Lexicon · 61 entries

KP

-kpa1v

move with an instrument; propel; hence, in a more abstract sense, cause B. (fig.) stir up; provoke; incite

ọ̀kpụkpa propelling

-kpa aka ànị̀ be mischievous; play tricks

-kpa akpa pick with an instrument

-kpa amụ cause laughter: Ọ kpàlụ̀ amụ He made a joke: O jì m̀ àkpa amụ̄ He’s making fun of me

-kpa bọọ̀lụ̀ dribble a ball

-kpacha scrape (e.g. roasted yam); make neat

-kpacha anya do something purposely

-kpacha ji scrape yam

-kpachalụ anya be careful, warned, cautious; beware; take heed (clear the eyes)

-kpachapụ̀ = -

kpapụ̀

-kpachapụ̀ anya take care; be careful, vigilant

-kpachapụ̀ta bring out with an instrument; to pick out, expose, bring out by scraping

-kpalàchi be spread, strewn upon

-kpani A. raise, lift up (with instrument)

-kpani iwe provoke to anger: Bikō akpānikwona m iwe Please do not anger me

-kpanye make a small present; give a tip: gịnị̄ kà ị kpānyelụ nwatā bị̄alụ kène gị̄? What did you give the child who visited you?

-kpa okè make boundary; move (objects) aside to show demarcation

ọ̀kpụkpa ànị̀ making of boundary

-kpa okē ànị̀ make boundary between lands

-kpa ọchị̀ cause laughter: Ife o kwùlù kpàlụ̀ ọchị̀ His remark gave rise to laughter

-kpa ọkụ strike a match; turn on a light

m̀kpa ọ̄kụ, m̀kpa nó`kụ matches

-kpapụ̀ shove off; brush off; set aside (normally with instrument); pick out (with stick) and remove; push open by force, press open (e.g. burst door open); push off (e.g. three persons lying on a bed, one of them being pushed off as a result of the others being selfish. The pushing is not done by the hand but by the body): Bikō, kpapụ̀ alịlị afụ̀ ìlo Please take that millipede outside; (fig.) push out (e.g. if one person is forced to leave house where he was living with others)

-kpasà scatter (with some care); spread out (e.g. grains in sun, partly burnt firewood)

-kpasàpụ̀ spread wide open

-kpasu disturb; trouble; provoke

mkpasu excitement; provocation

-kpasu iwe provoke to anger; annoy: Àsị yā nà-àkpasu m̄ iwe His lies make me angry, or I am indignant at his lies: Àda kpàsùlù nne yā iwe Ada annoyed her mother: Ọ̀ bụ̀ gịnị̄ kpàtàlụ̀ i jì gbakà iru# n’ụ̀tụtụ̀? Ọ bụ̀ Àdâ kpàsùlụ̀ m̀ iwe Why did you frown in the morning? It was Ada who annoyed me

mkpasu iwē provocation

-kpata cause: Ọ bụ̀ gị kpàtàlụ̀ ife e jì pịa m̄ ị̀tàlị̀ n’ụ̀tụtụ̄ à You were the cause of my being flogged this morning

-kpatụ rustle

mkpatụ rustling

(agwụ̀) -kpa be mildly mentally deranged

(ala) -kpa be mad (lit. be moved by madness): Ọ̀ọ̀ala nà-àkpa ị̄? Are you mad?

-kpa2v

A. gather; search for

-kpa afịfịa collect herbs

-kpa akụ

A. search for palm-kernels in the farm (usu. by children): Ụmụ̀ akā èjego ịkpā akụ The children have gone in search of kernels m̀kpa akụ̄ the search for kernels

B. play a board game like draughts:

Bị̀a sòlu m̄ kpàa Come and play a (board) game with me

akụ̄

-kpakọ gather; collect

-kpakọbà gather together into; heap up

-kpakọnye gather and give or put into

-kpakọta gather, collect (from different points but same area, e.g. farm) and bring: Achọ̀lụ̀ m̀ kà ụnụ̀ jee kpakọta nkụ̄ I want you (pl.) to go and fetch firewood

