Àfe ǹkaà nà-ekpō òkpòmọkụ — This garment absorbs heat

-kpò òkpoòfùfùAV
perspire; cause perspiration
-kpò ọkụAV
be hot; be lively (of season or place)
-kpọ òkùAV
  1. call; call by name
  2. call
-kpọ ọkụNNC
burn; set fire to; burn off with fire
-kpọ òmìmìAV
dive
-kpọ òmìmì akwāAV
sob
-kpo ọsọNNC
rush; run quickly (literally collect running)
-kpọ ùbọAV
play musical instrument (sansa, guitar, organ)
-kpọ ụgbàAV
turn a somersault
-kpọ ụkwụAV
stub the toes
-kpọ ùtabàAV
take snuff
-kpọ uteAV
buy mat
-kpo uzuzùAV
gather sand; play in and with the sand (of children)
-kpọ-chiESUF
shut; be shut
-kpọ-kọAV
-kpo(-kọ) (result of assimilation)
-kpọ-lè
roll (of objects; compare -tụlù)
-kpo-pùAV
extract
-kpo(lụ) ọsọAV
rush; run quickly (literally collect running)
-kpọba afịaAV
expose, display wares for sale
-kpọbàtaAV
call in; welcome; admit
-kpọbè ụkwụNNC
knock and cut, hurt, abrase toe by knocking it against an object (usually by accident)
-kpọbo ànìAV
  1. level ground; break ground for planting
  2. level ground; break ground
-kpọchaAV
clear; clean by burning Jèe kwànwue ọkụ a gà-èji kpọcha atụlụ a nà-àkwadebe igbu#Go and make the fire with which the hair of the sheep that is about to be slaughtered will be burned off
-kpocha isiAV
  1. cut hair (of head) very low (literally gather and remove)
  2. be bald Nwoke afù kpòchàlù isi That man is bald
-kpochapùAV
clean away; exterminate
-kpọchiESUF
shut; lock; turn (key); imprison
-kpọchi mmilīNNC
turn off (i.e. lock, shut) tap
-kpọchi mmiliìESUF
turn off (i.e. lock, shut) tap
-kpọchi ntìESUF
  1. be deaf, stubborn (literally close ears to)
  2. be deaf, stubborn (literally lock ear)
-kpochi onùnùAV
fill hole
-kpọchibìdoESUF
shut out or in Ụzò àkpọchìbìdogo m The door has shut against me Ị nà-àchọ ịkpọ chìbìdò m ụzò? Are you trying to shut the door against me? or Are you going to shut the door against me? or Are you going to lock me out (or in)?
-kpọchìghaAV
call back; recall
-kpọchitaESUF
close; shut
-kpọdèbeAV
call near; bring near
-kpọdoAV
nail; fasten
-kpọdo n’obeAV
crucify; nail on cross
-kpọdo n’obēNNC
nail to the cross, crucify

A kpòdòlù Jisùs n’ọbē màkà ndị njọ — Jesus was crucified for sinners

Onye a kpòdòlù n’obē — He who was crucified

-kpọdùluAV
remain in dull uncheerful state; be dull and sad

Amārọ m ife mēlụ Okeēke o jì wèe kpọdùlu n’ụnò jụ nà nya amā eje akwụkwọ — I don’t know what happened to Okeeke to make him stay dull at home and refuse to go to school

-kpofùAV
gather and throw away
-kpọgbuAV
crucify; kill by nailing
-kpọgopùtaAV
call up and out; escort up and out
-kpọjiAV
chop across grain
-kpojuAV
fill; gather and fill
-kpokọAV
gather together; collect
-kpokòAV
gather together; collect (in one place) (Emphasizes togetherness more than -kpokọ)
-kpokọbà (ọnụ )AV
gather together; collect in one place
-kpokọbà ọnūNNC
gather together; collect
-kpọkọlụESUF
  1. dry up completely
  2. call together and take away (of humans and animals that are capable of following) Ọ bụlụ nà ụnù eme chirọ ụzò òfụma nkịtā m gà-abàta kpọkọlụ ụmù ya If you do not close the door properly my dog will come in and take away its puppies
  3. wither; dry up (completely)
  4. gather together and take away
-kpokọlụAV
gather together and carry away; collect Ekpōkọlụgo m òlòma diCnénu tebùlù I have collected (and taken away) the oranges on the table
-kpọkùAV
call upon; call to
-kpọlè
roll along

