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kokosa

koh-KOH-sa

deceive

Generalverb

French: tromper

Kokosa moninga ezali mabe.

Deceiving a friend is wrong.

Tromper un ami, c'est mal.

To deceive — bending the truth to a hidden end. Kokosa is to fool, trick, or deceive. In a culture that prizes the straight word, kokosa is a wound to the bond; honesty heals what trickery breaks.

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