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kokosa te
ko-KO-sa te
do not lie / don't deceive (negative imperative)
French: ne mens pas (impératif négatif)
Kokosa te, loba solo liboso ya mfumu ya mboka.
Do not lie, speak the truth before the village chief.
Ne mens pas, dis la vérité devant le chef du village.
Kokosa te — do not lie. In Congolese family discipline this is the heaviest verbal warning a parent gives. The truth is owed first to elders, the chief, and ancestors.
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