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kofinga te

ko-FI-nga te

do not insult (negative imperative)

Generalverb

French: n'insulte pas (impératif négatif)

Kofinga te, kosuka zoba mabe lokola muga ezali mabe.

Do not insult, treating a malicious idiot like a sucker is bad.

N'insulte pas, traiter un imbécile comme un naïf est mauvais.

Kofinga te — do not insult. Spoken by elders to children before any street walk; the reminder that words carry weight long after they are said.