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kozila
ko-ZI-la
to wait
French: attendre
Nazali kozila yo na ekuke.
I am waiting for you at the door.
Je t'attends a la porte.
To wait, to await (cleaned headword from bare "zila"). Kozila is patient waiting — for someone, for news, for the right moment. A daily Kongo virtue, taught early.
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