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boyibi

bo-YI-bi

theft

Generalnoun

French: le vol

Boyibi ezali mabe.

Theft is bad.

Le vol, c'est mal.

Theft — the broken trust a community condemns. Boyibi is theft, from koyiba, to steal. In close-knit compounds where doors stay open, boyibi is a serious breach — "boyibi ezali mabe," theft is wrong, plainly said.

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