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likofi
li-KO-fi
fist / punch
French: poing / coup de poing
Abeti ye likofi na elongi.
He hit him with a punch to the face.
Il lui a donne un coup de poing au visage.
Likofi — the closed fist, and by extension a punch. Kobeta likofi = to throw a punch. Heard in news of street fights and in proverbs warning that the open hand is wiser than the fist.
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