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kosenga

ko-SE-nga

to ask / request

Generalverb

French: demander / solliciter

Asengi ngai lisalisi.

He asked me for help.

Il m'a demande de l'aide.

To ask, to request, to beg. Kosenga is a polite request, not a demand. Asking elders is a careful art in Kongo etiquette.

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