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kpe

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Kpelle or Kpelle Kpɛlɛɛ.

Symbol

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kpe

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kpelle.

See also

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Ewe

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Gbe *kpé (“to meet”).[1] Cognates include Fon kpé, Saxwe Gbe kpé, Aja (West Africa) kpé and Gun kpé. Compare Yoruba pé (“to assemble, congregate”).

Verb

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kpe

  1. to meet

Etymology 2

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Noun

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kpe

  1. stone

References

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  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 219

Gun

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Gbe *kpé (“to meet”).[1] Cognates include Fon kpé, Saxwe Gbe kpé, Aja (West Africa) kpé, Ewe kpe. Compare Yoruba pé (“to assemble, congregate”)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kpé (Benin)

  1. to meet
  2. to accompany

Etymology 2

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Possibly from Yoruba pé (“to be enough”), cognates include Fon kpé, Saxwe Gbe kpé

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kpé (Benin)

  1. to be enough
  2. to suffice

References

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  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 219

Isoko

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Verb

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kpe

  1. to kill

Wobé

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Pronunciation

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  • has a high tone

Adjective

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kpe

  1. black, green, blue
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