-kpa m̀kpa seek diligently; search for carefully e.g. -kpa m̀kpa akụ̄ search for palm kernels in the farm (usu. by children)

-kpa nkụ gather firewood

-kpa nni (of animals) wander about in farm, forest, etc., in search of food

-kpata acquire; collect

-kpata àkụ̀ amass wealth

-kpata egō acquire money

B. pluck (leaves from plant)

-kpa akwụkwọ collect, pluck leaves (e.g. as herbalist)

-kpa 3. +v

walk; move; (of humans) wander, walk about; (of animals) wander about

-kpa àgwà behave (usually in a bad sense)

-kpa àgwà ọjọọ̄ behave badly

-kpa ajọ̄ ụkpa 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

-kpabàta walk, wander in(to)

-kpafù go astray; stray and get lost

mkpafùli negligence; going astray

-kpago walk up; stray up

-kpaghalị a walk about; stroll; wander about

-kpakọ walk together (of friends)

mkpakọ intercourse

-kpakwudo, - encounter each other suddenly; overtake

kpakwụdo

-kpanarị forsake; leave behind

-kpa ndu walk together; be companions; escort

-kpapụ̀ go out for a walk

-kpa ụ̀kpa be friends, companions

-kpa ụ̀kpa oriị̀ be friends with a thief or thieves

ọ̀kpa nnakā ya, person who is fond of going alone, who is never found going

ọ̀kpa nnịkā ya anywhere in company of friends; solitary person

ụ̀kpa walk; friendship; communion

-kpa 4. +v

speak

-kpa aghalā cause disturbance

-kpa amụ jest; trifle; amuse

-kpagozi teach

-kpalị insult; show disrespect to

mkpalị an insult

-kpa ǹgàǹgà joke; be boastful

-kpa nkàta talk; converse; chat: Bikō nye mụ nà Ibè efè níme ụnọ̀ ụlā màkà nà ànyị̄ chọ̀lụ̀ ịkpā nkàta nébē afụ̀ Please leave the room for Ibe and myself, for we want to chat there

-kpazi show; teach; direct

kpa 5. +v

A. buy (oil)

-kpa manụ buy oil

B. rub oneself with something greasy

-kpa ùde rub on pomade, grease, ointment, cream

-kpa6v

rear (child, animals): Akpà m m̀kpà n’aka I am nursing a baby

-kpa ife enunu keep livestock

-kpa +

7. v.:

-kpa m̀kpa be few; scarce

-kpà1v

press together (in order to break or close up)

ọ̀kpụ̀kpà suppression; compression

-kpà àkpà = -kpà m̀kpà be narrow, tight, pressed together, choked, crowded; restrict; oppress; ill-treat; deny freedom; capture; kidnap: Fa àkpàlụgo ezē ānyị nà m̀kpà Our chief has been kidnapped

-kpàchibìdo lock in or out

-kpàchisị lock up (many locks, doors, etc.)

-kpàchi(ta) lock

-kpàdo pile up; store; board; cover up (lit. press upon)

-kpàfànye intrude; force in between tight space; insert

A.

-kpàgbu choke; suffocate

B. do wrong to; oppress; harass; trouble

mkpàgbu tribulation; oppression; trouble

-kpàghe press open; unlock (with key): Bikō kpàgheelụ m̄ ụzọ̀ Please unlock the door for me

-kpàji break; snap

-kpàjipụ̀ break, snap off

-kpàjirà break into two equal parts

-kpàjita break and bring

-kpàkọ be tight or packed; sit close together so as to leave little or no space in between

-kpà m̀kpà = -kpà àkpà

-kpà ntị̀ listen carelessly; pretend not to hear; be obstinate (lit. close ear)

-kpà ọnụ̄ become, render speechless; be dumbfounded: Ife Àda mèlụ̀ nébe ànyị jèlụ̀ kpàlụ̀ m̀ ọnụ̄ What Ada did where we went left me dumbfounded

anya akpà goggling eyes

(ọnụ̄) -kpà

A. lose appetite: Ọnụ̄ kpàlụ̀ m I have no appetite

B. be speechless; be unable to speak much, or at all

ọnụ ọ̀kpụ̀kpà speechlessness; exhaustion; utter weariness

-kpà2v

be needful: gịnị̄ nà-akpā gị? What are you in need of?

