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Kpam

Dagbani · Dagomba (Dagbon), Northern Region · General vocabulary

The Dagbani Dictionary glosses the noun kpam (pl. kpama) as 'oil, grease, fat, lard'. Two homonymous verbs mean 'to whimper; implore' and 'to spoil (a child)'.

She cooked the soup with shea oil.

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