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bota
BO-ta
give birth
French: accoucher / mettre au monde
Mama aboti mwana.
The mother gave birth to a child.
La mère a accouché d'un enfant.
Birth — the moment a family grows by one. Kobota is to give birth, to bear a child. A birth belongs to the whole family — "mama aboti," the mother has delivered — and the new arrival is welcomed with names, song, and relatives at the door.
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