-kpà mkpà need; have need; be necessary; compel: Ènyò anyā nà-akpā m̄ mkpà ǹkè nnukwu I am seriously in # need of glasses

mkpà need; necessity

-kpà 3. +v

tie permanently; stack; plait; weave

ọ̀kpụ̀kpà plaiting

ọ̀kpụ̀kpà isiị̀ plaiting of hair

-kpà akwà weave cloth

-kpà isi plait hair

-kpà ji stack yams (in the barn)

-kpà ǹkàtà make basket

-kpà4v

trim, cut (hair)

ọ̀kpụ̀kpà trimming; cutting

-kpàcha cut; trim; barb; crop

-kpàcha ajị crop, shave, cut hair

-kpàcha ajị anụ̄ crop, shave, cut hair of animal

-kpàcha isi barb; cut hair

-kpàchapụ̀ crop, cut, trim off

-kpàchasị cut, shave, etc., entirely

-kpàchasị isi barb hair of head (less common than -kpàcha isi)

-kpà igwù prepare palm fronds

kpakalakpakalan

used in:

-me be cranky and noisy (refers esp. to noise made by an old

kpakalakpakala bicycle)

kpakpaǹdòn

star

kpakpaǹdo ụ̄tụtụ̀ morning star: Na-àgafè dịkà kpa kpakpaǹdo ụ̄tụtụ̀ Passing away like the morning star (funeral hymn)

-kpa-kwu

v. concern oneself with; make friendly advances to; befriend

kpalakwu kwu

n. pigeon

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kpamkpàm̀

n. entirely; completely: Alụ̄chago m̄ ọlụ afụ̀ kpamkpàm̀ I have finished the work completely

kpamkpamkpam

n. sound of knocking

-kpe1v

report; judge: O kpèlì m He reported me: Agà m̀ èkpe gị̄ n’aka nnà gị ukwu I shall report you to your master

òkpukpe reporting; judging

-kpe ikpe judge a case

-kpejide judge unfairly; make unfair report

mkpejide injustice

ikpe case

ndị ikpē the judges

-kpe2v

pray; beg: Kà ànyị kpeelu Chinēkè Let us pray (unto God): O tègo m jì èkpelu yā kà ọ rapụ̄ m̄ I have been begging him for a long time to leave me alone

-kpe ekpelu, ekpele say prayer; pray: Kà ànyị kpeē ekpelu Let us pray

-kpe3v

smear

òkpukpe smearing

-kpe mmanụ smear with oil

-kpe +

4. v.:

-kpe ụgbọ steer canoe

-kpè +

1. v.:

-kpè àzụ be last; bring up the rear

ìkpe āzụ the last thing: Ife ìkpe āzụ ị gà-èmê bụ̀ ijē kute mmiị̀li dọbe n’ụnọ̀ The final thing you should do is to fetch water and keep it in the house

ogē ìkpe āzụ the last time; at the end of the time; at the end of the world

ụbọ̀sị ìkpe āzụ the last day; the day of judgment

-bịakpè àzụ come last

-kpè 2. +v

backbite; slander; speak evil of (esp. indirectly and in the hearing of the person being slandered)

-kpècha slander

mkpècha slandering

-kpè ìkpe 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

-kpè3v

scrape

-kpècha strip off (bark, skin, etc.)

