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keteekekétêːkeFrom:Akanketeekewheel containers for carrying goods and peopleAdatɔ ɔkpasʋ keteeke tɛnatɩ. Igyi fɛ abɔsʋ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ ɩtsa abasʋ tɩntɩɩntɩ.Train runs on rails. It is like buses joined together very long.7.2.4.1.2Railroadcomp.keteeke ɔkparailroad
keteeke ɔkpakétêːke ɔk͡pacomp. ofketeekeɔkpa 1railway track on which trains runAyibi tamanatɩ keteeke ɔkpasʋ.Vehicles don't run on railway lines.6.5.4.1Road7.2.4.1.2Railroad
kɛkɛ1kɛ́kɛ́ʔ cflɩansameAmʋ́ swɩtɔ gyi kɛkɛ. They are the same height.Mɩa mɩ pio ayɔ oli Ntumda a, ɔlɛnatɩ si mɩ. Tamɛ, nɛsrɩ yɔtʋ mʋ Tepo. Anɩ fɛ́ɛ́ anɩlowie Ntumda kɛkɛ. My brother/sister and I were going to a funeral in Ntumda. He left before I did, but I ran and caught up to him in Tepo. We got to Ntumda at the same time.Antɔtsandifferent8.3.5.2.1Same
kɛlɩkɛlɪ (H) pl.akɛlɩ1kapok/silk cotton tree; prototypical large treeCeiba pentandracfdantapufluff1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product2figuratively, a great elder or chiefNɩ kɛlɩ puli a, baflɛ tɔkɔkwɛ mʋ́ asɩ. A great man will be replaced by lesser menWhen a silk cotton tree uproots, pawpaw trees grow up around it.Brɛ ánɩ́ kɛlɩ lopuli a, ahandɛn bɛɛ bódunka pɔntɔ ka beyi. Ndɛ a, banya pɔntɔ pɔpwɛ ka. When the former chief died, the elders looked for a replacement. Today they have enstooled a new one.At the time that a large tree uprooted the elders said to look for a shade tree to plant a cutting. Today they have got a new shade tree cutting.
kɛn2kɛ̃́(H) dial. var.gyeinSthe same asAmʋ́ kɛn dɛpʋ mlɩ ya asʋn ogyikpa nɩ. These are the same ones who are taking you to court.Mɩ atadɩɛ amʋ kɛn nɩ.This is the same shirt that I wore.Mɩ atadɩɛ amʋ kɛn mʋ ɛ ɔlɔwa nɩ. My shirt is the same as the one he is wearing.Mʋ kɛn lɛba nfɩ igye nɩ. He is the same one who came yesterday.8.3.5.2.1Samecomp.alɩ kɛnsimilarly
kɛn3kɛ̃́(H)indeed; for sureƖlehian ánɩ́ abówun Igna kɛn. Without a doubt, it is necessary we see Igna.Ndɛ amʋ́ ɔkpa kɩ ánɩ́ bɛ́ba kɛn. I am expecting them. I am certain they will come.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis
kɛnkɛ1kɛŋkɛ(H)pl.akɛnkɛa kind of wild grassKɛnkɛ tɔkɔsɩ dan dʋn dimbisʋ ɩfa trahɛ fɛ́ɛ́. Tamɛ, ɩtɔkɔsɩ wu. Ɩbʋ imi, ɩtɔwɔlɩ wɩ fɛ tʋnkpa.This wild grass grows quicker than all other grasses. But it dies quickly(six months). It has hairs on the leaves which makes you itchy like tʋnkpa.1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
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
kiki 1to turn somethingKi fʋ nwun. Turn your head.Ki yibi amʋ ya bɩnasʋ. Turn the car to the left.7.3.5Turn somethingcomp.ɔmɛ́tɔ kinauseader.kiki2twist2to roam aroundƆma gyumagyihɛ. Mʋ́ sʋ ɔtɛnatɩ ki ahasʋ.He has no work. That's why he always roams from person to person.7.2.1.3Wanderph. v.ki fiago through exhaustively3to twist or spin something7.2.2.7Move in a circle
kiankiãʔ pl.akianlarge larvae of rhinoceros beetle; eaten by children and adults; inhabits dead palm trees.Subfamily:DynastinaeKponkpoli ma nfɔ; mʋ pio gyi kian. The person is weak/poor, but has a rich/powerful relative.The black beetle is not fatty; His brother is the larvae (which is fatty).Kian maswɩ, tamɛ fɛbɩtɩ mʋtɔ a, ɔtɔwa swɩ. The grub is short but if you pull on it, it stretches.The problem is simple but you are making it difficult.cfkponkpolibeetle1.6.3Animal life cycle1.6.1.7Insect
kiki1kîːki pl.akiikieyeglassesOyin amʋ atɔ mawun wanklaan sʋ a, baha mʋ kiki bɛɛ otsia pʋ tin ansibi. The man does not see well, they have given him glasses and said he should always use them to make his eyes clear.Anɩtɔwa atadɩɛ, tamɛ anɩtetin kiki.We "wa" (wear) a shirt, but we "tin" (wear) eyeglasses.Adɔkɩtafɔ bʋtɛha aha kiki nɩ fʋ nsɩbi dɛ mʋ han.Doctors give people spectacles when their eyes are troubling them.2.5.4.2Poor eyesight5.4.1Jewelry2.3.1.9Something used to see
kiki2kíkíʔ(L) der. ofki 1REDUP11to twist somethingBʋtamakiki ɔfɛ ɔbwɩ amʋ ansɩtɔ. Nɩ megyi alɩa ɔmɔ́ɔpʋ nwun wa mʋ́tɔ. Don't signal your intentions.They don't twist the rope (make a halter) in the animal' s face. If you do that he won't put his head in it.7.2.2.7Move in a circle7.2.1.3Wander2steer (a vehicle)7.2.4.1.1Vehicle
kikidikikikidikiunspec. var.kikirikikind of mushroomKikidiki tɔkwɛ ɔsʋlʋsʋ. Mʋ́ nwun lɛtɛɩ. Mʋ́ oyi bʋ swɩ. Ɩbʋ ɔlɩn, tamɛ afio oyi bʋ swɩ dʋn mʋ́. Bʋtɛkaka mʋ́ wa oputsutɔ.Kikidiki grows in the ground. Its head is wide and its stalk is long. It has roots but afio stalk is longer than it. They cut them up for soup.Genatsuliimushroom6.2.5.3Gather wild plants1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
