kpakpa

Gonja

Etymology

Cognate with Nkonya okpokpo.

Noun

kpakpa (plural akpakpa)

  1. ram (male sheep)

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates include Fon kpákpá, Saxwe Gbe kpákpá, Adja kpakpaxu. Possibly related to Itsekiri kpákpáyẹkẹ, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba pápáyẹkẹ, Yoruba pẹ́pẹ́yẹ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pá.k͡pá/

Noun

kpákpá (Benin)

  1. duck

Nupe

Etymology

From kpa (“to cough”) +‎ ekpa (“cough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k͡pā.k͡pā/

Verb

kpakpa

  1. to cough
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