-kpèchalụ strip and take the bark

-kpèchapụ̀ strip off

-kpèchasị strip off bark (entirely); pare (everything off)

kpelèkpelè

n. in circles: Ọ nà-àgba kpelèkpelè It moves in circles

-kpị̀ +

v.:

-kpị̀ isi cut hair

-kpị̀cha isi cut hair very short

-kpo1v

gather; collect; pick

òkpukpo gathering; collecting; picking

-kpo àgbụgbọ̄ collect decayed compost for application to the crops

-kpocha

A. clear (rubbish, refuse); rid a place (of rubbish, refuse, filth): Ànyị nà-àkwadebe iwu# ụnọ̀ n’ànị̀ a nà-èkpocha We are preparing to build a house on the place which is being cleared

B. purify woman after childbirth

-kpocha isi be bald: Nwokē afụ̀ kpòchàlụ̀ isi That man is bald

-kpochapụ̀ clean away; exterminate

-kpochi onùnù fill hole

-kpofù gather and throw away

mkpofù throwing away

ife mkpofù offal

-kpoju fill; gather and fill

-kpokọ gather together; collect

-kpokọ̀ gather together; collect (in one place) (Emphasizes togetherness more than -kpokọ)

-kpokọbà (ọnụ̄) gather together; collect in one place

-kpokọlụ gather together and carry away; collect: Ekpōkọlụgo m̄ òlòma dị̄ nénu tebùlù I have collected (and taken away) the oranges on the table

-kpo(lụ) ọsọ rush; run quickly (lit. collect running)

-kponita, -kponite -kpopụ̀ta gather up gather out

-kpo uzuzù gather sand; play in and with sand (of children)

-kpo +

2. v.:

-kpo lìlìlì swarm (of bees)

-kpowa rush away

-kpò 1. +v

be hot; smell pleasantly and hot (of well-prepared, spiced soup, mentholatum, etc.); sting (of pepper); hurt (of sting)

-kpò èkpò = -kpò -kpo nàlànàlà be tepid, lukewarm

-kpò òkpoòfùfù perspire; cause perspiration

-kpò ọkụ be hot; be lively (of season or place)

-kpò2ext. suff.1

upon

-gbakpò spread upon

-kwukpò cover up with words

-yikpò cover the body with clothes

-zàkpò sweep upon

-kpo-pụ̀

v. extract

-kpopụ̀ ezē extract a tooth

-kpọ1v

A. call; invite; summon; name

ọ̀kpụkpọ calling; vocation

-kpọ afà call by name; name: Kpọ̀ọ onye oriị̀ afà Call the thief by name: Agà m̀ àkpọ yā afà I shall call him by name Kpọ̀ọ yā afà Name him

-kpọ àghalā, àyalā be in an uproar: Àda āna-àkpọka aghalā Ada is very fond of causing an uproar, or creating a disturbance

-kpọ asị̀ hate; dislike: Ịkpọ̄ mmadụ̀ ibē ānyị asị̀ bụ̀ ǹjọ Hatred towards our fellow- men is sin: Akpọ̀lụ̀ m̀ yà asị̀ I hate him, or I dislike him: Chukwu Nnà, bikō zọpụ̀ta ānyị n’aka ndị niiị̀ne nā-akpọ ānyị asị̀ God the Father, please deliver us from the hands of all that hate us

-kpọbàta call in; welcome; admit

-kpọchìgha call back; recall

-kpọdèbe call near; bring near

-kpọgopụ̀ta call up and out; escort up and out

-kpọ ìzù call meeting

-kpọkọlụ call together and take away (of humans and animals that are capable of following): Ọ bụlụ nà ụnụ̀ emēchirọ ụzọ̀ ọ̀fụma nkịtā m gà-abàta kpọkọlụ ụmụ̀ ya If you do not close the door properly my dog will come in and take away its puppies

-kpọkù call upon; call to

-kpọlụ blaspheme

-kpọ mụụ̄

A. take mụọ̄ when assuming duties of ọkpala

B. invite masquerade to a ceremony

-kpọnaba call home; take home

-kpọ nzùkọ call meeting

-kpọ òkù call; call by name

-kpọ òmìmì akwā -kpọpụ̀ta sob lead out: Kpọpụ̀ta nwātà afụ̀ n’anwụ̄ ọsọọ̄sọ! Take the child out of the sun quickly!

