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bamba
BA-mba
repair
French: réparer / raccommoder
Nasengeli kobamba sandale.
I need to repair the sandal.
Je dois réparer la sandale.
To repair — making do, and making last. Kobamba is to mend or patch — a sandal, a roof, a torn net. In a culture of resourcefulness, to bamba something is a small act of care that keeps it in service another season.
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