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koyina
koh-yee-na
dislike
French: haïr / détester
Koyina moto te.
Do not hate anyone.
Ne hais personne.
To hate — the verb the language warns against. Koyina is to hate or strongly dislike. "Koyina moto te" — do not hate anyone — comes early and often from elders; the language places hate where it belongs, at the edge.
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