-kpọte arouse; waken

-kpọtụ

A. call upon

B. make noise

mkpọtụ noise; uproar

-kpọwa pronounce clearly

ọ̀kpọ na-àkpọ òkù -kpọ echo

B. lead; take along; go with (all referring to something capable of self-movement): Ọ kpọ̀ mmadụ̀ naàbọ̀ He comes with two persons: Ònye kà ị̀ gà-àkpọ je egwu#? Whom are you taking to the dance?: Ọ kpọ̀ nkịtā bịa nzụ̀kọ He came to the meeting with a dog

-kpọ2v

be dry; (of certain fruits) be ripe

ọ̀kpụkpọ drying

-kpọ akpọ be dry: Wètalụ m̄ òfu oko ọkā kpọ̄lụ akpọ Bring me a dry ear of corn

-kpọ anwụ̄ wither

m̀kpọ ānwụ drought; extended dry season; severe dry season; long period without rain

-kpọkọlụ wither; dry up (completely)

-kpọ m̀bụ = -kpọ m̀gbụ dry (e.g. of leaf)

-kpọ nkụ be dry Wètalụ m̄ akwụkwọ kpọ̄lụ nkụ Bring me a dry leaf: Ọ bụlụ nà ị ñaa azụ̀ ndụ̀ afụ̀ nó`kụ ọ gà-àkpọ nkụ̄ ọsọ ọ̄sọ If you place that fresh fish over the fire it will get dry quickly

ọ̀kpọn̄kụ dryness

-kpọnwụ dry up; shrivel; wither: Ọ bụlụ nà ị gbārọ òdòdo dị̄ níru iị̀lo mmiliị̀ ọ gà-àkpọnwụ If you do not water the flowering plant in front of the house it will wither

akpịlị̄ ịkpọ̄ nkụ̄ intense thirst

-kpọ3v

A. strike; knock; drive nail or stake in

-kpọbè

A. cut; abrade; stub (toe by knocking it against something)

B. cut asunder by placing sharp pointed instrument like an anvil on top and knocking its head with the hammer

kpọbè ụkwụ knock and cut, hurt, stub the toes

-kpọbo ànị̀ level ground; break ground

-kpọdo nail; fasten

-kpọdo n’obe crucify; nail on cross

-kpọ etùketù hiccough: Etùketù nà-àkpọ m̄ I have hiccoughs

-kpọgbu crucify; kill by nailing

Onye a kpọ̀gbụ̀lụ̀ n’obē The Crucified

-kpọ isi ànị̀ kneel and touch ground with head in humiliation and entreaty

-kpọji chop across grain

-kpọmì knock in (nail, peg, etc.)

-kpọmìna fasten; knock completely in

-kpọ m̀kpụkpọ to drive (a peg into the earth): Anà m̀ èje ịkpọ̄ m̀kụkpọ n’okè mụ nà Ịbā I am going to put pegs along the boundary between Ịba and myself

-kpọ n’ùbu shrug the shoulders

-kpọnye nail; drive a peg or skewer

-kpọ òmìmì dive

-kpọpu force open; open by perforating with pointed object; break ground (as shoot)

-kpọ ụkwụ stub the toes

-kpọwa split; divide by splitting

-kpọ ụgbà turn a somersault

-kpọwa isi part the hair

-kpọwalụ rush, run away (permanently; one is less likely to come back than with -kpọwa, which simply means run away)

B. take (snuff) (lit. strike in)

-kpọ anwụlụ̀ take snuff

-kpọ ụ̀tabà take snuff

-kpọ 4. +v

suffer blindness (as a result of the destruction of an eye or both eyes); destruction of an eye or both eyes due to injury, disease, etc.: Anya ākpọgo nwokē afụ̄ dālụ enu nkwụ̄ The man who fell off the palm tree is now blind

anya mkpọ̄ blindness

-kpọ 5. +v

buy, purchase (clothes, pottery)

-kpọta buy, purchase (clothes, pottery): Akpọ̀tàlụ̀ m̀ akwà ọfụụ̄ I bought a new cloth: Anà m̀ èje ịkpọ̄ta ìte ọ̄zọ I am going to purchase another pot

