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kɩɛrɛ golo golov phrto cut zig-zagKɩɛrɛ gɛrɩ la golo golo.Cut the cloth zig-zag.
kɩɛrɛ gulo gulov phrto cut in circleKɩɛrɛ gbaŋa la gulo gulo.Cut the calabash in a circular form.
kɩɛsɛv1to tear, tear offƲ kɛŋ gɛrɩ la kɩɛsɛ nɛ.He tore the cloth.2to contributeMa kɩɛsɛ mɩ teniŋ nɛɛ?Did you contribute to my funeral collection?3to collectBenin nɩɩ kɩɛsɛ yɔbɔ.Benin is collecting market money.
kɩɛsɩŋn, contribution
kɩɩadv.to be more than, above, exceedƲ kɛŋ doluŋ kɩɩmɛ.He has more power than I have.
kɩɩlɛvto harvest (corn), to split into pieces (e.g. sugar cane)Ʋ kɩɩlɛ kuorimɩaa.He harvested corn.
kɩɩrɛvto moanƲʋ na hɛɛŋ nɛ a kɩkɩɩrɛ.He is crying in pain.
kɩlan, 1kite2high note (music)
kɩlɩŋkalɩban, long-tailed nightjar (bird)
kɩŋkɛŋcf-kɛnɛyʋgɛ1adv.plenty, muchƲ kɛŋ doluŋ yʋgɛ kɩŋkɛŋ.He has very much power.
kɩŋkɛŋɛn, wing
kɩŋkɛsɩmɩŋn, fried ball of bean-flour
kɩrɩsɛvto call (fowls)Ʋ kɩrɩsɛ jiŋŋee dɩ ba jʋʋ chigiŋ bʋbʋɔŋ.He called the chickens home to the henhouse.
kɩsɛcfvɩ̀avto tabooTumuuloo ka kɩsɛ gɩlɩŋgaaŋ nɛ.The Tumu people taboo the crow.
kɩsɩŋn, taboo, custom
kodun, (Twi) banana
kogumuŋn, heavy brass armband, worn by women
kokobaŋkerin, red-eyed turtle-dove
kokobinen, a kind of dove
kokoduron, (Twi) ginger
kokofɩaŋn, speckled pigeon
kokomon, dove, pigeon (gen. term)
kokonanhigiliŋn, a kind of dove
kokonyampɛrɛn, laughing dove
kokopʋlan, red-eyed turtle-dove