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bokilo
boh-kee-LOH
brother-in-law
French: le beau-frère / la belle-famille
Bokilo na ngai ayei kotala biso.
My in-law came to visit us.
Mon beau-parent est venu nous rendre visite.
In-law — the family marriage gives you. Bokilo is an in-law — the relatives a marriage brings. In Congolese life the bokilo bond carries real obligation and warmth, treated with care and a little ceremony.
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