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kopekisa

koh-peh-kee-sa

forbid

Generalverb

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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