KP – CEFL: Christian Education Foundation of Liberia

KP, kp

kpá

to happen

bone

kpá ɓíɖíi

to fall down

kpá ɓɔ́í

to stop

to cease

kpá dɔ̃̀ǐn mú

to line up

(hwòɖǒ) kpá ɖé ɖei

to be disappointed

kpá ɖɔ

to hug around the neck

(kpé) kpá dyí

to be strengthened again

kpá dyi

to fall

to die (euphemism)

to set (sun)

kpá dyoɖoún

to become angry

kpá fã̀ǔn

to be afraid

kpá fóɖóún

to be empty

kpa gɔ̃̌

to receive an apology

kpá gbo

to help

to happen to

kpá gboɛ mú

to fall into a predicament

kpá gbɔ

to set (sun)

kpá hwɛ̀nɛ̌ǐn

to be jealous of

kpá hwìè xwíníín

to start one’s journey

kpá hwìɛ̀

to jump into the middle of something

kpá jǎà

to be fulfilled

kpá kíɖíí

to chase after

kpá kɔ̃

to be increased

to attack

to fall on

kpá kɔ̃ún

to ride

to mate (animal)

kpá kṹún

to faint

kpá kpéí

to be strengthened

kpá kpoún

to have shape

kpá múàǔn

to be happy

kpá nàmàǔn mú

to fall into sin

kpá nyíɔún

to fall asleep

kpá wáká

to be set aside (for holy purpose)

to step aside

kpá wìǐn

to be sad

kpá xwáɖáún

to escape

kpá xwaún dyi

to fall into the power of

kpã́

to pick

kpàǎ

trap

kpã́ mí dúi

to pull out hair

kpa

to carry

to cost

debt

kpa ɖɛ

to be important

kpáá-ɖɛ̀-sùà-cèè-ɖɛ̀

record book/chronicles

kpa dyúa

to carry on

kpa hwìǐ

to carry halfway

kpa kɔ̃in

to repeat

kpa peɖeɛ

to run

kpa to kɔ̃

to attack

kpa wuɖu dyúa

to speak again

kpaɖa

sheath

kpáɖá-nyɔ

twenty

Kpa-Dyua

October

kpái-kpái

lonely (place)

kpáìn dyoɖoún

to be angry with someone

kpáìn gbo

to pay attention to something

kpáìn kíɖíí

to chase after with

kpáìn kíɖíí dyi

to fall backwards

kpáìn mú

to have fellowship together

to be joined together

kpáìn múàǔn dyi

to be happy with something

kpáìn xwáɖáún

to flee with someone

kpáìn xwaún

to be united

kpàìn gana

to carry away by force

kpàìn hwòɖǒ

to assume

kpã̀ìn

to be slow in growth

kpa-kɔ̃in-zàìn kpà

vengeance against someone

kpáná

profit

kpana

to scrape

to shave

kpa-nyɔ̀

debtor

kpa-pɛ́ìn-sàǎ-zàìn-ɖɛ̀

guilt offering

kpá-tèě

raised platform for cooking inside

kpã́ún

for a little while

kpã̌ùn

grasshopper

kpàǔn-hwɛ̀ǐn

last child

kpa-zàìn-kpà

revenge

kpé

power

authority

kpè

to be black

kpè dyéɖéín dyi

to be blind

kpé-ɓéɖé-nyɔ̀

powerful person

kpéɖé

to wish for

kpeɖe

custom

kpeé-kpeé

only one

kpèìn dyéɖéín dyi

to blind

(hwǒɖò) kpèìn kɔ̃in

to be perplexed

kpéín-dyé-dyé

respect

kpé-po-wùɖù

crying

kpɛ̃̀

black

kpɛ́-kpɛ́

frequently

kpĩ́á

malice

kpìì

black

kpo

boil

bundle

kpóɖó-dyùà

body

kpoɛ̀

to scrub well

kpó-kpó-ɓà-cù

club

kpóó

shore

kpoo

group

kpɔɖɔ

jail

kpɔɖɔ-ɖeín-kpá-nyɔ̀

prisoner

kpɔ̀ɔ̀

frog

kpɔ̃

to catch

to take

kpɔ̃ ɓéeín

to be engaged to someone

kpɔ̃ dyí

to restrain

kpɔ̃ dyi

to maintain (law)

to marry

to grab

to accept

to be cloudy

kpɔ̃ hwìǐ

to meet someone coming to greet him

kpɔ̃ hwòɖǒ

to be zealous for something

kpɔ̃ kɔ̃in

to catch in top of

to keep (a word)

kpɔ̃ kɔ̃ún dyi

to profit from someone

kpɔ̃ kpa

to borrow

kpɔ̃ xwaún

to accept from someone

kpɔ̃ìn dyi

to get married

kpɔ̃ìn gbo

to be together

kpɔ̃̀ìn bùnù

to grab by the neck

kpɔ̃̀ìn dyí

to light something

kpɔ̃̀ìn dyi

to hold onto

kpɔ̃̀ìn ganaún

to take by force

kpɔ̃̀ìn kɔ̃ún

to overtake

kpɔ̃̀ìn zaa

to make guilty

kpɔ̃ín-kpɔ̃ín

caught on fire

kpɔ̀ɔ̌

thick bush

kpɔ̃ɔ-ɖɛ̀

prey

kpɔ̃ɔ-nìmìì

carnivorous animal