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kopekisa
koh-peh-kee-sa
forbid
French: interdire / défendre
Mama akopekisa bana kobima.
Mother forbids the children from going out.
Maman interdit aux enfants de sortir.
To forbid — closing a door to a behaviour. Kopekisa is to forbid or prohibit. Parents kopekisa what is dangerous; the law kopekisa what would tear the social cloth — both keep the room safe.
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