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kanda
KA-nda
anger / wrath
French: colère
Longola kanda na motema liboso ya koloba na bandeko.
Remove anger from your heart before speaking to relatives.
Enlève la colère du cœur avant de parler aux proches.
Kanda — anger, wrath. Distinct from frustration; this is the deeper heat that elders warn the young to set down before family conversations. The phrase "longola kanda" (remove the anger) is a counsel of self-mastery before speech.
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