kpe

See also: KPE

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kpelle or Kpelle Kpɛlɛɛ.

Symbol

kpe

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kpelle terms

Ewe

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kpe

  1. to meet

Etymology 2

Noun

kpe

  1. stone

References

  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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pé/

Verb

kpé (Benin)

  1. to meet
  2. to accompany

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pé/

Verb

kpé (Benin)

  1. to be enough
  2. to suffice

References

  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

Verb

kpe

  1. to kill

Wobé

Pronunciation

  • has a high tone

Adjective

kpe

  1. black, green, blue
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