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bete/beta
BE-te
beat
French: battre / frapper
Kobeta mwana te.
Don’t beat the child.
Ne frappe pas l'enfant.
To beat — a strike, a drumbeat, a heartbeat. Kobeta is to hit or beat: a drum (kobeta mbonda), a ball, sadly sometimes a child — hence "kobeta mwana te," don't beat the child. The same word powers the drum that makes a village dance.
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