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bato/batu

BA-to

people

Familynoun

French: les gens / les personnes

Bato bazali ebele na zando.

There are many people at the market.

Il y a beaucoup de monde au marché.

People — the plural that holds a community. Bato is the most human of words — people, folks, everyone; "bato mingi" is a crowd. It is built from moto, one person, raised to the many.

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