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kobete
koh-boh-la
to knock
French: frapper (à la porte)
Bete ekuke liboso ya kokota.
Knock on the door before entering.
Frappe à la porte avant d'entrer.
To knock — the polite hand at the door. Kobete is to knock — to strike the door for permission before entering. (Kobola means to bruise, squash, or crash; the standard word for knocking is kobete.) A small courtesy that sets the manners of a Congolese visit: announce, wait, then come in.
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