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elikia
e-li-KI-a
hope / expectation
French: espoir
Tozali naino na elikia ya kozwa mosala sika.
We still have hope of getting a new job.
Nous avons encore l'espoir d'obtenir un nouveau travail.
Elikia — hope, expectation. A working word, not a sentimental one. In the diaspora, elikia is what you keep packed alongside the documents, the savings, the promise to send something home each month.
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