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bombana
bo-MBA-na
hide oneself
French: se cacher
Mwana abombani na nsima ya ndako.
The child hid behind the house.
L'enfant s'est caché derrière la maison.
To hide oneself — slipping out of sight. Kobombana is to hide oneself, the reflexive of kobomba. Children play it behind the house; adults sometimes wish they could — "abombani," he hid himself away.
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