Afùlù m nyà kà ọ nà-àkpọlè bọòlù — I saw her rolling a ball

-kpọlèdà
roll down
-kpọlèfèga
roll across
-kpọlègota
roll up (of an object that rolls)
-kpọlèpù
roll away, off Òlòma naàbò àkpọlèpùgo Two oranges have rolled away
-kpòlịAV
reproach; abuse
-kpọlìAV
grind dry thing (not thoroughly); break into splinters or pieces
-kpọlị oghūNNC
play
-kpòlụAV
abuse; reproach
-kpọlụ -kpọ mụụ A.AV
  1. blaspheme
  2. take mụọ when assuming duties of ọkpala
-kpolụ ọsọNNC
run quickly; rush
-kpọmìAV
knock in (nail, peg, etc.)
-kpọmìnaAV
fasten; knock completely in
-kpọnabaAV
call home; take home
-kponitaAValso -kponite
gather up
-kpọnwụAV
dry up; shrivel; wither Ọ bụlụ nà ị gbārọ òdòdo diCníru iìlo mmiliì ọ gà-àkpọnwụ If you do not water the flowering plant in front of the house it will wither
-kpọnyeAV
nail; drive a peg or skewer
-kpọnye ọkụAV
  1. build up a fire; set fire to; burn off with fire Ànyqị chòlù ịkpọ ewu ọkụ We want to burn off (the hair of) a goat
  2. build up fire; set fire to
-kpọpuAV
force open; open by perforating with pointed object; break ground (as shoot)
-kpopù ezēNNC
extract a tooth
-kpopù ezeAV
extract a tooth
-kpopùtaAV
gather out
-kpọpùtaAV
  1. lead out
  2. make noise

Kpọpùta nwātà afù n’anwụ ọsọọ sọ! — Take the child out of the sun quickly!

-kpọsịAV
rub, pluck off grains from cob, etc.
-kpọsị ọkàAV
  1. rub off grains from cob
  2. rub off grains of corn from cob
-kpọtaduAV
bring first (something capable of self-movement)
-kpọteAV
arouse; waken
-kpọtụAV
  1. call upon
  2. make noise
-kpowaNNC
rush away
-kpọwaAV
  1. pronounce clearly
  2. split; divide by splitting
-kpọwa isiAV
part the hair
-kpọwalụAV
rush, run away (permanently; one is less likely to come back than with -kpọwa, which simply means run away)
-kpuESUF
in
-kpùAV
  1. covering
  2. lose flavour; be without flavour and go sour (of ògìlì ofe ); become bad Ògìli à kpùlù èkpù This ògìlì is sour
  3. be plentiful (i.e. as common as òkwu in a village)
  4. hold, carry (in mouth); sip
  5. smoothing; shaving; scraping
-kpụAV
  1. pulling; drawing
  2. moulding; making; manufacturing
  3. barbing; shaving
-kpụ àfù ọnụAV
shave beard
-kpụ ajaAV
make mud wall
-kpụ àkpụ = -kpụAV

Nwa m nwoke achọ rọ igbe igbe, ọ bù òkpụkpụ kà o jì ikè àkpụ — My little boy does not want to creep; he is pushing himself forward on his buttocks

Agwọ bù òfu níme anụ nā-akpụ ākpụ — The snake is one of the animals that move by gliding

Afùlù m onye oriì afù ogè ọ dàlù n’ànì wèlụ afọ ya na- àkpụ kà mmadụ wèlụ ghàlụ ịfụ ya — I saw the thief when he fell to the ground wriggling on his stomach in order to avoid being seen by people

-kpù akwàAV
cover the body with cloth
-kpụ egbèAV
make a gun
-kpù èkpùAV
capsize; upset; overturn; sink
-kpù enu ụnòAV
roof a house
-kpù iruAV
  1. upset; overturn; turn upside down
  2. upset; overturn; turn upside down Ì chòlù ikpù ofe iru#? Do you want to overturn the soup?
-kpù ìsìAV
  1. be blind
  2. be blind Ì kpùlù ìsì? Are you blind?
-kpụ isiAV
shave hair-of head

Anà m èje ịkpụ isi — I am going to cut my hair

-kpụ mmàAV
manufacture cutlass
-kpù mmụọAV
put on a mask
-kpụ n dèlèAV
make track
-kpù n’àkwaAV
  1. sit on eggs; brood
  2. sit on eggs; brood ÒCkụkò m e bidogo ikpù n’àkwa yā My hen has started to sit on its eggs
-kpù n’ọnūNNC
carry in the mouth
-kpụ ǹdèlèNNC
make track
-kpù nónụAV
carry in the mouth; (fig.) be actually, still speaking Akpù m akụ nónụ I am holding palm kernels in my mouth
-kpù òkpuAV
put on, wear hat, cap
-kpù òkpu ezèAV
wear crown
-kpù òkpu ogwūNNC
wear crown of thorns
-kpù òkpu ogwu#AV
wear crown of thorns
-kpù òkù nónụAV
(colloq.) be smoking a pipe, cigarette, etc. colloq. Ibè kpù òkù nónụ Ibe is smoking at present
-kpù okwu n’ọnūNNC
be still speaking; be speaking (e.g. in contribution to debate or speeches during meeting)
-kpù okwu nónụAV
be still speaking; be speaking (e.g. as contribution to debate or speeches during meeting)

Ụnù eme zina mkpọtụ màkà nà mmadù kpù okwu nónụ — Stop making a noise, because somebody is speaking (usually during meetings)

