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kotuta
ko-TU-ta
to pound / crush
French: piler / ecraser
Mama atuti pondu.
Mother pounded cassava leaves.
Maman a pile le saka-saka.
To pound, crush (with mortar and pestle). Kotuta is the rhythmic kitchen labor that turns leaves and grains into food. A sound of Kongo courtyards.
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