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kokata likambo
ko-KA-ta li-KA-mbo
decide
French: décider / trancher
Tata akati likambo.
Father decided the matter.
Papa a tranché l'affaire.
To decide — cutting the matter clean. Kokata likambo — literally "to cut the matter" — is to give a verdict, settle a dispute. The elder who kati likambo brings a quarrel to its quiet end.
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