-kpù ụgbọAV
capsize a boat
-kpụ ụkpụlụAV
mark, make trail (e.g. with the foot to mark out foundation)
-kpụ ụzụAV
  1. work as blacksmith; make metal appliances in blacksmith’s workshop
  2. work as blacksmith

Nnà m kpùlù uzụ ogè ọ dì n’ìkolobìà — My father worked as a blacksmith when he was a young man

-kpù-AV
smile, laugh, chuckle, in a gentle way (as a sign of pleasure)
-kpù-kpòAV
unroof; break up roof; be broken A gà-àkpụkpò ụnọ ānyị ochiìè echi Our old house will be unroofed tomorrow
-kpù-kpùADJ
motion with hands for silence O kpukpùlù aka ọgè m nà-àkwadebe ikwu#ife ọ mèlù He tried to silence me by gesturing with his hand when I was about to reveal what he had done
-kpùbaAV
abrade; abrade by scraping or dragging rough object over the surface or skin Ị chòlù ịkpùbà m àrụ? Do you want to scrape my skin off?
-kpùchaAV
smooth; plane; scrape
-kpùchapùAV
scrape out
-kpùchapùtaAV
scrape out completely
-kpùchiAV
  1. cover
  2. cover; cover up
-kpùchi ọnụAV
hush; shut one’s mouth
-kpùchi ọnūNNC
hush; shut one's mouth
-kpùchibìdoAV
shut in or out; confine by shutting up
-kpụchìghaAV
draw back; lead back (animals)
-kpùchitaAV
cover up; shut up; shut; cover
-kpụdàAV
pull down; move down
-kpụdèbeAV
draw; come nearer Achòlù m kà ị kpụdèbe ọkụ I want you to draw near the fire
-kpụdèbe n soAV
draw, come near
-kpụdèbè ǹsoNNC
draw, come near
-kpùdoAV
cover; use one thing to cover up another
-kpụghalịAV
  1. creep; glide, wriggle about
  2. refashion; remake; alter
-kpùgheAV
uncover; reveal
-kpụgoAV
draw, pull up
-kpụgonitaAV
draw, pull up
-kpụkètaESUF
draw near, nearer

Kpụkèta akpàtì afù — Go up to that box, or, Draw that box nearer

-kpụkọAV
lead together
-kpụkòAV
pull together; pack closely
-kpụkọnataAV
lead home together
-kpụkònataAV
pull together (e.g. branches which have been cut); compress; pack closely together
-kpùkpòpùAV
unroof; break up roof; be broken
-kpukpù akaNNC
motion with hands for silence
-kpụkwuESUF
move, crawl towards Ọ nà-àkpụkwu nwa nne ya She is moving towards her sister
-kpụlụAV
pull away; pull away with rope, take, lead (of animals)

Kèdụ ụbòsì ị gà-àbịa kpụlụ atụlụ gị? — What day are youcoming to take away your sheep?

-kpụmìAV
draw away; move further
-kpụmìgaAV
  1. move farther off
  2. draw farther

Bikō kpụmìga! — Please move farther off!

-kpùmùlị amụNNC
smile, laugh, chuckle, in a gentle way (as a sign of pleasure)
-kpụnìtaAV
draw within, nearer
-kpụnitaAV
draw up; pull up
-kpụnyeAV
creep, crawl, glide, pull into
-kpùpùAV
uncover; take off (hat, cap, etc.)
-kpụpùAV
creep, crawl, glide forth, out
-kpupù akwàNNC
take off coverlet
-kpùpù akwàAV
take off coverlet
-kpùpù òkpuAV
remove hat, cap, etc.
-kpupù òkpuNNC
remove hat, cap, etc.
-kpụpùtaAV
creep, crawl, glide out (to the open)
-kpụrụkaAV
  1. move aside Bikō kpùrụkalụ m Please move aside from me (i.e. without using legs)
  2. drag, move to one side

Kpùrụka ochē afù n’ụzò — Drag that chair out of the way

Gwa yā kà ọ kpụrụka m n’iru — Tell him to get out of my sight (literally drag himself out of my sight)

kpaAV
buy (oil)
kpà mkpàNNC
capture; kidnap
kpakalakpakalaAV
  1. used in
  2. bicycle)
kpakpan doNNC
morning star
kpakpan dòNNC
star
kpakpaǹdo ūtụtùNNC
morning star
kpalakwu#kwu
pigeon
kpamkpàmNNC
entirely; completely Alụ chago m ọlụ afù kpamkpàm I have finished the work completely
kpamkpamkpam
sound of knocking
kpelèkpelè
in circles Ọ nà-àgba kpelèkpelè It moves in circles
kpọbè ụkwụAV
knock and cut, hurt, stub the toes
kpọm
used in
kpọò!INTJ
no! (compare mbà)
kpukpulukpuNNC
stiffness; firmness ÒC bù ùdị ọyà gịnị kà ỌjiCnà-ayà afọ yā jì kwe kpukpulukpu? What disease is Ọjị suffering from that his abdomen is so stiff and distended?

Source: Igbo API (Nkọwa okwu), Apache-2.0 · Tier 3