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elili
e-LI-li
shadow
French: l'ombre
Elili ya nzete ezali kitoko.
The tree's shade is pleasant.
L'ombre de l'arbre est agréable.
Shade — the cool refuge under the tree. Elili is a shadow or shade. In the heat of the day the elili of a mango tree is a gathering place; a shadow, too, is how the old tales speak of the soul's faint double.
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