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bosoto
boh-soh-toh
dirty
French: sale / la saleté
Maboko na yo ezali bosoto.
Your hands are dirty.
Tes mains sont sales.
Dirty — what soap and water are for. Bosoto is dirt or dirtiness. In a culture that prizes a clean appearance even where water is fetched by hand, "maboko na yo ezali bosoto" — your hands are dirty — sends a child straight to wash.
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