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kanga-nkando
ka-nga-NKA-ndo
scorpion
French: scorpion
Keba na kanga-nkando, eswaka na makasi.
Careful with the scorpion, it stings fiercely.
Fais attention au scorpion, il pique férocement.
Kanga-nkando — literally "holder of the stinger / tail." The scorpion; found in rocky crevices and under bark. Its curved tail (nkando) gives it the name; greatly feared in rural communities.
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