-kpọ ute buy mat

-kpọ 6. +v

expose; display

-kpọba afịa expose, display wares for sale

-kpọ ìfulu blossom; flower (cf. -kpọ ìgùgù)

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-kpọ ìgùgù blossom; flower

-kpọ 7. +v

clear by setting fire to; burn

-kpọ ànị̀ clear ground by burning

-kpọcha clear; clean by burning: Jèe kwànwue ọkụ a gà-èji kpọcha atụlụ̄ 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

mkpọcha burning

-kpọnye ọkụ build up a fire; set fire to; burn off with fire Ànyị chọ̀lụ̀ ịkpọ̄ ewu ọkụ We want to burn off (the hair of) a goat:

` Anà m̀ èje ịkpọ̄nye ọkụ a gà-èji mị azụ̀ ndụ̀ afù I am going to build up the fire with which the fresh fish will be dried

-kpọ8v

break (of something fragile, e.g. egg, bladder, eye): Àkwa ị chọ̀lụ̀ isiị̀ àkpọgo The egg you want to boil has broken: Ọ fọ̀lụ̀ nwantịntị kà o tikpọọ ākwa m nà-àkwadebe isiị̀ He almost broke the egg I am preparing to cook

-gbakpọ break (by itself): Àkwa àgbakpọgo The egg has broken (e.g. while being boiled)

-kpọlì grind dry thing (not thoroughly); break into splinters or pieces

mkpọlì grinding

-kpọ 9. +v

rub; pluck off

-kpọ ọkà remove the grains from the ear of maize

-kpọsị rub, pluck off grains from cob, etc.

-kpọsị ọkà rub off grains from cob

-kpọ ụ̀bọ play musical instrument (sanza, guitar, organ)

-kpọ 10. +v

-kpọ aghalā cause confusion, riot, tumult

-kpọ11ext. suff.1

(fig.) denoting thoroughness arising from repeated action

-gbakpọ ìzù discuss very thoroughly, again: Ànyị gbàkpọ̀lụ̀ ìzù àgbakpọ We really had a thorough discussion: Jèe nụ̀ gbàkpọ ìzù Go and discuss it again

-kpọ̀1

v. curse; abuse

-kpọ̀ iyiị̀ curse; abuse: Ìwu nà-akpọ̄ m iyiị̀ Iwu is cursing me

-kpọ̀lị reproach; abuse

mkpọ̀lị reproach; abuse

-kpọ̀lụ abuse; reproach

-kpọ̀2ext. suff. 1

denoting thoroughness, proper performance: Ji adā èkwe m̄ iliị̀ mà ọ bụlụ nà o ghēkpọ̀rọ̀ èghekpọ̀ I can’t eat yam if it is not thoroughly done: Ọ nà-àgwa iAda nà nyâ chọ̀lụ̀ kà Àda gwekpọ̀ọ tanjele ọ nà-ègwe ēgwekpọ̀ She is telling Ada to grind the galena stone that she is grinding very thoroughly

-kpọ-chi shut; be shut

-kpọchi shut; lock; turn (key); imprison

mkpọchi button

-kpọchibìdo shut out or in: Ụzọ̀ àkpọchìbìdogo m̄ The door has shut against me: Ị̀ nà-àchọ ịkpọ̄chìbìdò m ụzọ̀? 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)?

-kpọchi ntị̀ be deaf, stubborn (lit. close ears to)

mkpọ̀chi ǹtị̀ stubbornness; habitual disobedience (usu. of young person)

-kpọchi mmiliị̀ turn off (i.e. lock, shut) tap

-kpọchita close; shut

-kpọ-kọ

see -kpo(-kọ) (result of assimilation)

-kpọ-lè

v. roll (of objects; cf. -tụlụ̀)

mkpọlè rolling

-kpọlèdà roll down

-kpọlèfèga roll across

-kpọlègota roll up (of an object that rolls)

-kpọlèpụ̀ roll away, off: Òlòma naàbọ̀ àkpọlèpụ̀go Two oranges have rolled away

kpọm

n. used in:

