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defa
DE-fa
borrow
French: emprunter
Nadefi mbongo epai ya moninga.
I borrowed money from a friend.
J'ai emprunté de l'argent à un ami.
To borrow — the everyday trust of lending hands. Kodefa is to borrow. Among neighbours, to defa salt, money or a tool — and to return it well — is the small currency of trust that holds a community together.
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