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bokilo mobali
bo-KI-lo mo-BA-li
father-in-law
French: le beau-père
Bokilo mobali na ngai azali na mboka.
My father-in-law is in the village.
Mon beau-père est au village.
Father-in-law — the elder a marriage asks you to honour. Bokilo mobali — literally the male in-law — is the father-in-law. He is approached with respect, his blessing sought; the dowry and the wedding pass through his hands.
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