-tụ kpọm

A. strike a hard surface

B. drip (= -tụ pọm)

kpọọ̀!

int. no! (cf. mbà)

-kpu

ext. suff.1 in

-dàkpu fall in

-nakpu go in

-kpù1v

A. cover; put on, wear (something on head)

òkpùkpù covering

-kpù akwà cover the body with cloth

-kpùchi cover; cover up

-kpùchibìdo shut in or out; confine by shutting up

-kpùchi ọnụ̄ hush; shut one’s mouth

-kpùchita cover up; shut up; shut; cover

-kpùdo cover; use one thing to cover up another

mkpùdo covering

-kpù enu ụnọ̀ roof a house

-kpùghe uncover; reveal

-kpù mmụọ̄ put on a mask

-kpù òkpu put on, wear hat, cap

-kpù òkpu ezè wear crown

-kpù òkpu ogwu # -kpùpụ̀ wear crown of thorns uncover; take off (hat, cap, etc.)

-kpùpụ̀ akwà take off coverlet

-kpùpụ̀ òkpu remove hat, cap, etc.

-sikpù cover

nsikpù obscuring (e.g. of sun)

B. cover, sit on (eggs)

-kpù n’àkwa sit on eggs; brood: Ọ̀ kụkọ̀ m ēbidogo ikpù n’àkwa yā My hen has started to sit on its eggs

C. overturn; capsize

-kpù èkpù capsize; upset; overturn; sink

-kpù iru upset; overturn; turn upside down: Ị̀ chọ̀lụ̀ ikpù ofe iru ? Do you want to overturn the soup? #

-kpù ụgbọ capsize a boat

D. be blind

-kpù ìsì be blind: Ị̀ kpùlù ìsì? Are you blind?:

onye kpu lu ìsì blind person

#

-kpù2v

lose flavour; be without flavour and go sour (of ògìlì ofē); become bad: Ògìli à kpùlù èkpù This ògìlì is sour

-kpù 3. +v

-kpù òkwu be plentiful (i.e. as common as òkwu in a village)

-kpù-kpù +

v.:

-kpùkpù aka motion with hands for silence: O kpukpùlụ̀ aka ọgè m nà-àkwadebe ikwu ife ọ mèlụ̀ He # tried to silence me by gesturing with his hand when I was about to reveal what he had done

kpukpulukpu

n. stiffness; firmness: Ọ̀ bụ̀ ụ̀dị ọyà gịnị̄ kà Ọjị̄ nà-ayà afọ yā jì kwe kpukpulukpu? What disease is Ọjị suffering from that his abdomen is so stiff and distended?

-me kpukpulukpu become stiff, firm

-kpụ1v

A. pull; draw

ọ̀kpụkpụ pulling; drawing

-kpụchìgha draw back; lead back (animals)

-kpụdà pull down; move down

-kpụdèbe draw; come nearer Achọ̀lụ̀ m̀ kà ị kpụdèbe ọkụ I want you to draw near the fire

-kpụdèbe ǹso draw, come near

-kpụgo draw, pull up

-kpụgonita draw, pull up

-kpụkọ lead together

-kpụkọ̀ pull together; pack closely

-kpụkọnata lead home together

-kpụkọ̀nata pull together (e.g. branches which have been cut); compress; pack closely together

-kpụlụ pull away; pull away with rope, take, lead (of animals): Kèdụ ụbọ̀sị̀ ị gà-àbịa kpụlụ atụlụ̄ gị? What day are you coming to take away your sheep?

