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bongo
boh-NGOH
brain
French: le cerveau / l'esprit
Mwana oyo azali na bongo.
This child is clever.
Cet enfant est intelligent.
Brain — the seat of cleverness and thought. Bongo is the brain and, by extension, the mind and wit. To say a child azali na bongo is to call them sharp; to "use your bongo" is to think.
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