-kpụmì draw away; move further

-kpụmìga draw farther

-kpụnìta draw within, nearer

-kpụnita draw up; pull up

-kpụnye launch (a boat)

-kpụ ụkpụlụ mark, make trail (e.g. with the foot to mark out foundation)

-dọkpụ pull along (e.g. goat with rope round its neck)

B. pull oneself along without using legs; creep; shuffle; wriggle; glide (as snake)

-kpụ àkpụ = -kpụ: Nwa m̄ nwokē achọ̄rọ igbē igbe, ọ bụ̀ ọ̀kpụkpụ kà o jì ikè àkpụ My little boy does not want to creep; he is pushing himself forward on his buttocks: Agwọ bụ̀ òfu níme anụ nā-akpụ ākpụ The snake is one of the animals that move by gliding: Afụ̀lụ̀ m̀ onye oriị̀ afụ̀ ogè ọ dàlụ̀ n’ànị̀ wèlụ afọ̄ ya na- àkpụ kà mmadụ̄ wèlụ ghàlụ ịfụ̄ ya I saw the thief when he fell to the ground wriggling on his stomach in order to avoid being seen by people

-kpụghalị creep; glide, wriggle about

-kp’ụkọ̀nata contract in size (of something long and flexible, e.g. snake or worm, when it draws body together before expanding)

-kpụnye creep, crawl, glide, pull into

-kpụpụ̀ creep, crawl, glide forth, out

-kpụpụ̀ta creep, crawl, glide out (to the open)

-kpụrụka move aside: Bikō kpụ̀rụkalụ m̄ Please move aside from me (i.e. without using legs)

-kpụ2v

mould; make, manufacture (iron materials like a blacksmith)

ọ̀kpụkpụ moulding; making; manufacturing

-kpụ aja make mud wall

-kpụ egbè make a gun

-kpụghalị refashion; remake; alter

-kpụ mmà manufacture cutlass

-kpụ ǹdèlè make track

-kpụ ụzụ work as blacksmith; make metal appliances in blacksmith’s workshop

ọ̀kpụ ìtè potter

-kpụ 3. +v

barb; shave

ọ̀kpụkpụ barbing; shaving

-kpụ àfụ̀ ọnụ̄ shave beard

-kpụ isi shave hair-of head: Anà m̀ èje ịkpụ̄ isi I am going to cut my hair

ọ̀kpụ iị̀si

A. shaver; barber

B. ring-worm of the head (tinea capitis)

ọ̀kpụ iị̀si eliị̀ ngo ring-worm of the head (lit. barber who receives no pay)

-kpụ̀1v

hold, carry (in mouth); sip

-kpụ̀ nó`nụ̄ carry in the mouth; (fig.) be actually, still speaking: Akpụ̀ m̀ akụ nó`nụ̄ I am holding palm kernels in my mouth

-kpụ̀ okwu nó`nụ̄ be still speaking; be speaking (e.g. as contribution to debate or speeches during meeting): Ụnụ̀ emēzina mkpọtụ màkà nà mmadụ̀ kpụ̀ okwu nó`nụ̄ Stop making a noise, because somebody is speaking (usu. during meetings)

-kpụ̀ ọ̀kụ̀ nó`nụ̄ (colloq.) be smoking a pipe, cigarette, etc.: colloq. Ibè kpụ̀ ọ̀kụ̀ nó`nụ̄ Ibe is smoking at present

-kpụ̀2v

smooth; shave; plane; scrape off

ọ̀kpụ̀kpụ̀ smoothing; shaving; scraping

-kpụ̀ba abrade; abrade by scraping or dragging rough object over the surface or skin: Ị̀ chọ̀lụ̀ ịkpụ̀bà m̀ àrụ? Do you want to scrape my skin off?

-kpụ̀cha smooth; plane; scrape

-kpụ̀chapụ̀ scrape out

-kpụ̀chapụ̀ta scrape out completely

-kpụ̀-3v.:

-kpụ̀mụlị amụ smile, laugh, chuckle, in a gentle way (as a sign of pleasure): Ogè a gwàlụ̀ Ibè nà nwunyè nwa nnē ya àmụgo ọ̀ kpụ̀mụlịa amụ̄ When Ibe was informed that his brother’s wife had delivered (a child) he smiled

-kpụ̀-kpọ̀ unroof; break up roof; be broken: A gà-àkpụkpọ̀ ụnọ̄ ānyị ochiị̀è echi Our old house will be unroofed tomorrow

-kpụ̀kpọ̀pụ̀ unroof; break up roof; be broken